Rule book gives Rangers the win
As they say, rules are rules.
With that in mind, the Laramie Rangers officially beat the Colorado Bandits 1-0 Saturday night in the annual Firecracker Invitational at Cowboy Field.
When yet another rain shower forced the players off the field in the top of the sixth inning, the Rangers trailed 2-1. As it turned out, they would never return as weather conditions won out once again.
According to American Legion rules, when a rain-out occurs and it is an official game, the results go back to the last complete inning. Hence, it was a 1-0 win for the Rangers. The Bandits scored twice in the top of the sixth, but because Laramie didn't have an opportunity in the bottom half of the inning, it goes back to the previous inning.
It certainly wasn't the way the Laramie coaching staff would have preferred to get the win. The two teams had hoped to pick up where they left off Sunday at 9 a.m., but the field conditions were still too bad to compete. The rest of the tournament was cancelled.
Regardless, it was another good tournament for the Rangers, who will compete this weekend in the Scottsbluff tourney, where they will get another shot at WESTCO (Scottsbluff), which defeated them 9-2 in the opening round last Thursday.
With the win over the Bandits, the Rangers are now 19-9 on the season. Laramie will have one more home game (July 15) when they host Rock Springs, before hosting the South Districts July 23-26. Laramie will look to to put it all together July 29-Aug. 2 at the state tournament in Rock Springs.
With that in mind, the Laramie Rangers officially beat the Colorado Bandits 1-0 Saturday night in the annual Firecracker Invitational at Cowboy Field.
When yet another rain shower forced the players off the field in the top of the sixth inning, the Rangers trailed 2-1. As it turned out, they would never return as weather conditions won out once again.
According to American Legion rules, when a rain-out occurs and it is an official game, the results go back to the last complete inning. Hence, it was a 1-0 win for the Rangers. The Bandits scored twice in the top of the sixth, but because Laramie didn't have an opportunity in the bottom half of the inning, it goes back to the previous inning.
It certainly wasn't the way the Laramie coaching staff would have preferred to get the win. The two teams had hoped to pick up where they left off Sunday at 9 a.m., but the field conditions were still too bad to compete. The rest of the tournament was cancelled.
Regardless, it was another good tournament for the Rangers, who will compete this weekend in the Scottsbluff tourney, where they will get another shot at WESTCO (Scottsbluff), which defeated them 9-2 in the opening round last Thursday.
With the win over the Bandits, the Rangers are now 19-9 on the season. Laramie will have one more home game (July 15) when they host Rock Springs, before hosting the South Districts July 23-26. Laramie will look to to put it all together July 29-Aug. 2 at the state tournament in Rock Springs.
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