Aug. 3 2015 nabf regional results from Kankakee
Good morning baseball fans, it’s a beautiful day in Portland. The boys of summer have concluded their
season. Dag nabbit silly rabbit, mission incomplete. Rockets lose in tournament
play two times to winning just once and the season ended.
Rockets have earned berths to regionals since 1985, I was on
that team with the dull boys, neunschwander, maggard, flick, duback, selveck,
duback, Selvey, bultemeirer, overmeyer.
We went to Dayton.
this is the first time we ever went to Kankakee
Illinois. Rockets go 1-2
I drove over 800 miles this week. Wow
Rockets just could not complete their mission, unlike a week
ago when they won the world baseball congress championship.
Every rocket had a flaw in his game at one point or another,
every one. Coach included.
Not championship caliber, not sugar coating it should have know after a bird dropping soiled
our new scorebook.
Rockets lost thurs to Chicago
angels, dan bollenbacher had a 4-0 lead
in the 4th but we could not
hang on, lose 6-4 in the last inn. Billy
geeslin took the loss. The angel pitcher
was last year playing in the pros, AAA
white sox
Game 2 facing elimination and the defending champion and
host club, the beecher
muskies. We faced them in buffalo in the
nabf world series they have been there
11 of 13 times, make that 14, rockets knocked out the muskies, big win 4-2
Mitch waters goes 5 1/3 inn 4 hits 1 run and 3 ks, bill geeslin big relief appearance, Justin
Marrero hits a key triple off the top of the 380 sign and scores the insurance
run.
Rockets one more chance on aug first, but it is not to be
This one belongs to the Michigan city lakers, Reynolds goes 4 inn
giving up 3
Rockets strand 9 runners, well it would have been 10 but one
was picked off 1st inn from second base to quell that threat. Rockets lose 6-4 to end season. Record 20-8
In the tournament Dalton tinsley offensive leader 6 for 11`
3 hits each for geeslin, alex delk, Marrero, Brandon reaman,
Team went 23 for 79 a quite respectable .291ave.
rockets had a17 in the Portland dugout and earned the respect of all
in the tournament,
We did not play the Joliet
dirtbags or Chicago thurnder, lakers defeat Joliet
in finals 15-3 to advance to world
series in battle creek
Thanks to all supporters and fans and staff
Strange year, but the core players have all said they are
returning to do baseball business next year.
Until then this is the old third base coach rounding third
and headin for home,
Love ya in Portland
randy miller
Pg 14
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