Their Plunket Shield match against Auckland ended as a draw, the result being agreed upon early in the afternoon after rain prevented play any play before lunch.
The Volts added 220 runs on Saturday to their first innings overnight total, finishing at 259 for five.
Earlier Auckland had declared on 351 for eight.
Conditions dominated the game, a combination of rain and a Queen’s Park outfield which was slow to dry out limiting play and forcing late starts each day.
Southland Cricket Association administrator Peter Downing raised concerns about the ground’s poor drainage on Friday.
Meanwhile Otago Volts coach Rob Walter said the lack of sun and wind had not given the ground a chance to dry out.
He said the playing surface was fit for play, but the wet outfield would have damaged the ball.
While rain interrupting play was part of cricket, it had been frustrating for the team.
"Obviously everyone wants to play and win and it’s part of the competition," Walter said.
"But beyond that we’ve got a number of young guys in our team that haven’t played a lot of first class cricket.
"We need to play every opportunity we can get.
"I know it’s part and parcel, but it doesn’t make it any less disappointing."
Walter said there were still parts of the game which the Volts could take some positivity from.
He said the batting line-up put together a handful of nice partnerships and several batsman contributed handy scores.
Opener Hamish Rutherford scored 63, while Mitch Renwick, Nick Kelly and Michael Rippon all surpassed 40.
However, pushing on and converting those scores to centuries was something the side was still searching for.
At the bowling crease Michael Rae had impressed, taking four wickets for 89 runs, notching 100 first class wickets in the process.
Walter said the 25-year-old seamer bowled well with the new ball, while also impressing late in the innings with some aggressive bowling around the wicket.
In other games Canterbury continued its top form and extended its lead at the top of the table with a nine-wicket win over Central Districts.
Honours were even between Northern Districts and Wellington in Mt Maunganui; Wellington were set 231 to win but ended at 108 for five.
Meanwhile in the women’s Hallyburton Johnstone Trophy final, Canterbury beat Auckland by eight wickets.
Amy Satterthwaite starred in taking four wickets as Auckland were bowled out for 185, before she added 73 to go with Frankie Mackay’s unbeaten 94 to easily chase down the total.
