June 9, 2016 rockets over ft. wayne panthers 9-4

Good morning baseball fans, it’s a beautiful day in Portland. Rocket homestand concluded wed. evening in Portland with a resounding9- 4 victory over the ft. wayne panthers.  As has been the modus operendi the home team went up early 7-0 after 5 inn and cruised to its 5 th straight win.  Rockets now 7-2 on the young season.\

Beautiful nite with another fine crowd on hand, the local faithful saw rhp dan bollenbacher pitch no hit, well perfect game baseball for 4 inn, second outing in a row

In the 5^th the st. francis group got 3 runners on but dan struck out the last guy making it

12 ks in 5 inn. 

Rocket fireworks once more in the 4^th, leadoff man Dalton tinsley clubbed a rocket shot into the hedges in right, his second in as many games, that lazer left the  yard on a line  in a hurray, 2 run dinger Dalton. Atta boy

Rockets also had 2 hits and 3 rbi from marion native jagen millspaugh

Kevin sharpe from indy also had 2 rbi.\

Important to note, the rockets had 20 players in attendance, 19 played, this group is beginning to develop into a nice ballclub. 

Derek thobe from coldwater and dan borchers finished up mound duties  in all the rocket pitchers struck out 20 batters, thobe had 6 and gave up  6 hits.

The rockets would like again to publicly thank the Portland parks dept and franklin electric for the new lights, and also to our neighbors for mowing the field adjacent the park.

And every outing someone compliments our new staircase, Samantha Thomas skywalk to the press box, thanks ted ferguson for a masterful job,  you too are masterful Samantha as the voice of the rockets.

Thanks nick and Helen miller for your generous donation to help buy more baseballs, we appreciate it

The Portland rockets donated last nites 50/50 draw to 5 year old jax stull. Jax is the son of rocket umpire joey stull who owns sports shop championawards in Muncie.  Jax has just been diagnosed with diabetes.  Says his dad joey, jax has diabetes, diabetes does not have jax.  Well wishes to the joey stull family, Rockets send $100.

Rockets will have the weekend off and resume action next wed. nite at Indiana tech.

Garret scott the starter, then home next sat. june 18^th vs the Indiana bandits.

Did I mention we have hoodies on sale for $25?

For more rocket info check www.ballcharts.com/portlandrockets 2010

Happy birthday this week to our friend gary miller from Wabash ohio/ pit stop

Love ya in portland

Portland record now 7-2 and the rocket train rolls,

9-4 winner last nite, got a good thing goin in Portland.

We wont win em all, but we’ll win the next one.

Randy miller pg 14