PBL President Rules Forfeit Declaration Not Operative Under Baseball Rules

August 27, 2014 - Pioneer League (PL) News Release

PBL President, Jim McCurdy, reviewed the forfeiture declaration for the game between the Ogden Raptors and Grand Junction Rockies, August 26th, to determine that rain intervened to render the field unplayable prior to the completion of the forfeiture declaration process established by the accepted protocols and common practice accompanying the baseball rules. The interrupted process rendered the declaration incomplete and inoperative. McCurdy denied the request of the Raptors to recognize a completed game victory due to the team's involvement in the delay of play during the 7th inning. Utilizing his powers vested by the PBL Constitution & By-Laws to protect the integrity of the game and PBL championship season, McCurdy treated the game as a suspended game and ordered resumed play from the start of the bottom of the 7th inning.

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