Bees Take Series
June 17, 2012 - Midwest League (MWL1)
Beloit Sky Carp News Release
Beloit, WI- It was a beautiful Father's Day for baseball at Pohlman Field for the final game of the three game series, and the end of the Midwest League first half, between the Beloit Snappers and the Burlington Bees. It was the Bees who ended up taking the series, winning the game 6-2.
For the first time in the series, the Snappers got on the board first. In the bottom of the second, Tyler Grimes led off the inning with a single. J.D. Williams followed with a double. Grimes scored on an RBI ground out to second base by Nate Roberts.
Starter, RHP Matt Summers pitched three innings of hitless baseball. However, he encountered some trouble in the fourth inning giving up two singles, but was able to pitch out of it.
The Snappers scored again in the fifth inning. Again, it was Roberts who got the run in, with a ground out scoring Lin who singled. J.D. Williams also doubled in the inning, making the score 2-0 Snappers.
Then the Bees offense attacked. DH Bobby Crocker cooked up a two run HR in the sixth. The Bees also had HRs in the seventh and ninth innings.
LHP Ryan O'Rourke replaced Summers with runners on 1st and 2nd and only one out in the 8th. O'Rourke struck out the next two batters swinging to end the inning. He would add two more strikeouts in the ninth.
The Midwest League AllStar game is on Tuesday June 19th and eight Snappers have made the team. They include Jario Rodriguez, Miguel Sano, Tyler Grimes, Jhon Goncalves, Jason Wheeler, A.J. Achter, Michael Tonkin, and Eddie Rosario. Rosario will miss the AllStar game due to an injury to off a line drive to the face during batting practice putting him on the DL.
The Snappers return home to the start the 2nd half of the season on Thursday, June 28th at 7:00PM against the Clinton LumberKings.
Midwest League Stories from June 17, 2012
- Kernels Sweep Kane County, 5-3 - Cedar Rapids Kernels
- Hill's 2-Run Homer Gives Bandits Another Walkoff Win - Quad Cities River Bandits
- Quad Cities cracks walkoff homer to beat Wisconsin - Wisconsin Timber Rattlers
- Silver Hawks Drop First-Half Finale - South Bend Silver Hawks
- Loons Drop Midseason Finale - Great Lakes Loons
- Bees Take Series - Beloit Sky Carp
- Lugnuts close out historic half with 9-2 rout - Lansing Lugnuts
- Fort Wayne Ends First Half with 9-3 Loss - Fort Wayne TinCaps
- Hot Rods Finish First Half by Sweeping TinCaps - Bowling Green Hot Rods
- Chiefs Finish Half 35-34 with 10-5 Win - Peoria Chiefs
- Cougars Swept to End First Half - Kane County Cougars
- Dragons Close out First Half with 5-3 Win - Dayton Dragons
- Keith Castillo Added to Hot Rods Roster - Bowling Green Hot Rods
- Errors Cost Captains First Half Finale - Lake County Captains
- Kernels win third in a row, 7-5, over Kane County - Cedar Rapids Kernels
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