Portland
Rocket Preview Notes 2014 May 29, 2014
54th year of Rockets Baseball
Last year record :
33-8
Winner of ft. wayne
Carrington league (tied with Ft. Wayne
Jackers)
Winner of 4th of july Firecracker classic
tournament
Winner of Portland’s
World Baseball Congress Tournament
Semifinalist in NABF Regional in Louisville
Returnees:
Pitchers Mitch Waters of Italy and independent league fame,
9th year
Dan Bollenbacher- winner of games in regional and in world
series new york
2012
8th year
Tyler Reynolds lefthander from Muncie
and Indiana
tech 4th year
Alex Delk 2nd year pitcher/infielder from cowan
Travis Gray 3rd
year closer from Norwell and heidelberg
Infielders:
Logan Hug 4th year
from Manchester, Indianapolis
Justin Marrero 5th year from Columbus oh. Also had 9 hits 8 rbi and 3
Homers
In Louisville
regional team batting leader in many categories , drafted out of high school
Thomas Mccowan Dunkirk 6th year
Outfielders:Dalton Tinsley CF
kokomo and Shawnee
state 4th year leader stolen bases, triples
Justin Miller 4th year Yorktown and Manchester, pitches also
Catchers:
Geoff bowers lima
and st. francis 5th year
Chris Miller 4th year marion and Indiana Wesleyan
New guys hoping to make impact
Pitcher connor milligan kokomo, evan van Gordon Hartford city,
Ss walker strait Hartford
city, catcher cody crumlauf auburn
Missing:
Dylan brammer –p now in pacific association with pittsburg mettle independent
Zach tanner ss now with frontier greys independent
Kyle markle of from Celina
Portland will participate in
the ft wayne league, the heartland league with
south bend cardinals, Mishawaka brewers, and
northeast kekionga of ft. wayne
Manager randy miller 43rd season Portland
high school, Wabash college coached at adams
central
Assisted by doug tinsley 5th year kokomo
Key dates june 28 29 in south bend, july 4,5,6 firecracker
classic and aug 1,2,3 WBC
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