Provo • Having scored multiple runs in three of the first four innings, Utah’s softball team was rolling toward a rivalry game victory over BYU on Wednesday night when both teams took a break.
No, tempers weren’t out of control. And there was hardly a cloud in the sky.
Because the umpire, catcher and hitter were staring into a wicked west-setting sun, game officials called for the delay at 7:47 p.m. The game resumed at 8:13 p.m. as the sun was setting, and Utah went on to an 11-2 win.
Sun delays have been fairly common at Gail Miller Field since it was built facing a Northwest direction in 2001 in conjunction with the the baseball field — Larry Miller Field — that faces almost straight east.