It was a different sort of infield fly.

A helicopter spent about 30 minutes Tuesday morning whirling its blades over Kansas University’s Hoglund Ballpark in an effort to dry the waterlogged field in time for a double-header that would have been KU’s home opener. In the end, though, the games against North Dakota State University were postponed for the second straight day.

“It did OK on the surface, but it was just still too wet and muddy to play today,” said Jim Marchiony, KU associate athletics director. “Hopefully it will have dried it enough so that maybe in the next 24 hours we can play on it and get the home season under way.”

The flight, paid for by KU Athletics, cost about $600, Marchiony said. He said it’s a tactic used in other sports including professional football and was the KU grounds crew’s idea.

“The snow had been on there for too long. It wasn’t like a rainstorm that comes and goes,” Marchiony said. “It worked fine, but it didn’t work well enough based on how much moisture was in the ground.”

Tuesday’s double-header became necessary after Monday’s KU-North Dakota State game was canceled because of the wet field.

KU will make a decision this morning on whether it’s dry enough to play ball. The teams are scheduled to meet at 3 p.m.