LSU-Kentucky Game 1 delayed 7 hours due to weather threat

BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) - LSU and Kentucky waited all day to face off in the first game of the Baton Rouge Super Regional at Alex Box Stadium due to the threat of weather on Saturday, June 10.

The game was scheduled to start at 2 p.m. After multiple delays, the first pitch was thrown at 9:06 p.m. The game only aired on ESPN News and ESPN+.

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Some LSU fans took time to express their feelings about the weather delay at Alex Box Stadium on Saturday, June 10.

“Due to an increased chance of storms throughout the afternoon, the first game of the Baton Rouge Super Regional between LSU and Kentucky is currently in a weather delay,” read a statement from LSU at 1:45 p.m.

“Fans should retain their Game 1 tickets and their Day 1 parking permits in order to be re-admitted into the reserved parking lots and into the stadium,” added university officials.

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