Fans of baseball in Albert Lea were waiting for this day to come.

Saturday marked the home-opener of the Albert Lea Lakers at Hayek Field.

But those fans will have to wait at least another week after a traditional Minnesota summer storm rolled through postponing tonight’s game.

Shortly before 4 p.m., a thunderstorm rolled through town, downing trees and bringing hard-falling rain and even M&M-sized hail for nearly 25 minutes.

The hard rain flooded parts of the infield and most of the home team’s dugout at the field.

Possibility of available dates for when the game may be made up have not been announced at this time.