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Updated · rolltide.com · Jun 7Alabama-St. John's Super Regional Game 2 Resumes at 11 a.m. Monday After Rain Halt
3 articles · Updated · rolltide.com · Jun 7Summary
- Game 2 in Tuscaloosa will restart at 11 a.m. CT Monday in the top of the eighth, with Alabama batting, a runner on first and no outs.
- Heavy rain stopped Sunday night's NCAA Super Regional matchup, pushing the finish into Monday and leaving a Game 3, if needed, for later that day.
- Sewell-Thomas Stadium gates will open at 10 a.m., and fans holding Game 2 tickets can re-enter by showing the same ticket.
- If a deciding Game 3 is required, the stadium will be cleared and reopened for separately ticketed fans 55 minutes after Game 2 ends.
- ESPN2 will carry the resumed game, while an if-necessary Game 3 would air on ESPNU.
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