Silver Hawks Shutout Bees to Win 5-0
June 9, 2011 - Midwest League (MWL1)
Burlington Bees News Release
BURLINGTON, IA (June 9)- The South Bend Silver Hawks (31-29) beat the Burlington Bees 5-0 (41-20) at Community Field on Thursday night.
The Silver Hawks scored two runs in the second inning. A single by DH Raywilly Gomez (2-3) was followed by back-to-back errors by the Bees to score Gomez and give the Silver Hawks the lead at 1-0.
SS Raul Navarro (1-4) and 3B Zach Walters (1-3) provided two doubles in the third inning to spark a two-run scoring attack by the Silver Hawks. Bees C Juan Nunez (0-3) made his second error of the game to give South Bend a 3-0 lead.
C Ramon Castillo (1-4) blasted a two run home run to extend the Silver Hawks'lead to 5-0 in the sixth inning.
The Bees and West Michigan Whitecaps open up their three game weekend series on Friday at 6:30 p.m. It's "Big Fun Friday" at Community Field, where fans can enjoy 16 oz. cans of Bud Light and Busch Light for just $3.25 sponsored by Budweiser, Today's Hit Music Hot 97.3, and your hometown station, Big Country 103.1. Fans can also enjoy "Fireworks" sponsored by J&M Displays. It's also "Mt. Pleasant Community Weekend." If you show your Mt. Pleasant area I.D, you can receive discounted tickets. RHP Josue Carreno (3-6, 5.51) gets the start for the Whitecaps against RHP Blake Hassebrock (3-2, 1.63) for the Bees. Pre-game coverage begins at 6:10 p.m. on Newsradio 1490 KBUR and online at www.gobees.com.
2011 Bees tickets are on sale now! To purchase season tickets, bonus books or single game tickets, please give the Bees a call at (319) 754-5705, go online to www.gobees.com, or stop by the box office at Community Field during normal business hours.
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