Bees swept in double header at Clinton
Clinton, IA - Some of Burlington's best pitchers continued their strong starts to the season over both games of a doubleheader at NelsonCorp Field June 12. However, the Bees (3-9) remain winless on the road, as the team was swept in a doubleheader by the Clinton LumberKings (7-4).
Both games were seven innings long. The first game served as a makeup from a weather cancellation on June 4.
The Bees had 10 hits in game one, which ended with a final score of 6-3. Burlington rallied with four runs in the top of the sixth to tie the second game , but eventually lost 7-6.
Jackson Wohlers (Rock Valley College) threw three innings in the game one start, giving up three hits and five runs. He now leads the team's starters in innings with 11.
Joe Evans (Morton College) appeared in relief in Game 2, pitching 2.1 innings, allowing two hits and one run, with two strikeouts. He has the most innings of any Burlington pitcher with 13.2, posting a 1.32 ERA.
Three Bees had multiple hits in the first game. Landon Akers (Bellarmine) led the charge with three hits, bringing his season total to ten, which ties for the team lead.
Cedric Dunnwald (Mt. Mercy University) and Christian Dunn (Volunteer State) each had a pair of hits. Dunn was the only hitter for the team to pick up an RBI, hitting a double in the fifth that scored Nick Meyer (Mt. Mercy University) to get Burlington on the board.
Jack Duncan (Western Illinois) and Zach Leuschen (Southeastern CC) pitched the final three innings of the game. Duncan allowed one unearned run in his two innings, and Leuschen threw a shutout in his one frame.
Burlington was gritty in game two, making their comeback after trailing five runs entering the fifth. This effort was achieved with just three total hits in the game.
Boston Halloran (Oakland University) had the biggest Bee swing of the day, driving in two runs with a single to tie the game in the sixth. A runner was thrown out at second, slowing the team's momentum.
Jackson Reid (Chandler Gilbert CC) also had two RBIs in four at-bats. Cooper Donlin (Hawaii-Pacific) had a hit, a run, and a walk in two at-bats. He is the second Bee to reach ten hits this year. Kinnick Pusteoska (Tennessee Tech) scored twice, drawing two walks in one at-bat.
The team bounced back with no errors in game two, after two in the first game.
Burlington finishes its four game road trip June 13, returning to Illinois Valley to take on the Pistol Shrimp (10-4) at 7:05 p.m.