Burlington Bees
Single Game Tickets On Sale NOW!
Date:05/05/2022 Source:Burlington Bees
May 5, 2022 - BURLINGTON, IOWA - Single game tickets for the 2022 Burlington Bees summer season went on sale today! Fans can purchase tickets online at www.GOBEES.com by clicking the Tickets and Promotions menu and scrolling to Individual Tickets. Fans will be able to select a game and it links to our ticket provider. With only 27 days until Opening Night, fans will want to m...
Burlington Bees Release Promotional Schedule
Date:03/18/2022 Source:Burlington Bees
BURLINGTON, IOWA, March 18, 2022 – The Burlington Bees are back in action and have released their upcoming promotional schedule of theme nights and giveaways for the 2022 season. Highlights include new theme nights such as Fairytales & Fireworks, SuperDogs & SuperHeroes Night, Level Up (Retro Gaming) Night, Huck’s Harbor Beach Night, Sandlot Night, Family Game Night, and ...
BURLINGTON BEES ANNOUNCE FIELD MANAGER FOR 2022 SEASON
Date:02/16/2022 Source:Burlington Bees
BURLINGTON, IOWA, February 16, 2022 — When the Burlington Bees take the field for the first time this 2022 season, it will be under the helm of a newly named Field Manager, Owen Oreskovich. Oreskovich is no stranger to the Bees organization after spending last season as both Assistant and Hitting Coach for the team. The Bees are excited to have a familiar face at the helm. “...
BURLINGTON BEES 2022 SCHEDULE ANNOUNCED
Date:01/07/2022 Source:Burlington Bees
BURLINGTON, IOWA - Friday, January 7, 2022 - The Burlington Bees, in conjunction with the Prospect League, are excited to release their schedule for the upcoming 2022 season. The Bees will open the season at home on Wednesday, June 1st and will end the season on the road at Quincy, Saturday, August 6th. The schedule includes some Monday games this year, as well as, all other days of the week. &n...
BIG CROWD CHEERS BEES TO WIN IN FINAL GAME
Date:08/04/2021 Source:Burlington Bees
It was an emotional finish to the Bees first season in the Prospect League, giving a big ole home crowd a win over Quincy 11-5. The Bees took control early with a five run first inning and never looked back. Burlington started things off with a fielder’s choice RBI from Dylan Hale. Jackson Jones started a two out rally with an RBI single to make the score 2-0. Rome Wallace crush...
DEFENSIVE LAPSE LEADS TO LOSS
Date:08/01/2021 Source:Burlington Bees
The Burlington Bees needed a win to keep their playoff hopes alive. The Springfield Sliders played spoiler with a three run ninth to defeat Burlington 7-5. Springfield got on the board first with a two-out RBI single from Jacob Mulcahy to grab the lead. Burlington responded in the bottom of the first with a pair of runs with two outs. Zane Zielinski reached with a single. He stole thi...
BURLINGTON DROPS KEY GAME TO GEMS
Date:07/29/2021 Source:Burlington Bees
Burlington dropped a key game to Quincy Thursday night. Jake Skrine led the scoring off with a two-run home run in the top of the second for his ninth of the season, and his fifth home run in his past 10 games, posting Quincy to a 2-0 lead in a game they would win handily 7-2. The Bees scored their only two runs of the game in the second. Rome Wallace was hit by a pitch with two out. ...
SOLID PITCHING, BIG HITS CARRY BEES PAST AVIATORS
Date:07/25/2021 Source:Burlington Bees
Burlington jumped out to a 2-0 lead in the first when Ben Nippolt led off with a walk and Jackson Jones mashed a one-out shot for his 18th home run of the season. Lafayette responded with two home runs of their own in the visitor’s fourth. The Aviators showboated around the bases as they took a 3-2 lead. They verbally taunted the Burlington fans, but that all ended as quickly as it be...
BEES DROP FOURTH STRAIGHT
Date:07/24/2021 Source:Burlington Bees
The Burlington Bees had a solid night of offense, but the Lafayette Aviators were better and beat the Bees 10-6. Lafayette started the scoring in the second with four straight hits. Tavan Shahidi and Mike Snyder hit back to back doubles to score the first two runs. Oscar Ponce made it a 4-0 game on a moon shot home run to left for his second of the season. The Bees got within a run thanks to a t...
LONG BALL POWERS GEMS PAST BEES
Date:07/23/2021 Source:Burlington Bees
The home run ball proved to be the difference for the Quincy Gems in their 9-2 victory over the Burlington Bees Friday at Community Field. Matt Schark opened the scoring in the first with his team leading 14th home run of the season. A two-run no-doubter to give Quincy an early 2-0 lead. AJ Henkle responded in the second for the Bees with a two-run shot of his own, his first of the season, to tie...
