With one thrilling game complete in Dillsburg and the crowd buzzing about the possibilities for the second game, Mother Nature stepped in and eliminated any chance of two games being played Monday at Northern.
Around 7 p.m., players from Northern brought out purple tarps to cover the pitcher's mound and home plate area as a steady rain fell.
Roughly 15 minutes later, officials postponed the Mid-Penn Tournament semifinal between two-time defending Keystone champion Lower Dauphin and three-time defending Colonial champion Northern to Wednesday at 4 p.m.
The winner of that game will meet Capital winner West Perry at 6:30 p.m. The Mustangs took out Commonwealth king Cumberland Valley, 3-2, under mostly sunny skies.
Northern (16-4) is trying to win its second Mid-Penn Conference title in three years.
The Polar Bears, behind ace Sam Crater, beat Lower Dauphin and its No. 1 pitcher Casey Kulina, 3-0, in last year's semifinals.
Monday night, Kulina was slated to be Lower Dauphin's center fielder; Joe Patton was scheduled to pitch. Whether that changes by Wednesday is unknown.
As for Northern, coach Brian Robison had Vince Apicella (7-1) as his starting pitcher. Apicella has been dominant this year with 90 strikeouts, 14 walks and three earned runs on 26 hits in 49 innings pitched.
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