UNC, Louisville baseball game suspended due to stadium bomb threat
A scary situation has unfolded at Jim Patterson Stadium in Louisville, Kentucky during a baseball game between the North Carolina Tar Heels and Louisville Cardinals. As North Carolina led in the top of the sixth inning, Pete Thamel of ESPN reports that a bomb threat caused the game to be suspended.
“Louisville’s home baseball game with UNC has been postponed because of a bomb threat, a school spokesman confirmed to ESPN,” tweeted Thamel. “UNC led 5-1 in the top of the sixth when police approached the athletic director’s suite with news of the threat. City and county police are on scene.
“No determination has been made whether to continue the game, which was interrupted a little before 3 p.m. local time. Both teams and an estimated 2,000 fans cleared out of the stadium.”
As the scene took a turn from competitive baseball game to concerned spectators and athletes foiling out of the stadium, measures are being taken by the Jefferson County Sheriff and Louisville Metro Police Department.
According to Matthew McGavic of Louisville Report, bomb sniffing dogs are on their way to the stadium. Additionally, Louisville spokesperson Kenny Klein stated that if the game is allowed to resume, only essential personnel will return. Still, no decision has been made, as the key parties are being extremely cautious.
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Additionally, McGavic provided a photo of authorities on the scene investigating the situation.
“Members of LMPD and the Sheriff’s office, along with UofL SID Kenny Klein, here at Jim Patterson Stadium,” tweeted McGavic. “Bomb threat was called just before 3pm.”
The game is the rubber-match of the series, as North Carolina was victorious on Friday, and Louisville taking game two in walk-off fashion on Saturday.
Hopefully for everyone involved, the situation doesn’t escalate any further. On3 will update this story as more information regarding the frightening scene becomes available.