Preview - Bees Welcome Barnstormers Tonight for First of Three
May 24, 2016 - Atlantic League (AtL)
New Britain Bees News Release
In 140 Characters or Less: The Bees welcome the Lancaster Barnstormers to New Britain Stadium for the first of three! First pitch tonight 6:35PM!
Series: The Bees and Barnstormers have played one series so far this season, with the Barnstormers taking the series two games to one at Clipper Magazine Stadium in Lancaster.
Bees Tickets: Available at the New Britain Stadium Box Office | Call 860-826-BEES
The Bees: The Bees are coming off a series win over the York Revolution, taking two of three. New Britain has won two out of its past three series (6-4 record) and stands in third place in the Freedom Division with a 14-16 record, 5.5 games in back of the Somerset Patriots.
The Opposition: At 14-15, the Barnstormers sit in third place in the Liberty Division, two games behind the York Revolution and Sugar Land Skeeters. Lancaster is 7-3 in their last 10 games, and split its last series (vs. Southern Maryland) at one game apiece due to a rainout.
Starters
New Britain- RHP Shawn Haviland (1-0, 3.66) | Lancaster- Tanner Peters (1-0, 3.00)
Key to the Game- Power play: After hitting just seven home runs in the team's first 20 games, the Bees have nearly equaled that total in the last ten games with six in that span. Look for the team's hot hitters of late- Jovan Rosa, Craig Maddox, and Jonathan Roof- to help maintain the power surge tonight, and the rest of this week, against Lancaster.
Broadcast: YouTube (youtube.com/NewBritainBees).
Bees Buzz: In his first start of the season (and ninth appearance overall), Shawn Haviland tossed five innings and allowed three runs on the road against Southern Maryland...Jonathan Roof has vaulted into the top ten in batting average in the ALPB (ninth with a .311 average) during his recent hot streak in which he is hitting .353 over his past ten games...Michael Crouse is 4-7 (.571) with two runs scored during his first two games with the Bees following the trade from Lancaster...
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