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Posted Jun 25/12 - portland double dipped by michigan city

June 25, 2012  michigan city sweeps twin bill over Portland

Good morning baseball fans, it’s a beautiful day in Portland.  Michigan city

Came to Portland sat nite. And the Michigan city lakers came, saw and conquered.

Lakers take two from the rockets 8-0 and 4-2.  that snaps the rocket 5 game win streak.

As sports officionado Donald gillispie noted, the laker squad was loaded.

They broke open a close game with 5 runs in the 5th off starter mitch waters, out hit Portland 10-5 and cruised to a 8-0 win in game 1.  1st time rockets shutout this year. 

Last year only shutout once by lamargarita blues in regional.  A true whopping, granted rockets 3,4,5 hitters were absent on this day.  SS zach tanner was at a tryout with the gary railcats and they put him up in a hotel so they could get another look at him sun. 

Prior to game to we had a bit of a pow wow in the dugout and game plan, give the ball to big dan. And ride the strong right arm of dan bollenbacher .  we take our chances behind dan.  His folks were sitting in the new bleachers over behind third base with mr. And mrs. Tague, my support staff, Charlie said he was ready to pinch run if we ever got anyone as far as third base,

Dan did his job, rockets nursing a 1-0 lead after 5 but gave up 2 unearned runs in the 6th, tied the scored in the bottom half, then gave up 2 more unearned in the 7th , ouch if it sounds as if we handed it to them, well, yes on the proverbial silver platter1. dan bollenbacher 4 hits 0 walks 7 ks. We outhit them with 10 hits. 3 hits by brice davis from Indiana Wesleyan and 2 by bryan brudi.  Game ended with runners on second and 3rd, mitch waters hit a shot to the corner in left, just foul before grounding out to end the contest.

Game one 1 hr 37 min, game 2 1 hr 52 in. 

Michigan city manager tj jahnz is a voodoo sports product representative,  voodoo is on the car of dale earnhardt jr. and I was presented a voodoo hat autographed by jr.  how cool,  voodoo is a cleaner for cars, but tj used it to clean home plate.

Rockets record now 11-6, mich city’s fine club 15-3.  interesting to note, sun the lakers played 2 and split vs. van wert losing 8-7 after winning 7-5 in first game.  Van wert beat em, wow, van wert is who we play tues.  Michael caley from markle the slated starter.

You can see that the heartland baseball league has some fine players. Rockets will welcome the addition of new outfielder Kirby Campbell from ball state tues.

Great to have larry and donna chittum at the park celebrating their  50 wedding anniversary.  That’s 50 for larry and 50 for donna or 100 chittum years. Of course the maloys were there.

Great to have rocket rooter kristie Delaney back in the lunching pad---and  a happy birthday note to orie dean poole, the Johnny cash of jay county .

Rockets take a double drubbing at the hands of the Michigan city lakers, will rebound tues in Portland.

7pm tues vs. van wert twisters. Heartland league game

we wont win em all but we will the next one.

Randy miller pg 14





 


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