Rain alters FSU and FAMU baseball games Saturday; teams coming off season-opening wins
Inclement weather altered Saturday's sports scene at Florida State and Florida A&M.
After two adjustments due to rain, FSU's home baseball game against Butler was canceled.
The two teams will play one game Sunday starting at noon.
The Seminoles beat Butler 11-0 in Friday's season-opener for both teams.
FSU right-hander Cam Leiter struck out 13 batters in his debut and led the pitching staff to 22 strikeouts, while James Tibbs III blasted his second career grand slam.
FAMU's home baseball game against Eastern Illinois was initially rescheduled for 4 p.m. Saturday.
It was moved to 6 p.m. but later postponed.
The teams will play a doubleheader Sunday starting at noon.
The Rattlers beat Eastern Illinois 6-5 in Friday's season-opener for both teams.
Senior right-hander Caleb Granger, a former standout at North Florida Christian, threw six shutout innings to earn the win.
He allowed two hits, walked one and struck out four.
FSU's softball game Saturday morning against Georgia in Clearwater was in a rain delay in the fifth inning.
When play resumed, the Bulldogs thumped the Seminoles 20-10 in five innings.
FSU (5-3) ends the three-day tourney Sunday against No. 2 Tennessee at 8 p.m. on ESPN.
After opening with a 4-0 win over Stanford Thursday, the Seminoles have suffered consecutive defeats to No. 20 UCLA (14-10) and Georgia.
FAMU softball (0-9) dropped two games Saturday in Alabama against Gardner-Webb and Troy by identical 10-1 scores in the Troy University Tournament.
The Rattlers tumbled to Troy (11-3) Thursday and Indiana (8-0) Friday. They are scheduled to play Indiana Sunday at 11 a.m. to end the four-day tourney.
This article originally appeared on Tallahassee Democrat: FSU and FAMU baseball teams move Saturday's games due to weather