DAILY NEWS INVITATIONAL UPDATE: TOURNEY FINALS DELAYED RAIN POSTPONES BASEBALL GAMES.Byline: Heather Gripp Staff Writer The finals of the 16th annual Daily News Invitational in·vi·ta·tion·al adj. Restricted to invited participants: an invitational golf tournament. n. An event, especially a sports tournament, restricted to invited participants. Adj. 1. baseball tournament scheduled to be played today at USC An abbreviation for U.S. Code. have been postponed to an unspecified Adj. 1. unspecified - not stated explicitly or in detail; "threatened unspecified reprisals" specified - clearly and explicitly stated; "meals are at specified times" date because of the threat of rain. Tournament organizers said they still intend to hold the finals at USC's Dedeaux Field Dedeaux Field is a college baseball stadium in Los Angeles, California, and the home field of the University of Southern California Trojans baseball team. The stadium holds 2,500 people and was built in 1974, the year USC won its record fifth consecutive College World Series title. , but need to find a date when the teams and the field are available. Two championship games were planned as the tournament split into two divisions this year. Thousand Oaks Thousand Oaks, residential city (1990 pop. 104,352), Ventura co., S Calif., in a farm area; inc. 1964. Avocados, citrus, vegetables, strawberries, and nursery products are grown. and Granada Hills are the finalists in the gold division, and L.A. Baptist and South Gate are the silver division finalists. Rain has disrupted this year's tournament schedule since the opening weekend, leaving teams scrambling to make up games in time to qualify for the finals. Instead of waiting until today to determine if the finals could be played, tournament officials made the decision Friday at USC's urging. ``With the forecast of rain, they're concerned about the field, and with new sod, they decided to cancel it,'' tournament director Steve Marden said. ``We didn't want to wait until the last minute because there are too many people involved. It'll be rescheduled.'' Heather Gripp, (818) 713-3607 heather.gripp(at)dailynews.com |
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