Ducks Redux

The ducks featured in the April 18th Longhorns Round-Up post are back. Actually, they never left. As the wet weather has continued, virtually unabated, over the past week, the saturated yards, sidewalks and streets of the city of Louisville have become one big, boundless birdbath, much to the delight of our aquatic feathered friends.

Although these neighborhood wetlands are perfectly suited for mallard merriment, the only human activity that can possibly be done on the baseball fields throughout the Ohio Valley region is the backstroke. Consequently, the Louisville Longhorns’ much-anticipated trip up to Cincinnati this past weekend for a doubleheader against the Cincinnati Spikes had to be called off.

For those scoring at home, the persistent precipitation has now drowned-out the last seven games—four tournament tilts, one league contest and the aforementioned double-dip—on the Longhorns’ schedule, and we’re not out of the water-logged woods yet. With more severe weather in the forecast for the next three days, Wednesday’s scheduled league game against the 12U Hilltoppers is also in jeopardy.

Sigh.