Area college baseball teams trying to get their seasons started have been hindered by a lot of rain lately, and the forecast for Saturday has led to adjustments in their opening dates.
NAIA power Lee University is hosting Talladega in two games today instead of just one, saving only the third game of the Flames’ 2012 schedule for Saturday. And Bryan College moved up its start to Thursday against Toccoa Falls, playing the Eagles again in a doubleheader today that originally was set for Saturday.
Bryan won Thursday’s game 14-2 as Billy Veal went 3-for-3 with five RBIs and one of the Lions’ four homers. Tyler Latham was 3-for-4 with a homer and two RBIs, Doug Stroup homered, doubled and drove in three runs and Andrew Smith had a three-run homer in the first inning.
Kemonte Keesee was the winning pitcher for the Lions, who return Tanner Brown and Jason Ridenhour as top pitchers along with starting infielders Josh Harris, Latham and Veal, outfielders Shane Clawson and Kevin Layne and catchers Dewayne Boyd and Zach Vick.
Tennessee Temple was supposed to host Point University today and play at the Atlanta-area school Saturday, but the Red Bank High School field the Crusaders was going to use is too wet so the Crusaders are going to play two games at Point. And those might be delayed till Monday.