San Ramon
Umpires Association

Rain-Out Procedures

Here is how the process works with rainouts and suspending games
due to rain.

Before you go to your game, you will need to call the Ball field Hotline
973-2817. They will tell you if the baseball fields are open or closed.

We normally run into 3 conditions:

First condition:  It begins raining about an hour or two before the game.

You have called the field hotline, and if the field is open you will need to
go to your game.

In this situation the field might be unplayable before the game starts.
You and the Managers will have to determine the playing condition.  If
the bases are surrounded by standing water the game should be called
off.

Second Condition:  The fields are open, and you go to your game, and
as you are into the game it starts to rain.

Here you will need to use your judgment as to if the game can
continue.  If it is light showers I have seen games completed.  If it gets
to the point where the ball cannot stay dry, and there is standing water
around the bases, the game might have to be stopped.  You will talk to
the Managers and work with them as to if the game should be
suspended.

Third Condition:  You have called the ball field hotline, and the fields
are closed:

The rain hotline will detail which fields are open and closed.  
Sometimes they will open the skinned infield (dirt infield) fields, but if
the rain is bad all fields will be closed. You do not go to your game if the
field you are scheduled to be at is closed.

If the fields are open, and your game ends up cancelled due to rain,
you will need to reply back to us with the Arbiter game number, and
when the game was suspended.

Send your game information to srua@srua.com