We’ll do this as a time lapse post:

3:00 p.m.—I arrive at the stadium four hours before first pitch because every time it’s cloudy at the house, Verizon’s internet goes spotty, meaning I needed someplace to work. Why not here?

3:05 p.m.—Several team employees are playing two-ball on the concourse, and the skies open. The rain that has missed City Stadium for the last few days pours down.

3:32 p.m.—The temperature has dropped to 73 degrees, and the rain hasn’t stopped. The warning track has disappeared in a puddle, and the outfield grass is soaked. If there’s a baseball game here tonight, I’ll be stunned.

3:34 p.m.—The radar shows green all the way to the middle of Kentucky. That’s not good for baseball.

3:41 p.m.—Hillcats grounds guru Darren Johnson is trudging around in the outfield, assessing the damage. He’s currently frolicking in a puddle near the scoreboard.

3:42 p.m.—OK, I made up the part about the frolicking.

3:58 p.m.—Just opened the final Diet Mountain Dew in the press box refrigerator. Scott Bacon will not be pleased.

4:00 p.m.—Kevin Coddington is throwing the football around outside. Josh Fellhauer and Cody Puckett out running patterns.

4:03 p.m.—Hillcats interns out ready to dump the rain off the tarp. Not the funnest part of the day, skies are lightening.

4:17 p.m.—Tarp dump time. Good thing the Hillcats’ workers bring a change of clothes with them. It’s kind of messy.

4:20 p.m.—Off to Liberty to watch football practice. Will report back soon ...

5:39 p.m.—Liberty wasn’t practicing. But I did manage to get that LCA interview I needed for a preview. So not a totally fruitless trip. Tarp is still on the field. Players are out goofing around. Curtis Partch throwing the pigskin around now. Still no word on whether or not there’s going to be a game here tonight.

5:45 p.m.—The tarp is coming off the field. Lineups are in. Look for more rain updates on my Twitter feed @ChrisLangLNA.

Lineups:

MYRTLE BEACH (25-27)

Mycal Jones ss (.278-7-21-14)

Cory Harrilchak cf (.275-2-25-3)

Gerry Rodriguez rf (.252-10-40-5)

Michael Jones 1b (.285-5-43-1)

Cody Johnson dh (.320-2-9-1)

Samuel Sime 3b (.258-6-32-7)

Shawn McGill c (.125-0-1-0)

L.V. Ware lf (.259-3-18-11)

Cole Miles 2b (.251-0-24-27)

RHP Paul Clemens (0-3, 3.48 ERA, 23 G, 4 GS, 51 2/3 IP, 58 H, 20 ER, 22 BB, 44 K)

LYNCHBURG (23-26)

Brodie Greene lf (.268-1-17-4)

Cody Puckett 2b (.266-13-41-17)

Neftali Soto 1b (.256-18-62-0)

Chris Richburg dh (.361-4-19-0)

Kyle Day rf (.283-6-42-5)

Shane Carlson 3b (.286-1-13-1)

Josh Fellhauer cf (.244-6-37-7)

Kevin Coddington c (.243-0-11-0)

Miguel Rojas ss (.221-1-14-7)

RHP Josh Ravin (1-0, 0.00 ERA, 1 G, 1 GS, 6 IP, 1 H, 1 BB, 6 K)

Quick-hit notes:

—The Hillcats actually picked up 1 1/2 games on division-leading Potomac last night because the Nationals were swept in a doubleheader.

—Shane Carlson enters tonight on a 13-game hit streak. The longest streak this season by a Hillcat was Kyle Day’s 15-game streak.

—Pelicans pitcher Paul Clemens is of no relation to Roger Clemens.

—J.J. Hoover, the winner of Monday night’s game here for the Pelicans, was promoted to Double-A Mississippi.

AROUND THE ORGANIZATION

Tuesday’s scores

MLB—Cincinnati 6, Arizona 2
Scott Rolen went 3-for-4 with three RBIs and Paul Janish went 2-for-4 with a home run, an RBI and a stolen base.
Reds’ record: 68-51, 1st in NL Central, 2 games ahead of St. Louis

AAA—Louisville (Reds) 8, Syracuse (Nationals) 5
Yonder Alsono went 3-for-5 with three RBIs to lead the Bats.
Bats’ record: 69-54, 2nd in IL West, 2 1/2 games back; 1st in IL Wild Card, 3 games ahead of Buffalo

AA—Carolina was off
Mudcats’ record: 23-28, 4th in SL North, 10 GB

HiA—Lynchburg (Reds) 5, Myrtle Beach (Braves) 3
Jordan Hotchkiss, who entered the season with four career victories, posted his 10th win with 6 1/3 strong innings. Chris Richburg had two RBIs.
Hillcats’ record: 23-26, 4th in CL North, 4 1/2 GB

LoA—Dayton was off
Dragons’ record: 11-38, 8th in ML East, 23 1/2 GB

Rookie Adv.—Ogden (Dodgers) 7, Billings (Reds) 4
Yorman Rodriguez went 3-for-4 for the Mustangs.
Mustangs’ record: 7-8, 3rd in PL North, 1 GB

Rookie—Reds vs. Giants, postponed by rain
It’s Monsoon Season in the desert. This is not surprising.
AZL Reds’ record: 24-22, 3rd in AZ Central, 5 1/2 GB; t2nd in AZL Wild Card, 1 1/2 GB