MWL1 Burlington Bees

Bees Kill Two Streaks with 1 Win

Published on June 11, 2007 under Midwest League (MWL1)
Burlington Bees News Release


Burlington, IA (June 11, 2007) - The Burlington Bees (26-37) erased an early 4-0 deficit on their way to a 6-5 victory over the Peoria Chiefs (30-33) at Community Field tonight. The win snaps the Bees' seven-game losing streak and ends a streak of eight straight losses to the Chiefs at Community Field going back to July 15, 2005. The four-run deficit is also the biggest hole the Bees have erased in a win this year.

The Chiefs got out early against RH Ed Cegarra, who was making his first start of the season for the Bees tonight. Matt Camp led off the ballgame with a double and scored two batters later on a bounce out by Jim Adduci. In the second, Blake Lalli and Yusuf Carter singled and both scored when Dylan Johnston poked a three-run home run over the wall in left. Cegarra would work through four innings and didn't allow another run.

The Bees answered back in the bottom of the second. Chiefs' starter Miguel Cuevas walked Joe Dickerson and Kurt Mertins to start the inning and Michael Thompson brought them both in with a line drive double to left field. The Bees tied the score in the third. Chris McConnell led off with a single and two batters later, Brady Everett launched a home run over both walls in left field for a 4-4 score. It was Everett's sixth home run of the season. In the fourth inning, Jeff Howell singled and O.D. Gonzalez doubled to knock Cuevas out of the game. Donnie Walters took over in relief and gave up a double to Derrick Robinson that drove in Howell with the go-ahead run. Walters then walked McConnell to load the bases before getting out of the jam. Walters walked through three innings and left after allowing a leadoff single to Mertins in the seventh. With Alex Maestri on in relief, Mertins stole second and third. With the infield in, Howell hit a slow ground bal

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