SHRIMP DOWNS BEES 12-6
Date:07/21/2021 Source:Burlington Bees
The Burlington Bees fought hard to get back in the game, but the hot offense of the Illinois Valley Pistol Shrimp was too much in the Bees 12-6 loss. Andrew Long retired the first six batters before Illinois Valley recorded five straight hits to begin the third. Justin Rios had an RBI single, then a two-run single from Will Worthington to made the score 3-0. Logan Delgado capped the i...
KEY HITS CONTINUE TO ELUDE OFFENSE AS BEES FALL 8-4
Date:07/18/2021 Source:Burlington Bees
Burlington bats continued to remain relatively silent in an 8-4 loss to the first place Quincy Gems Sunday afternoon at Community Field. After being shut out on the road by the Gems last night, Burlington fell behind early trailing 5-0 after half an inning, 6-0 after two. Eventually they would score a run in the fifth, two in the eighth, and one in the ninth. Burlington, who entered t...
BEES SPLIT WITH CORNBELTERS
Date:07/16/2021 Source:Burlington Bees
By RJ Larson The Bees split a double header with the Normal CornBelters Friday night, winning the first game 6-0 and losing the second 1-0. The seven inning game 1 shutout, plus the first three innings of game 2, gave Burlington 20 consecutive scoreless innings pitched. Newcomer A J Henkle was the offensive story on the night for the Bees. The outfielder, who joined the team just thi...
ZIELINSKI POWERS BURLINGTON PAST ILLINOIS VALLEY
Date:07/14/2021 Source:Burlington Bees
By RJ Larson Situational hitting is what manager Gary McClure wanted from the Bees in their matchup against the Illinois Valley Pistol Shrimp, and that is exactly what he got. Burlington came up with three clutch hits with runners on to defeat Illinois Valley 7-5. The Pistol Shrimp got on Bees ace McLain Harris to start off the game. An RBI double from Blake Atkins, and an RBI single from Sam Li...
Games Postponed...Yet Again.
Date:07/11/2021 Source:Burlington Bees
Today's double header scheduled for 2 PM versus the Normal Cornbelters has been POSTPONED due to weather/field conditions. The games will be made up as double headers (two seven inning games) on the following dates: *This Friday, July 16th at 5 PM (Gates will open at 4:30 PM) *Saturday, July 31st at 5 PM (Gates will open at 4:00 PM) If you purchased tickets for the 7/10 and 7/11 games, the t...
July 10th Game Postponed due to Weather
Date:07/10/2021 Source:Burlington Bees
July 10, 2021 - BURLINGTON, IOWA Tonight's 6:30 PM scheduled game versus the Normal Cornbelters has been postponed due to weather. A doubleheader will be played tomorrow, Sunday, July 11th at Community Field starting at 2 PM. Gates and ticket office will open at 1 PM. ### ...
SIMPSON, LONG LEAD BEES PAST CLINTON
Date:07/07/2021 Source:Burlington Bees
By RJ Larson: Have a night Austin Simpson! After a recent rough stretch entering tonight’s game, Simpson bounced back with a monster night. How about four hits and three RBIs to help the Bees defeat the Clinton LumberKings 12-3. Simpson drove in his first run in the opening frame on an RBI single to put Burlington ahead 1-0. The Bees found their power in the third with a pair of solo...
TOO LITTLE TOO LATE (AGAIN) FOR THE BEES
Date:07/04/2021 Source:Burlington Bees
Shaky defense early put Burlington in a hole they could not climb out of, as the Bees fell to O’Fallon 11-7. Luke Vinson led off the game with a ground ball to short. Ben Nippolt mishandled the ball, which also got by second baseman Mason Land, and when no one covered second Vinson wound up with what would be scored as a double. Vinson then stole third. Bees’ catcher ...
JONE'S TWO HOME RUNS NOT ENOUGH
Date:07/03/2021 Source:Burlington Bees
By RJ Larson The comeback came up short against the Clinton LumberKings, as the Bees fell behind early, came back and lost 10-9. Jackson Jones began the night with a bomb in the bottom of the first for his ninth home run of the season, a solo shot, putting the Bees ahead 1-0. Clinton would respond with their first big inning of the game in the third. Rayth Peterson got hit by a pitch. ...
BEES CHOP DOWN LUMBERKINGS
Date:07/02/2021 Source:Burlington Bees
By RJ Larson The Burlington Bees took advantage of a sloppy seventh inning by Clinton to earn their fourth win of the season over the LumberKings Friday night 11-5. Marcos Sanchez began the scoring with a blast to right for his sixth home run of the season to give Burlington a 1-0 lead in the second. Clinton responded in the top of the third with an RBI single from Bryce Dreher to knot things ba...
