Eastern’s scheduled home softball tournament is canceled this weekend and Tuesday’s doubleheader at Indiana-Purdue-Indianapolis has been rescheduled.

The Panther Prowl Tournament, originally supposed to feature Northern Illinois and Wisconsin-Green Bay, was canceled because of the current weather conditions in Charleston.

Temperatures in Charleston this weekend are expected be in the low 30s this weekend, with snow showers a possibility, according to weather.com.

The tournament had been readjusted to have Eastern play Northern in a doubleheader either Saturday or Sunday at Williams Field.

UWGB had pulled out of the tournament, Eastern head coach Kim Schuette said earlier this week, and Schuette had been trying to schedule a team in their place.

“Our field is still really wet and also, the high temperatures are only going to be in the 30s this weekend,” Schuette said.

Senior catcher Sandyn Short said although she would rather play, the weekend off could give the Panthers a chance to rest.

“I know we’ve had a lot of sore muscles recently,” Short said. “It gives people a couple extra days off.”

Eastern (6-5) gets even more time off with Tuesday’s doubleheader at IUPUI being rescheduled for April 9.

Schuette said IUPUI’s head coach Maggie Calcaterra called and said IUPUI’s field is having problems draining water off it.

With the cancellation of Tuesday’s doubleheader, Eastern won’t play again until March 9 against Cal Poly out in San Jose, Calif.

The Panthers start play at the National Invitational Tournament, hosted by San Jose State, that day, and are scheduled to play five games in the tournament.

“It’s a bummer we won’t see too much outside time before we go to (California),” said Short, a Davis, Calif., native. “But I’m not too worried about it.”

Eastern’s home opener is scheduled for March 21 against Indiana State at 2 p.m.

“I guess the one thing as a coach that I’ve learned is I can’t compete with Mother Nature,” Schuette said.