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The First Weather Delay of the 75th CWS: LSU-UCLA Suspended in the Top of the Fourth With Hail in the Forecast

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The June 16, 2025 College World Series winners'-bracket game between No. 6 LSU and 15-seed UCLA at Charles Schwab Field Omaha — the co-hosted home of Creighton University and the University of Nebraska Omaha for the CWS — was suspended in the top of the fourth inning at approximately 7:20 PM CDT with LSU leading 5-3. The National Weather Service in Omaha issued a severe thunderstorm warning forecasting 60-mph winds and quarter-sized hail. Fans were directed to the concourse and adjacent indoor areas. The game was postponed overnight and resumed at 10 AM CDT on Tuesday, June 17 — the first weather delay of the 75th anniversary CWS.

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Creighton University
Private R1 · NE
~8,951 studentsCUAlert
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Alert Sequence

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Some alert texts below are approximate reconstructions from news coverage, not confirmed verbatim transcripts. Reconstructed texts are shown in italic with a dashed border. Verified verbatim texts have a solid border and are marked accordingly.

ADVISORYWEA/IPAWS
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Severe Thunderstorm Warning for Omaha, Council Bluffs, and Papillion. Winds up to 60 mph and quarter-sized hail possible. Take shelter now.

This text has been reconstructed from news coverage and may not reflect the exact original wording.

Reconstructed NWS Omaha severe thunderstorm warning text consistent with the [Sports Illustrated CWS coverage](https://www.si.com/college/lsu/baseball/college-world-series-weather-delay-what-time-will-lsu-baseball-ucla-bruins-resume-01jxxm8bf0zb) of the 60-mph wind and quarter-sized hail forecast
Charles Schwab Field Omaha sits in [downtown Omaha at 13th and Mike Fahey](https://charlesschwabfieldomaha.com/), squarely within the NWS Omaha forecast area — and the warning footprint included Omaha, Council Bluffs (Iowa), and Papillion (Nebraska)
WEA/IPAWS alerts to all phones in the warning footprint typically arrive within 60 seconds of NWS issuance — fans in the stadium received the same warning as fans in the parking lots
INITIAL ALERTPA System
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Today's game has been suspended due to severe weather in the area. Please leave the seating area and move to the concourse or your vehicles immediately.

This text has been reconstructed from news coverage and may not reflect the exact original wording.

Reconstructed PA evacuation announcement matching the [approximately 7:20 PM CDT suspension](https://sports.yahoo.com/article/college-world-series-weather-updates-004037872.html) reported by Yahoo Sports — the game stopped in the top of the fourth inning
Per the NCAA's College World Series weather protocol, severe-thunderstorm-warning conditions — not just lightning detection — trigger a precautionary evacuation
Charles Schwab Field's [24,505-seat capacity](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_Schwab_Field_Omaha) and largely-covered concourse design provide adequate shelter for most fans without requiring evacuation to vehicles, but the 60-mph wind forecast prompted a stronger evacuation directive
UPDATETwitter/X
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Tonight's game between LSU and UCLA has been postponed and will resume on Tuesday, June 17 at 10 a.m. CT. Gates will open at 9 a.m.

This text has been reconstructed from news coverage and may not reflect the exact original wording.

Reconstructed @NCAAMCWS / @CWSOmaha social-media update consistent with the [On3 announcement](https://www.on3.com/news/2025-college-world-series-lsu-ucla-delayed-until-tuesday-due-to-rain/) of the Tuesday morning resumption
The overnight postponement was unusual for the College World Series — the NCAA typically pushes for same-day resumptions, but the 60-mph and hail-bearing storm cell took several hours to clear the Omaha metro
The game was the [first weather delay of the 75th anniversary CWS](https://www.cityofomaha.org/latest-news/1167-2025-college-world-series-celebrates-75th-anniversary), making it a notable weather event for the milestone tournament
ALL CLEARPA System+14h 40m
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Welcome back to Charles Schwab Field. Play will resume in the top of the fourth inning, LSU leading 5-3.

This text has been reconstructed from news coverage and may not reflect the exact original wording.

