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 8th and took the win shutting out the prospect league rats in the 9th.
Waters, dan bollenbacher, south adams, and bill geeslin coldwater, urbana, all threw shutout innings. Tyler Reynolds, Muncie, ind. Tech. Pitched in the 8th 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 9th 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
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