Portland rockets open season with 2-1 win over Richmond riverrats, then sweep twin bill

9-8, and14-3 over napolean riverbandits  to go 3-0 on weekend

in each the first 2 games the Portland rockets trailed going into their last at bat, but rallied to win. 

Sat rockets trailed 1-0 in the top of the ninth in Richmond at mcbride stadium, until mitch waters, the Italian stallion, hit  a seeing eye single thru the middle scoring ben smith with the tying run. Justin miller Yorktown and Manchester college drove in mitch then tripling down the right field line. 

Travis gray norwell, heidleberg closed out  a bases loaded jam in the 8^th and took the win shutting out the prospect league rats in the 9^th. 

Waters, dan bollenbacher, south adams, and bill geeslin coldwater, urbana, all threw shutout innings.  Tyler Reynolds, Muncie, ind. Tech. Pitched in the 8^th giving up one run on 3 hits.

-         great place to play and enjoy a ballgame, at john cate field ==== long time friend and founder/coach of the roosters

-         coach cate nominated ray miller to be inducted in Indiana baseball hall of fame

Did you know????

96 degrees in oxford ohio, the hottest may temp on record EVER

rockets played at Miami oh university  another great venue-incredible scoreboard, dugouts, cages

rockets behind starter Michael caley, ind weslyan,  went up 4-0 thru 3 innings, lose lead only to rally from a 8-4 deficit to win in the 9^th 9-8

key blows in the rally, a 2 run single by Justin Marrero Shawnee st. a single by waters to put the tying run on first and a triple by Justin miller to put rockets ahead

cody Harrison frankton closed out the bandits for the win

also pitching, eathan daggett Huntington and derrick mckinney Huntington

game 2 rockets scored 6 in the first and 6 in the third,

cruise to a 14-3 win,  caleb miller Muncie, delta the winner, eric schmackers coldwater in relief

key blow 2 run triple by billy wellman in the first

wellman and waters with 2 hits

on the weekend set the rocket attack led  by  billy wellman, mitch waters, and Justin miller all with 4 hits

rockets will play Saturday 3pm vs. rival Cincinnati chiefs in a meet the team double header in season home opener  bring your cooler, lawn chair, and your young ones out to the ole ball park  go Baylor bears and our old rocket josh ludy

rockets rolling to start season 3-0

randy miller pg 15