The bomb and the rain have woken up the crowd here at Cliff Hagan Stadium. After five runs in the games first five half-innings, the bats had gone silent for both teams. And the crowd, most of whom are Wildcat fans, seemingly had lost interest.

The rain, though, got them up and into seats under the cover of the grand stand. Then the three-run homer got them standing and cheering.

The top of the seventh has begun, and Charleston has brought in a new pitcher, Quin Monsma, a tough lefty with a sub-three ERA.