BEES SPLIT WITH NORMAL
Date:07/01/2021 Source:Burlington Bees
By RJ Larson Playing from behind hurt the Bees in game one of Thursday’s doubleheader, as they couldn’t string together enough runs to make a comeback and fell 6-3 to Normal. The CornBelters scored in five straight innings to keep Burlington at bay. Simon Gregersen allowed a pair of RBI singles in the second innings to Casey Finck and Drew Davis, giving Normal the lead 2-0. Bur...
JACKSON'S BLOW LEADS BEES PAST ALTON
Date:06/29/2021 Source:Burlington Bees
By: RJ Larson The Burlington Bees fell behind to the Alton River Dragons early, then struck for eight of the final nine runs in the game to defeat Alton 8-4. The River Dragons struck for an early run after Blake Burris drew a leadoff walk, stole a couple bases and scored on a single from Josh Johnson to give Alton a 1-0 lead. Johnson drove in his second run of the game on a solo home run i...
BEES WIN SEESAW BATTLE WITH SPRINGFIELD
Date:06/25/2021 Source:Burlington Bees
By RJ Larson The scoring began with a bang in the second inning on Marcos Sanchez smash to right center, his fourth home run of the season to give Burlington a 1-0 lead. Burlington added another run in the second on a fielder’s choice off the bat of Lincoln Riley to grab a two run lead. Springfield responded in the third on a sac fly from John Weglarz to make the score 2-1. Ch...
BEES DROP SECOND STRAIGHT
Date:06/24/2021 Source:Burlington Bees
By: RJ Larson The Burlington Bees were down big early, could not muster a hit until the 7th inning and simply could not recover against the Cape Catfish who swept to a 10-4 win. An error by Jackson Jones would be costly in the first inning, as the Catfish score four unearned runs. Cape used three doubles and a home run from Noah Jacobson to strike for five in the opening frame. They added...
BEES STRAND 14 IN 7-5 LOSS TO CATFISH
Date:06/23/2021 Source:Burlington Bees
By: RJ Larson The Cape Catfish beat the Bees Wednesday night 7-5. The Catfish used a five run sixth inning to take a 7-2 lead. With the score tied at 2 going into the sixth, the Burlington defense lapsed, committed two errors, allowing three unearned runs. Cape up 7-1. The Catfish began the game with a pair of extra base hits, a leadoff triple from Andrew Stone, and a two-run h...
WISSINGER NAMED TO THE JBB ALL-AMERICAN TEAM
Date:06/23/2021 Source:Burlington Bees
The junior college website The JBB has named Bees closer Reece Wissinger to its 2021 Division II Junior College All-American Team. The Southeastern Community College hurler, and Burlington High School alum, was selected to the first-team. Wissinger is headed into his sophomore season at for the Black Hawks. In the just completed collegiate year he appeared in 15 games, post...
A DAY AFTER BEING SHUTOUT BEES BATS EXPLODE
Date:06/20/2021 Source:Burlington Bees
By: RJ Larson The Burlington Bees powered their way past the Quincy Gems with 16 hits to defeat the Gems 13-5. In the first meeting of the season, Quincy managed to strike first in the second. Jayce Maag delivered a two-out RBI single and gave Quincy an early 1-0 lead. The Bees managed to answer in the bottom half of the inning, getting an RBI single from Marcos Sanchez and tie the game at 1-1. ...
BEES SHUT OUT IN LOSS
Date:06/19/2021 Source:Burlington Bees
By: RJ Larson The Bees couldn’t string together the hits against O’Fallon Hoots as they fell 3-0. The first time the Bees have been shut out this season. O’Fallon got on Bees starter Jalen Evans right away, getting three hits in the first. They turned into two runs and gave O’Fallon an early 2-0 lead. The Hoots added another run in the 4th on a Jam...
BEES HAVE NO MERCY ON CLINTON
Date:06/13/2021 Source:Burlington Bees
Oh my, which story to tell! Burlington pitching combined to hold the Clinton LumberKings to one hit in a 10-run mercy rule win, 12 to 2. Burlington hitting lashed Clinton pitching for the 12 runs on 12 hits, including home runs by Kevin Santiago, his 3rd and Jackson Jones, his 5th. Jalen Evans got the win. Making his first appearance for the Bees, he started the game, went 5 inn...
BEES LEAVE 10 STRANDED IN 10-8 LOSS
Date:06/10/2021 Source:Burlington Bees
By: RJ Larson The Bees left 10 runners on base, committed two errors and squandered an early 4-1 lead, falling 10-8 to the Clinton LumberKings at Community Field. Brett McCleary got the LumberKings on the board with a solo home run to make the score 1-0. Austin Simpson responded in bottom half of the second with an enormous two-run home run to right center. It was his first of ...
