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Why wait for the field to dry, when you can just bring in a helicopter?

Danielle Elliot

A high school baseball game had to be halted last week because it started pouring in the fourth inning. The sun came out in time to resume play the next day, but the Pinecrest Academy (Cumming, Ga.) field was still too wet.

That's when a parent from the visiting team called in the most absurd grounds crew possible.

As reported by Michael Foster of the Forsyth County News,

Pregame deliberating had come to a standstill when the coaches opened ears to a parent of a King’s Ridge player, who eventually called in a helicopter to hover over and dry off the playing surface.

“It was definitely one the crazier things I’ve seen,” Pinecrest coach Ryan Weingart said. “It ended up working well. We were one of the few teams in the region that got a game in.”

The pilot asked to remain anonymous. King's Ridge Christian (Alpharetta, Ga.) coach Dallas McPherson said simply, "We have some great supporters of the baseball program here and the school as a whole and are truly blessed to have such great people associated with our program.” The helicopter has reportedly been seen drying the King's Ridge field, too.

Pinecrest had led 2-1 when the game was originally halted, two outs shy of securing the win against the defending state champs. When they resumed play, King's Ridge scored 12 unanswered runs to take a 13-2 victory.

Using a helicopter to dry a field is not unheard of – the Yankees used helicopters to dry the field during the 1996 World Series, the Redskins used one to dry the practice field in 2013, and, according to MaxPreps.com, several helicopter companies list "sport field drying" among their services.

Danielle Elliot is a writer for Yahoo Sports. Contact her at delliot@yahoo-inc.com or find her on Twitter and Facebook.