Gallery: Ole Miss-Oklahoma watch party at Swayze Field cut short
Published 3:46 pm Sunday, June 26, 2022
Carl and Pam Peoples from Carthage, Mississippi. The Peoples drove up from Carthage Saturday to attend the Watch Party. (Photo: Rebecca Alexander/The Oxford Eagle)
Swayze Field on Sunday, June 26, 2022. (Photo: Rebecca Alexander/The Oxford Eagle)
Crowd of Ole Miss fans at Swayze Field for the Ole Miss-Oklahoma game in the College World Series. (Photo: Rebecca Alexander/The Oxford Eagle)
Crowd of Ole Miss fans at Swayze Field for the Ole Miss-Oklahoma game in the College World Series. (Photo: Rebecca Alexander/The Oxford Eagle)
(Left to right) Caribe Newman, Conor Hinton and Riley Treadwell from Tupelo, Mississippi (Photo: Rebecca Alexander/The Oxford Eagle)
(From left to right) Tammy Thomas, McKenzie Thomas, Ben Bond of Pontotoc, Mississippi. (Photo: Rebecca Alexander/The Oxford Eagle)
University of Mississippi students Alex Green (left) and Rachel Robbins (right) (Photo: Rebecca Alexander/The Oxford Eagle)
(From left to right) Jackie and Todd Schwartz from Neenah, Wisconsin with son and Ole Miss student Jacob Schwartz and fellow student Lydia Miller. (Photo: Rebecca Alexander/The Oxford Eagle)
(Photo: Rebecca Alexander/The Oxford Eagle)
(From left to right) Carla, Russ, Martez Russ and Charles Pomerlee of Oxford. (Photo: Rebecca Alexander/The Oxford Eagle)
(Photo: Rebecca Alexander/The Oxford Eagle)
Tom and Charan Gurley of Batesville, Mississippi. (Photo: Rebecca Alexander/The Oxford Eagle)
Keith Bradford, Detroit, Michigan. Bradford's daughter got married in Oxford last night and 20 of the wedding party decided to go to the watch party. (Photo: Rebecca Alexander/The Oxford Eagle)
Brent Arendale and James Sourdale of Oxford. (Photo: Rebecca Alexander/The Oxford Eagle)
Emily and Chris Woolum of Booneville, Mississippi. (Photo: Rebecca Alexander/The Oxford Eagle)
The beginnings of a thunderstorm over Swayze field. (Photo: Rebecca Alexander/The Oxford Eagle)
Fans leave Swayze Field as a thunderstorm swiftly moves into Oxford. (Photo: Rebecca Alexander/The Oxford Eagle)
Fans leave Swayze Field as a thunderstorm swiftly moves into Oxford. (Photo: Rebecca Alexander/The Oxford Eagle)
The Ole Miss-Oklahoma Watch Party for Ole Miss fans at Swayze Field on Sunday, June 26 was cut short due to a thunderstorm and lightening warning.
For fans, the day started with mostly clear skies and tolerable temperatures. From Ole Miss’ home of Oxford to Wisconsin and Michigan, fans from all over the country came to view the Ole Miss baseball team face off against Oklahoma in the College World Series.
However, four innings in and fans were asked to leave the stadium due to lightning warning and a thunderstorms moved in quickly.
Weather forecast predicted Oxford will experience a storm with 80% chance of precipitation and strong gusty winds until 8 p.m. Rain will be moderate until approximately 5:30 p.m. where it will lighten, however the precipitation will pick back up around 7 p.m.
Officials did not say if or when fans could be let back into Swayze Field.
View the gallery of photos above.
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