After a lopsided loss to Arkansas City Saturday night, Lawrence’s Raiders planned to jump back into the quest for the Al Ice Memorial Wood Bat Classic championship by taking on Bartlesville, Okla., in a semifinal game Sunday.

But Mother Nature had plans of her own.

Minutes after the teams began to warm up, strong rains began to pelt Hoglund Ballpark. About 10 minutes later, the field started to flood.

After the remainder of the tournament was canceled, tournament director Lee Ice handed the championship trophy to Bartlesville, Okla., which had the only undefeated record heading into Sunday at 3-0.

The Raiders, Arkansas City and Tulsa, Okla., all had 2-1 records at the time of cancellation, so tournament officials determined their finish by number of runs allowed.

Tulsa had allowed the fewest runs, so it placed second. Arkansas City was third, leaving the Raiders with a fourth-place finish.

“One of the things I can’t control is Mother Nature on this thing,” Ice said. “We’re fortunate to get as many games in as we did. We got 14 out of 17 games, but (weather) was threatening us all week. Unfortunately, it doesn’t give us a chance to find out who the real champion is.”

After the final games were canceled, several Raiders turned the ballpark into a water park, sliding around the basepaths.

“I got there a little late, but that was some cheap entertainment,” Raider Aaron Madill said.

Lawrence's Raiders yuk it up as teammate Kyle Unruh slides across the rain-soaked tarp during a delay in the Al Ice Memorial Wood Bat Classic. Not long after Unruh's romp, the tournament's final day Sunday at Kansas University's Hoglund Ballpark was canceled, and the Raiders were awarded fourth place.

Madill was supposed to start against Bartlesville, with Dominick Harrell set to pitch the possible championship game Sunday night, but those plans went down the drain. Madill and Harrell are the third and fourth starters in the Raiders’ rotation.

“You can’t predict what’s going to happen with the weather,” Lawrence coach Carl Brooks said. “It was unfortunate we couldn’t use those two guys. Hindsight’s 20/20, but I wouldn’t have done it any differently because I was planning to win a championship, not a single game.”

Kyle Unruh, a more inexperienced thrower, pitched in Saturday’s 11-0 loss to Ark City. He gave up six runs in one inning.

“We had a tough loss last night,” Madill said. “Coach told us that had he known it was going to rain today, I probably would have pitched.I don’t know what the other teams had, but we had two good guys going into today.”

Harrell, who thought his team had one of the deepest pitching staffs in the tournament, shared in his teammate’s frustration.

“It was a big disappointment,” Harrell said. “Today we had a great chance of winning, but obviously we didn’t get to show it.”

The Raiders will play host to Gardner Tuesday.

Al Ice All-Tournament Team

Tommy Mangino, C, Raiders

Arkansas City players wait inside Allen Fieldhouse for rain to let up. Though the rain eventually relented, the tournament was washed out Sunday at Kansas University's Hoglund Ballpark.

Andrew Pyle, IF, Raiders

Taylor Martin, P, Raiders

Cory Ryder, IF, Bartlesville

Chris Ryder, IF, Bartlesville

Dustin Gunnells, P, Bartlesville

Brandon Wise, P, Tulsa

Tyler Konrade, OF, Dodge City

Adam Cornejo, P, Arkansas City

Jason Howerton, IF, Arkansas City

Kellan Mitts, P, Claremore

Jacob Bean, OF, Blue Valley West