Bees Look for Series Split with York in Sunday Matinee
April 24, 2016 - Atlantic League (AtL)
New Britain Bees News Release
In 140 Characters or Less: It's Hardware City Family Fun-Day & Pink at the Park presented by CT Breast Health Initiative as the Bees & Revs cap off the opening series!
Series: The Revolution took last night's game 3-1, and now lead the opening series of the season two games to one.
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The Bees: Catcher James Skelton is off to a hot start over the first three games of the young season, hitting .444 (4-9) and walking twice. The former Tigers draft pick also has caught two runners stealing.
The Opposition: York's bullpen has pitched well so far in the series, allowing just two runs and striking out 16 batters over 12 innings. Former MLB reliever Tony Pena fanned three in two scoreless last night.
Starters - New Britain: RHP Josh Zeid (0-0, 0.00 ERA) | York: RHP James Simmons (0-0, 0.00)
Key to the Game - Break Out: Despite ample opportunities, the Bees' offense has yet to back up the team's solid pitching this series. Look for the top of the Bees' lineup to try to set up the middle-of-the-order bats by earning free bases and stealing bases.
Promotions and Special Events: It's Sunday, which means it's Hardware City Family Fun-Day at New Britain Stadium! Players will be on field signing autographs for fans pregame and kids will also be able to run the bases after the conclusion of the game1 Today is also the first annual "Pink in the Park" game, presented by CT Breast Health Initiative, and the Bees will wear pink socks as they raise awareness for the upcoming CT Race in the Park on May 7th, which benefits breast cancer research and care.
Broadcast: Talk of Connecticut (WDRC AM 1360 Hartford, WMMW AM 1470 Meriden, WWCO AM 1240 Waterbury, and WSNG AM 610 Torrington) and Youtube (Youtube.com/NewBritainBees)
Bees' Buzz: Outfielder Jon Jones has driven in each of the Bees' runs over the past two games... Josh Zeid is a New Haven native and was named the 2005 Gatorade Connecticut High School Player of the Year as a member of the Hamden Hall Country Day School Hornets. Zeid struck out 400 batters during his high school career...Nick Greenwood and Cole Johnson both posted quality starts in the last two Bees' games.
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