At best, though, that would leave the Bobcats a full game behind with Monday's July 10 tie-breaker at Guess Field left with significant impact on the regular season standings. If Marion then won the resumption of that of that suspended game, which ended at 6-6 with the Bobcat offense up in the 11th inning, then the two clubs would be then be tied again—in the standings with identical 22-20 records.
That would leave the league with the decision of when and where to play the one game would determine the Ohio Valley League regular season crown. It could be played at Guess Field immediately after the 6-6 game was decided, or could be moved to Owensboro, in which case the game would likely be played on Tuesday, when the playoffs are scheduled to start.
There is another scenario that could create a need for the suspended game to be finished. If Owensboro wins Saturday's game at Chautauqua Park and Fulton ends Marion's hopes the same day with a win in their last scheduled game, that would put the Railroaders in first place with a half-game lead over the Oilers. Owensboro would then likely want the chance to complete its 42nd game with the resumption of the July 10 game in order to force a tie in the standings with Fulton, forcing a one-game playofff between the Railroaders and Oilers.
That would most assuredly call for the postseason to be pushed back a day, because Tuesday would be needed for the Fulton-Owensboro tie-breaker.
Of course, either of those complicated situations could be avoided with a Fulton loss and Owensboro victory on Saturday. That would end the season with the Oilers at 23-18 and the Railroaders at 22-20, 1.5 games out in second place. Then, completion of the Owensboro-Marion suspended game would have no effect on who earns the league crown.
However, another perplexing situation could then arise. Marion could force the issue with wins in its last two games, leaving a battle for runner-up with the Bobcats a half-game behind second-place Fulton. If the Railroaders lose Saturday at the hands of the Bobcats as in the scenario above, resumption of the suspended game on Monday would give the Bobcats a chance to end the season at 22-20 along with Fulton. In that case, second and third place would likely be determined by the winner of head-to-head competition between the Railroaders and Bobcats during the regular season. Marion would have the advantage in that scenario, having gone 8-6 against Fulton in 2011.
All of that confusion, however, could be completely avoided and leave Monday's suspended game moot. Owensboro would have to win Saturday and Fulton lose, then Marion lose to Tradewater on Sunday. The regular season would end as follows:
- Owensboro...........23-18 - OVL champion
- Fulton...................22-20 - 1.5 games behind
- Marion..................20-21 - 3 games behind
- Tradewater...........18-24 - 5.5 games behind