Reconstructed Tuesday morning restart announcement matching the [June 17 ESPN box score](https://www.espn.com/college-baseball/game/_/gameId/401778095/ucla-lsu) and UCLA's [official recap](https://uclabruins.com/news/2025/6/17/baseball-ucla-drops-9-5-decision-to-lsu-in-omaha)
The 14-hour-40-minute total delay (from 7:20 PM CDT Monday to 10:00 AM CDT Tuesday) is the longest single-game suspension of the 2025 College World Series
LSU went on to win 9-5 — UCLA's first loss of the 2025 postseason — advancing LSU in the winners' bracket
Context

Background

Charles Schwab Field Omaha is a 24,505-seat downtown ballpark and the permanent home of the NCAA Division I Men's College World Series since 2011. The CWS is co-hosted by Creighton University and the University of Nebraska Omaha, with both institutions sharing operational, security, and emergency-management responsibility for the tournament. The June 16, 2025 winners'-bracket game between No. 6 LSU and 15-seed UCLA was suspended in the top of the fourth inning at approximately 7:20 PM CDT with LSU leading 5-3, after the National Weather Service in Omaha issued a severe thunderstorm warning for the Omaha-Council Bluffs-Papillion area forecasting 60-mph winds and quarter-sized hail. Fans were directed to the concourse and adjacent indoor areas. The storm system took several hours to clear, and the NCAA — unusually for the CWS, which typically pushes for same-day resumptions — postponed the game overnight to Tuesday morning. Play resumed at 10 AM CDT on Tuesday, June 17, with the gates having opened at 9 AM CDT. LSU went on to win 9-5 — UCLA's first loss of the 2025 postseason. The total suspension was 14 hours 40 minutes — the longest single-game delay of the 75th anniversary CWS. The 2025 College World Series was the 75th anniversary edition, and the LSU-UCLA delay was the first weather event of the tournament. Creighton's CUAlert and UNO's emergency-notification systems are the campus-wide tools but during the CWS the operational stadium messaging is managed by the College World Series of Omaha, Inc. and the NCAA — a layered governance structure unique among D1 athletic venues.
Analysis

Key Findings

Charles Schwab Field Omaha is co-hosted by Creighton and UNO during the CWS — a layered emergency-management governance structure unique among D1 athletic venues, with the CWS of Omaha, Inc. and the NCAA managing stadium messaging during the tournament
The 14-hour-40-minute total suspension was the longest single-game delay of the 2025 CWS — driven by the NCAA's unusual decision to postpone overnight rather than push for a same-day resumption
The June 16 delay was triggered by a severe thunderstorm warning forecasting 60-mph winds and quarter-sized hail — a stronger evacuation trigger than the typical lightning-detection threshold that suspends most outdoor games
The 2025 CWS was the [75th anniversary edition](https://www.cityofomaha.org/latest-news/1167-2025-college-world-series-celebrates-75th-anniversary); the LSU-UCLA delay was the first weather event of the tournament
Outcome
Game completed June 17, 2025 with LSU defeating UCLA 9-5. No injuries reported during the evacuation.
Provenance

Sources

  1. News
    2025 College World Series weather delay: When LSU vs. UCLA will resume (On3)
    on3.com
  2. News
    2025 College World Series makes final decision on LSU vs UCLA amid rain delay (On3)
    on3.com
  3. News
    College World Series Weather Delay: What Time Will LSU Baseball-UCLA Bruins Resume? (Sports Illustrated)
    si.com
  4. News
    College World Series weather updates: Delay postpones LSU-UCLA game to Tuesday (Yahoo Sports)
    sports.yahoo.com
  5. Official
    UCLA Drops 9-5 Decision to LSU in Omaha (UCLA Athletics)
    uclabruins.com
  6. News
    LSU 9-5 UCLA (Jun 16, 2025) Final Score (ESPN)
    espn.com
  7. Official
    Host Institutions (College World Series Omaha)
    cwsomaha.com
  8. Official
    2025 College World Series Celebrates 75th Anniversary (City of Omaha)
    cityofomaha.org
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