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Posted Jun 15/11 - Rockets outduel Decatur 2-0

Portland Rockets 2 Decatur Dirty Birds 0 June 14, 2011

 

Good morning baseball fans, it’s a beautiful day in Portland. 2 rival teams met and battled in Portland at runkle-miller field and the battle turned into a duel, a  pitcher’s duel

The rockets defeated Decatur tues nite 2-0 and the guns were smoking. Rocket pitchers struck out 16 birds, allowing but 3 hits and walked just 2 .  the guns were impressive to say the least, a nine inning game that lasted 2hr 5 min.  a big game atmosphere with a big crowd on hand, and the duel was on.

 

Devin wilburn, Selma, and ball state, was on fire.  Wilburn went 6 inn striking out 10 allowing 2 hits. Enter eric van matre, veteran who debuts after pitching in only 1 game last year—an emotional and testy appearance for eric, he proved to be awesome, 2 innings striking out 4. eric a ball state assistant baseball coach, and of course, mamma matre, his mom, and team mom lisa was there and that is so cool.  Trevor kill of st. marys closed the 9th and he struck out 2 more, guns ablazing.

 

Scott baker, the Decatur pitcher, will attend bsu next year. And he was a gunner as well,  he had 11 k’s and ryan leaguers and he limited the locals to 2 runs on 4 hits.

 

Portland scored a run in the 5th and one in the 6th .  Dalton  tinsely walked, stole second and scored on brad benbow’s seeing eye single up the middle.  Brad kindred, leadoff hitter in heath Williams absence, heath has a sprained ankle will be out for a while,  brad walked to lead off the 6th , went  to 2nd on brady roundtree’s single, abvanced to 3rd on a passed ball and scored on ben smith’s sac fly.

 

Rockets have now won 5 of last 6, and lead the eastern division of the heartland league with  a  5-1 mark, team record 6-4 overall.  Next game at Huntington university, at forest glen park thurs at 7 pm . eathan daggett of Huntington, our starter.  Next home games sat at 2pm :  note the change from 4pm,  we play the Warsaw Indians at 2pm at runkle-miller field. Starters for sat are tentatively listed as craig martin and eric van matre

 

Side note :  happy birthday billy wellman  and to former rocket Cameron brannock

Check out the cool rocket schedule on the rocket lunching pad----special thanks to pengap printing.

 

A first ever at runkle-miller field, you can listen to the broadcast of last nite’s game, yes, I said broadcast on www.adamscountyvoice.com-- I broadcasted football for them last fall and coach victor canales of Decatur and his sidekick steph have done much on the broadcast trail.

Portland has the makings of a bonafide pitching staff---who will fit what roles!!!  5 games in 4 days and do it again starting thurs.

How do you number these 9?  Bollenbacher,Martin,Wilburn,Reynolds, Holloway,Benbow,VanMatre,Daggett,Kill  5 rhp, 4 lhp

Lets build an Indian ambush for sat. at 2pm vs. warsaw

 

 





 


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