June 23, 2014 rockets split with summit city sluggers, 7-2 3-5

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

The summer is here, and the rain wont stay away. 

Rockets dumped of 3 inches of rain off runkle-miller field and managed

To split another dh this one Saturday vs the summit city sluggers.\

Rockets win 7-2 before dropping the nightcap 5-3

Sunday games in ft wayne vs the marlins were rained out.

Special thanks to walt fafata and his jail work crew for the diamond duties.

Saturday after a moment of prayer for coach mark flueckigers wife kim, she was

In an auto accident, now recovering from surgery at Lutheran hospital., then it was baseball, mitch waters on the mound against the sluggers, he went the distance, 10 ks

Scattering 5 hits. Mitch does his work in 1 hr 38 min.  sure like that---

Rockets score 4 runs in the 6^th , 3 on an alex delk blast over the left field fence, to break

Open the close game.  Alex from cowan, had 3 hits , also key in the inning dillion bell

Bunt mishandled, and kyle markle’s double off the top of the fence. Bell and markle are from Celina.

Justin miller had 2 hits in each game, and a sore shouldered Dalton tinsely also had 2 hits.

Dalton has played every inning of every game in cf, but hurt his shoulder this week, so he

Was limited to 1^st base and designated hitter duties.

We hope to have him back at his post this week,,,

Great to have former rocket coach and good friend david waters on hand, keeping those umpires honest,,,also good to see kinda old friend perry jones out at the ballpark.

Love ya in Portland guys,,,,nice post on facebook showing rockets ahead Vicki tague.

Game 2 rockets waste a fine pitching effort by dan bollenbacher and lose to coach mark Delagarza team 5-3.  bollenbacher struck out 8 giving up 4 runs on 9 hits. Travis gray finished up.   rockets make it interesting   3 times loading the bases and as sports

Writer chris Schanz ntoes,  still waiting for that one big hit

It doesn’t help when we hit in double plays, strike out or runners running thru stop sign

At third, getting thrown out by a mile,

Reminds me of the question asked manager casey Stengel, what do you think of the execution of your team,,,casey dead panned …” Im all in favor of it”

Great story line---out of retirement brad Buckingham answered the call to catch bollenbacher and the south adams coach ---he played for the rockets several years in the

2005 era did a fine job.  34 years old and still an athlete, gotta love that \and great to see jim Buckingham and family on hand.

Congrats team Indiana and team wapahani,,,,,great job coach Dudley,,,,all that legion of

Wapahani rocket guys,,,luce lassiter Bolton etc.

Rockets play tues 615 vs ohio warhawks,,they are a special group from Dayton,,,,many division one signees,  on pro draft boards, always the best team we play\

Tyler Reynolds the starter.  Rocket record now 7-7