Rockets sweep dh sat and sun vs summit city sluggers and ft. wayne flippin frogs

Sat. action dan bollenbacher goes 5 inn, but close game after 100+ pitches mitch waters makes his 

1st appearance of the season, holds for 2 inn in true closer fashion, 6-5

game 2 garrett scott from monticello does the same, 100 pitches and goes 6, ryan schlechty jr. at Jay County h.s. finishes

in fact ryan and his brother mike both started and delivered clutch rbi shots, rocket shots

tristen becker had 4 hits in the day and celebrated his 21st birthday sunday, happy happy tristen, he was a big part of the wright state lake success story this

spring gaining all-american 2nd team honors, he says playing with the core players in portland has really helped his career, love this guy

rockets win 2 on sunday vs ft. wayne flippin frogs, 10-7 game 1 welcome rico acosta from miami fla, also a wright state lake guy, 3 hits 3 rbi

also new pitcher chase ruiz also a laker picked up the win in game 2, rockets from 2 years ago dayton products brandon reamon and jimmy west return 

reamon scored 4 runs and west pitched last 2 inn, for the save.

billy geeslin won game 1 with help from derek thobe, frogs have some very fine players and we would like them in portland someday

2 hits each by dalton tinsley, zach tanner one off the fence,  by tj lindstrand and kyle mckibben

tinsley hit a monster blast, 3 run homer over the hedges in right to make it 14-9

special note:  we honor the passing of good friend and baseball supporter Dick McGalliard age 74,  Dick was at the games sat. 

love ya in portland Dick

special thanks Fred Bailey, he shook my hand after the sat. sweep and in his palm, and nice green bill,,,,,,a sizeable contribution to the rocket cause

love ya fella

also thanks and great job singing the national anthem larry chittum

also special help in the press box nick miller and nasty nate clay

rockets now 6-3 host the summit city sluggers at runkle-miller field wed 7 pm

thobe the starter

go  rockets