CHATTANOOGA, Tn. — Tennessee baseball cancelled game one of its Orange-and-White Fall World Series on Wednesday night due to inclement weather.
Rain pushed the first pitch time back from 6 p.m. ET to 6:15 p.m. ET. But a light rain continued until start time and then picked up in the first two innings of the game. The game went into a rain delay in the bottom of the second inning and they cancelled the game all together shortly afterward.
Team White led Team Orange 1-0 in the bottom of the second inning thanks to a solo home run from freshman Levi Clark off of Nate Snead. The junior pitcher was very solid beside that, retiring four of the other five batters he faced with all four outs coming on strikeouts.
Ole Miss transfer pitcher Liam Doyle was dominant in two innings pitched for Team White. He struck out five of the six batters he faced while inducing a weak grounder back to him for the other out.
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Tennessee head coach Tony Vitello stuck around in the rain after the game to sign autographs and take pictures with Vol fans who came to the game and weren’t rewarded with nine innings of baseball.
It’s currently unclear whether Tennessee will resume game one of the Fall World Series on Thursday in front of no fans at Lindsey Nelson Stadium. The Vols will assuredly return to action at Smokies Stadium in Kodak on Friday night for game two of the Fall World Series. First pitch is at 6:30 p.m. ET.
Tennessee currently plans on playing a third game of its Fall World Series on Sunday at Lindsey Nelson Stadium with no public attendance. The Vols can’t currently host fans at their home stadium due to ongoing construction.
Stay tuned to Rocky Top Insider the rest of the fall for our ongoing coverage of the reigning National Champion Tennessee baseball team.
