AtL Lancaster Stormers

'Stormers Battered by Bees

Published on May 26, 2016 under Atlantic League (AtL)
Lancaster Stormers News Release


Three straight doubles in the bottom of the third inning were all the New Britain Bees needed to take out the Lancaster Barnstormers in the finale of a three-game series.

Those doubles produced four runs, and the Bees never looked back, drubbing the Barnstormers, 9-1, in the rubber game between the two clubs.

Steve Carrillo opened the third with a single off J.D. Martin (1-2) and Brandon Chaves followed with a base hit through the right side. Jovan Rosa advanced Carrillo with a deep fly to left center, giving the Bees runners at first and third. Craig Maddox ripped a two-base hit beyond right field Sean Halton for a 2-1 advantage. Jonathan Roof followed with a two-run double down the left field line, and Kevin Rivers followed Maddox to the wall in right as the Bees built a 5-1 lead.

Brian Dupra (4-0) yielded an RBI double to Kevin Ahrens in the top of the third but cruised after being handed the four-run lead. The right-hander yielded five hits and one run over eight innings while walking one and striking out nine. He retired 12 Barnstormers in a row following a one-out single by Mike McDade in the top of the fourth.

Jon Jones capped the scoring with a pair of homer. The Bees center fielder reached Martin for a three-run blast to left in the fifth inning and greeted Mark Lamm with a leadoff homer in the seventh.

The Barnstormers open a seven-game homestand on Friday evening with the first of four meetings against the Sugar Land Skeeters. Terry Doyle (0-2) will make the start for Lancaster against lefty Roy Merritt. Gates will open at 4:00 for the Salute to Veterans Ceremony. Fans may tune into Blue Ridge Cable 11 or the Barnstormers YouTube Channel, beginning at 7:00.

NOTES: Logan Schafer extended a hitting streak to six with a bunt single starting off the game...Halton lost a six-game streak...Jones became only the second opposing player to homer twice in a game since 2014...They were his first two homers of the season...Mike Lee extended his streak of scoreless innings to 8.1 with a pair of shutout innings...The bullpen had to cover 19 2/3 innings in the series...The Barnstormers went 2-3 on the road trip.

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