Your typical rain delay joust.
The matchup: @GWBaseball1 v. @DelStBaseball
The winner: @GWBaseball1 pic.twitter.com/9oYX8jmXEG
— Hatchet Sports (@HatchetSports) February 23, 2016
GW baseball was scheduled to start its home opener at 3:30 p.m. against Delaware State.
Around 3 p.m., GW seniors Andy Young and Gabe Scott took to some fairly-rainy day tennis play.
More like @GWMensTennis for @GWBaseball1 during their rain delay for the season's home opener. pic.twitter.com/M6m4dJRMJV
— Hatchet Sports (@HatchetSports) February 23, 2016
As word got around that the tarp wasn’t coming off and that start time would be pushed to at least 4:05 p.m., things got interesting.
Delaware State began some two-on-two basketball down the first baseline.
Then, Delaware State looked for some new competition. A player got his teammate’s back with his jousting equipment (catcher’s mask and baseball bat), and pointed to the GW dugout.
After a couple of minutes and some preparation in the Colonials’ dugout, freshman backup catcher Camillo Spinoso and junior infielder Cody Bryant came out to duel.
The rest is rain delay history, a new addition to a storied college baseball legacy, like with Radford last year.
The current start is slated for 4:45 p.m. For now, enjoy the jousting.
