Burlington Road Comeback Comes Up Short

Peru, Illinois - The Burlington Bees (3-7) late comeback to the Illinois Valley Pistol Shrimp (9-4) fell short, as the team lost 9-5 at Veterans Memorial Park June 11.

Noah Harbin (Maryville University) got the start and went five innings, giving up three runs and striking out five. Harbin is now tied for the most innings among any Burlington starter, racking up 10 total strikeouts.

Vinny Mauro (Des Moines Area CC) made his Bees debut in relief, pitching a no-hit eighth inning, striking out two of the three batters he faced

Burlington trailed 4-1 heading into the seventh inning before a single by Cooper Donlin (Hawaii-Pacific) scored a run, bringing his RBI total to a team-leading eight for the year.

Reese Moore (University of Iowa) scored on a wild pitch in the next at-bat to pull the Bees within one. He finished with a hit, a run, and a walk in four at-bats, bringing his average to .368 for the year.

The Bees allowed five runs in the seventh and eighth innings but rallied with two scores in the ninth via a Merrick Mathews (University of Iowa) score on an error and a Skyler Agnew (Hawaii-Pacific) RBI single. This cut the deficit to four, but the game ended on a flyout with a runner on base.

The team allowed two home runs in the game and had three errors.

Donlin and Cedric Dunnwald (Mt. Mercy University) led the way with two hits, with both players also having an RBI. Jace Figuerero (Southeastern CC) picked up three walks, bringing his on-base percentage to .529 in three games as a Bee.

Burlington resumes its road trip with a double header against the Clinton Lumberkings (5-4) June 12. The games take place at 5:00 and 7:30 p.m. at NelsonCorp Field.