Bees Best Revolution in Wild Contest
May 11, 2016 - Atlantic League (AtL)
New Britain Bees News Release
(York, Penn.) In a wild back-and-forth affair, the New Britain Bees held on to beat the York Revolution 11-8 in the second game of three at PeoplesBank Park.
PITCHERS OF RECORD- W: Grady Wood (1-1) | L: Tyrelle Harris (1-2)| SV: Craig Stem (4)
The wildness began in the middle innings of the ballgame. With the game tied 1-1 in the bottom half of the fourth, York put up three runs against New Britain's starter Josh Zeid, with the damage coming from a two-run single from catcher Isaias Tejada and sac fly from Andres Perez, who had also homered in the first inning. However, the Bees battled right back and scored three times in the fifth to knot the game up again thanks to James Skelton's two-run single and Greg Golson's RBI double.
After York regained the lead with a run in their half of the fifth, the Bees' offense again responded, this time with two runs in the sixth on an RBI single from Brandon Chaves and a passed ball which brought home Kevin Rivers. The Revolution, however, would score twice in the seventh to go back in front 7-6.
That is when the Bees erupted for their highest scoring inning of the season, plating five in the top of the eighth. The first two runs came off the bat of Chaves, who singled home Rivers and Jonathan Roof. With two on and two out, third baseman Jovan Rosa provided the exclamation point to the inning with a three-run home run. Despite picking up one more run in the bottom of the eighth, York would not get any closer as Craig Stem tossed a scoreless final inning-and-a-third to lock down the hard earned win.
The Bees' Kyle Simon and the Revolution's Jorge Martinez will attempt to restore order in the series finale as tomorrow's starting pitchers. First pitch from PeoplesBank Park is scheduled for 6:30 PM.
Bees Buzz: The Bees scored double digit runs for the first time in team history...Brandon Chaves finished with 4 RBIs on the night, a single-game high for a Bees' batter this season...Kevin Rivers reached base in each of his plate appearances (two hits, three walks) and scored a game high four runs...
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Bees Tickets: Available at the New Britain Stadium Box Office starting at 9 AM | Call 860-826-BEES
The Bees return home Friday, May 13th to start a three game set against the Bridgeport Bluefish. First pitch is scheduled for 6:35 PM as the Bees will host a postgame Pyrotechnics Extravaganza as well as Halloween in May! The first 1,000 fans will receive a Stan Cliburn Face Fan as well! On Saturday, May 14th, the Bees will host Polish Heritage Night for the first time ever, and Sunday May 15th will feature a Children's Book Drive presented by River Valley Wealth Management to benefit the Berlin Peck Memorial Library. Tickets for all three games are available by calling (860) 826-BEES (2337), online at nbbees.com, or by visiting the New Britain Stadium Box Office.
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