Rain Slides Chapman to Saturday, Twin-Bill on Sunday

LOUISVILLE, Ky. - The highly-anticipated home debut of LHP Aroldis Chapman will have to wait another day. Persistent rain in the Louisville metro area forced the Friday night game between the Bats and Columbus Clippers into a doubleheader scheduled for Sunday, April 18th.

Chapman is now listed as the starter in Saturday 2:05 p.m. contest against Columbus. A capacity crowd is expected for Thunder Over Louisville festivities. Chapman (0-0, 0.00) will make his first start at home while the Clippers are expected to send RHP Yohan Pino (1-0, 3.60) to the mound.

A doubleheader is scheduled for Sunday with Game One's first pitch at 4:05 p.m. Bats' RHP Justin Lehr (0-1, 5.40) and Columbus LHP Scott Lewis (1-0, 1.50) are the projected starters in Game One. Starters for game two have yet to be announced.

Tickets for Friday night's rescheduled contest may not be exchanged for Saturday's game. For ticket information, fans are encouraged to call the Bats Ticket Office at (502) 212-BATS.