Midnight Curfew Pauses Season Opener After 13 Innings
May 16, 2014 - American Association (AA)
Lincoln Saltdogs News Release
KANSAS CITY, Kan. -- After 13 innings and nearly five hours, the midnight curfew rule stopped the season opener. The Saltdogs and Kansas City T-Bones will resume action at 6:05 p.m. Friday with the score tied at 7-7 heading in to the top of the 14th, with the regularly-scheduled nine inning game to follow.
Lincoln held a 7-2 lead heading in to the eighth but Kansas City rallied for three in the eighth and two in the ninth.
In accordance with a league rule, a new inning cannot begin after 12 a.m. local time.
Follow the action on KFOR 1240 beginning at 6 p.m. Friday evening.
American Association Stories from May 16, 2014
- No Power Outage for Saints' Offense in 7-2 Defeat of RailCats - St. Paul Saints
- Stellar Pitching Lifts T-Bones - Kansas City Monarchs
- 'Dogs Win Continued Marathon But Drop Nightcap - Lincoln Saltdogs
- Sox bats stifled in first loss of 2014 - Amarillo ThunderHeads
- Jarvis All Quality in First Win of 2014 - Winnipeg Goldeyes
- Saints Players and Coaches to Serve Troops at Rivercentre on Saturday - St. Paul Saints
- American Association Results - AA
- Penprase's Slam Lifts RedHawks - Fargo-Moorhead RedHawks
- RailCats Drop Opener 6-0 - Gary SouthShore Railcats
- T-Bones and Saltdogs Suspended - Kansas City Monarchs
- Wingnuts Earn Wild 10-8 Win on Opening Night - Wichita Wingnuts
- Midnight Curfew Pauses Season Opener After 13 Innings - Lincoln Saltdogs
- Penprase's Slam Lifts RedHawks - Laredo Lemurs
The opinions expressed in this release are those of the organization issuing it, and do not necessarily reflect the thoughts or opinions of OurSports Central or its staff.
