The Acadiana Cane Cutters begin their season against the Victoria Generals Thursday at Fabacher Field in Youngsville, with first pitch scheduled for 7 p.m.
Well, probably.
With heavy rain sweeping through the area seemingly every day this month, betting on a baseball game being played isn’t the wisest choice. Put it all on green instead.
Cane Cutters coach Lonny Landry said this was the worst season in recent memory in terms of weather affecting games.
Landry is also the coach at Ascension Episcopal and said he was forced to cancel six games this season due to weather.
“Has to be one of the worst weather seasons I can remember,” Landry said. “We were able to get some work in the cages today, but it’s been raining almost every day.”
If the Cane Cutters do play, Landry said they will go with Southern Mississippi southpaw Kirk McCarty, who started eight games for the Golden Eagles this season.
McCarty finished the season with a 4.09 ERA and a 4-1 record after starting eight games for Southern Miss.
“He’s got some experience out there on the mound, so we feel if we give him a couple of runs of support we’ll have a chance,” Landry said.
And offense is what Landry thinks will be the Cane Cutters strength this season.
Landry said with a couple of experienced bats in the lineup, the Cane Cutters shouldn’t back down from anyone in the batter’s box.
“We’ve got a couple solid bats in the lineup there, some experienced guys,” Landry said.
The Cane Cutters will be missing one of their bats for the first couple weeks of the season, though, with Alabama junior infielder Chase Vincent still recovering from a neck injury suffered during the Crimson Tide’s season.
Vincent violently collided with right fielder Casey Hughston in a 7-6 victory against Auburn and was stretchered off the field.
“(Vincent) is still back in Tuscaloosa doing some rehab work,” Landry said. “We won’t have him back for a couple of weeks.”
Landry said for anyone else it would take longer to fully recover, but the Acadiana High product is one of the hardest working, toughest kids he knows.
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