July 13, 2015 portland
rockets take 2 of 3 in Dayton
vs wolverines
Good morning baseball fans, it’s a beautiful day in Portland. And if it rains, I surely will hear it from
bernerd reitz, he gives me the dickens when I say it’s a beautiful day.
The rockets were in action over the weekend, after 16 days
off the boys of summer played in Dayton Friday and
Saturday. The rockets won 2 out of 3 of those games. Then rained out Sunday in
ft. wayne.
Portland in Dayton, just like in the old days at howell
field, when we played hh morgan.
Back in the 80’s.
howell field down in a hole, was the site of the first ever NFL game,
The Dayton
triangles vs the Columbus Panhandles, seated 5000 in 1920. the field has been part of a Cincinnati reds renovation project with many
improvements.
Portland rockets were there
fri and lost a toughie, 3-0 to the Miami
valley wolverines,
Mitch waters scattered 6 hits thru 8 inn 86 pitches, gave up 1 earned run but the
rockets were denied any runs, left 13 men on base, including loaded bases in
the first 2 inn.
Even in the last inning men on 2nd and 3rd,
a long ball by jagen millspaugh almost tied the game in the 9th but
it went foul.
Rocket train on track Saturday, get off the bus gus, Dalton
tinsley and Brandon reaman, our 1st 2 hitters, and our top 2 hitters
on the weekend, get em on, get em over and get em in.
That’s how we mananged a 6-2 and 7-1 dh sweep over those
wolverines on sat. with those 2 on our
offense creates havoc for the opposition.
Alex delk then doubles to the track and the train was rolling. Reaman had 7 hits in the 3 games, tinsley had
6,. They were teammates this spring at Shawnee
state and we love em in portland. Rockets manages 32 hits over the weekend. Justin
Marrero had a couple of doubles and saved us a couple times with defensive gems
at 3rd and short, tj lindstrand had 4 hits, colin Affolder had 3
hits, billy geeslin some clutch base hits, delk 3 rbi, rockets rolled;
We like success stories, tyler Reynolds and jimmy west were stellar on
the mound. Tyler goes 6 inn, 92 pitches and is in
command. 10 hits 1 walk and 6 Ks, billy
geeslin pitched the last inn. Then game 2 rockets made a winner of jimmy west,
he goes 5 inn allows just 1 run and 5 hits, jimmy and Brandon reaman are from
Dayton, playing in Dayton but playing for the Portland rockets, they were
recruited by teammate Dalton tinsley and his dad coach doug tinsley, and we are
glad they are rockets. They drive just
an hour and a half to Portland
for a game. Wow
Andy welches used to do that for Portland before he went to the independent
leagues.
Rockets outscored the Dayton
club 13-6 but one of the key plays in the game, with a 2-1 lead in the 4th,
Dayton lead off
runner tried to steal second. Catcher tj
lindstrand, who caught all weekend, lucas
Hendee did spell him in the first game, tj nailed that runner trying to steal
second and wiped the bases clean, I guess he had larceny in his heart, but his
feet were honest.
One of the highlights of my weekend was seeing so many
rocket fans in Dayton.; meeting jimmy west parents for the first time
after probably his most successful mound event ever, and telling them what a
prize he is for Portland,
and watching them beam over their star pitcher, priceless.\
I was a bit touched I must say.
Must share a happy birthday cheer to our old captain heath
Williams from Portland.
All American and voted into semi-pro baseball hall of fame, 8 years as an elite
rocket.
Please also note the passing of my good friend this weekend,
Geneva resident
dick Huffman, love ya in Portland Richard
Rockets win 2 out of 3 in Dayton, record now 14-4 in this bizarre
summer
Sunday rained out, we play ft. wayne tonite, weather permitting,
At taylor tues, we return to Portland thurs for
crossroads credit union nite.
Rain rain go away rockets have a game today,
Randymiller pg 14 |