The top-seeded Manchester Essex Mariners took Game 1 of their ITL first round playoff series against Rockport, 7-3, on Sunday night.
But thanks to a pair of postponements, the two teams will have to wait until Wednesday evening for another crack at each other.
Monday’s steady rain washed away the quick rematch, and due to a lack of available umpires on short notice for Tuesday, the game ultimately got moved to Wednesday at 6 p.m. at Evans Field in Rockport.
Should the Mariners win, they’d advance to the championship series where they’d await the winner of No. 2 Ipswich — which is making its first ITL playoff appearance in nearly two decades — and No. 3 Rowley. Rockport, meanwhile, would force a win-or-go-home Game 3 against Manchester with a victory on Wednesday night.
Stay tuned …