Jacksonville and Iowa suspended Thursday night

Clubs will resume nine-inning game at 5:05 p.m. on Friday, with seven-inning contest to follow

Jacksonville and Iowa were suspended Thursday in the bottom of the first inning. (Eldy Mendez/Jacksonville Jumbo Shrimp)

By Jacksonville Jumbo Shrimp

September 8, 2022

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – Thursday’s scheduled contest between the Jacksonville Jumbo Shrimp and the Iowa Cubs has been suspended due to inclement weather with the game scoreless in the bottom of the first inning. The game will resume Friday at 5:05 p.m. and will be played through nine innings. Friday’s regularly

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – Thursday’s scheduled contest between the Jacksonville Jumbo Shrimp and the Iowa Cubs has been suspended due to inclement weather with the game scoreless in the bottom of the first inning. The game will resume Friday at 5:05 p.m. and will be played through nine innings. Friday’s regularly scheduled contest will start approximately 30 minutes after the conclusion of game one and will be a seven-inning contest. Gates open at 4:30 p.m.

Fans holding a ticket to Thursday’s game can exchange that ticket for a ticket of equal or lesser value, subject to availability, to any remaining 2022 game at the Miller Electric Box Office.

When play resumes on Friday, the Jumbo Shrimp will have the bases empty and two outs in a scoreless bottom of the first.

Gates will open at 4:30 p.m. on a Red Shirt Friday. The Jumbo Shrimp will be taking the field in their Bold City jerseys to support the military. Fans who wear red can save $1 off at the Miller Electric Box Office. It’s also Friday Night Lites, with $2 12 oz. Miller Lites and $1 off craft beers in the Craft Cave. Friday’s game is Fan Appreciation Night presented by 121 Financial Credit Union, FIS and Publix and the Jumbo Shrimp would like to send a sincere “Thank You” to all of the fans who came out this season. Fan Appreciation Night will conclude with an amazing fireworks show.

Coverage of Friday’s de facto doubleheader begins at 4:50 p.m. on MiLB.tv, ESPN 690 and ESPN690.

ABOUT THE JUMBO SHRIMP: The Jacksonville Jumbo Shrimp offer affordable family fun at 121 Financial Ballpark. Their inaugural season garnered the Southern League’s Don Mincher Organization of the Year, Promotional Trophy and Jimmy Bragan Executive of the Year, won by general manager Harold Craw. The club added its second Promotional Trophy in three years following the 2019 season. The 2021 season marked the return of Triple-A baseball in Jacksonville. To experience the excitement with the terrific value of ticket and group options, call the Jumbo Shrimp at (904) 358-2846 or visit www.jaxshrimp.com.