Wednesday, March 22, 2023

Geeslin awaits

Portland Rockets first baseman Billy Geeslin awaits a pickoff attempt from pitcher Mitch Waters as Austin Craine of the Miami Valley Wolverines dives back to the base in the first inning Friday night at Runkle-Miller Field. The Rockets are hosting the World Baseball Congress tournament this weekend and will square off at 2:30 p.m. Saturday against the Fort Wayne Jackers. Portland will then play the Summit City Sluggers at 7:30 p.m. The championship game is slated for 4 p.m. Sunday. (The Commercial Review/Chris Schanz)

Portland Rockets

Rockets’ season ends in regional

FORT?WAYNE?— The Rockets won their final game in pool play. It wasn’t enough for them to move on.
Portland falls in tourney opener

FORT WAYNE — It’s going to take some work for the Rockets to play into the weekend.
Rockets split doubleheaders

SOUTH?BEND — It was a weekend of splits for the Portland Rockets.
Rockets stumble in FW

FORT WAYNE — Northwest Kekionga snagged the lead of a back-and-forth affair with a three-run bottom of the eighth.
Rockets split against Blues

FORT WAYNE — The Rockets had plenty of offense in the opener, just not enough in game two.
Reynolds shuts out the Chiefs

More than a decade ago, Tyler Reynolds was pitching for the Chiefs. On Thursday night, he shut them out.
Rockets get split in Michigan

BATTLE CREEK, Michigan — The Rockets dropped the opener. They ensured a split by scoring more runs in a single inning than the opposition did all day.
Rockets fall at Day Air

DAYTON, Ohio — The Rockets spent Thursday night on a Minor League field. They weren’t able to get much offense going while they were there.
Rockets split in Fort Wayne

FORT WAYNE — Another low-scoring game resulted in a loss for the Rockets. They bounced back to split the doubleheader.
Rockets roll to W

Free bases provide a spark to support strong pitching
Rockets split weekend games

It was a difficult start to the weekend, but the Rockets finished strong.
Fateful first ends season

FORT WAYNE — They nearly pulled off the unthinkable.
Saturday showdown

FORT WAYNE — The team's third world series berth comes down to this afternoon.
Smith shines in regional win

FORT WAYNE — Facing bases loaded in the fourth inning, Peyton Smith got out of the jam with a strikeout.
Walk-off helps Rockets go 1-4 on weekend

FORT WAYNE and PORTLAND — Max Moser stopped the Rockets’ losing streak in game one Sunday.

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