Alabama-Tennessee softball weather updates: Knoxville Super Regional delayed by rain

Game 3 of the Knoxville Super Regional between Alabama softball and rival Tennessee has entered a weather delay.

The Crimson Tide built up a 4-0 lead on Riley Valentine's grand slam in the top of the first inning. However, before Alabama could take the field on defense, the tarp was brought onto the field, and the game entered a weather delay.

No. 3 overall seed Tennessee took Game 1 of the series on Friday to open the Knoxville Super Regional round. Alabama bounced back with a 14-inning win on Saturday — among the longest in NCAA softball tournament history — to force Sunday's winner-take-all game.

Here’s what you need to know about the Knoxville Super Regional and weather updates for Game 3 between Alabama and Tennessee:

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5:30 p.m.: The Tennessee X account confirms the same news, with gates set to reopen at 5:45 p.m. CT.

5:28 p.m.: The Alabama softball X account tweeted that the game is expected to re-start 6:15 p.m. CT.

4:10 p.m.: Knox News reporter Cora Hall tweeted that the earliest the Alabama-Tennessee game can resume is 6 p.m. CT. There will be another update at 5:30 p.m. Hall tweeted at 4:21 p.m. that a lightning strike preceded the rain delay. Here's a refresher on NCAA softball weather delay rules.

4:04 p.m.: Over 40 minutes into the delay, Alabama's softball X account tweeted out that there is still no updated start time and the game remains in a rain delay.

3:21 p.m.: A similar update from Tennessee's softball account:

3:19 p.m.: After Alabama jumped ahead 4-0 on a grand slam in the top of the first inning, before the Crimson Tide could take the field, the game entered into a weather delay. There's no word on a restart time.

This article originally appeared on The Tuscaloosa News: Alabama-Tennessee live weather updates: Rain delays super regional Game 3