Any public school baseball team that got its sectional semifinal game in on Tuesday (and of course won the game) has a major advantage heading into Friday's South Jersey championships.

That's because teams that were postponed on Tuesday have no guarantee of playing Wednesday with more rain expected.

So even though the conditions weren't ideal, Gateway for example is better off for playing on Tuesday after defeating Glassboro 6-4 in a sectional semifinal.

The Gators await the Pitman-Pennsville winner. That game was postponed on Tuesday and there is no guarantee due to the weather forecast that it could be played on Wednesday.

So as it has all spring, the weather could have an impact on these championship games, especially in baseball due to the pitching rules.

If a team played on Tuesday and used its ace for exactly five innings, it could bring him back for five innings on Friday.

If a pitcher throws exactly five innings on Wednesday, he must have two full days rest according to NJSIAA pitching rules and would be ineigible for Friday.

The rain has fouled up so many schedules this spring that it's only appropriate that it messes with a team's starting rotation during what is shaping up as a wet and soggy championship week.