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PCL baseball: Salt Lake Bees shut out Sacramento

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 23:57:02 MDT

PCL baseball: Salt Lake Bees shut out Sacramento

by Alex Riggins The Salt Lake Tribune

Published Jun 18, 2013 11:57PM MDT

Matt Shoemaker struck out nine batters over five innings and combined with three relievers to throw a three-hit shutout on Tuesday night, leading Salt Lake past Sacramento 10-0. The game was played in front of a crowd of 15,185, the largest at Spring Mobile Ballpark this season. Andrew Romine got the offense started early for Salt Lake when he led off the bottom of the first inning with an opposite-field home run down the left-field line, just his second homer of the season. Chris Nelson, play...

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PCL baseball: Ninth-inning grand slam helps Bees beat Grizzlies

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 00:03:02 MDT

PCL baseball: Ninth-inning grand slam helps Bees beat Grizzlies

Published Jun 18, 2013 12:03AM MDT

Salt Lake’s Matt Long hit a grand slam in the top of the ninth inning to tie the game, and the Bees went on to beat the Fresno Grizzlies 9-6 in 10 innings in a Pacific Coast League matchup Monday night. With the scored tied 6-6 in the 10th, Efren Navarro hit an RBI single to put the Bees ahead, and later scored on Roberto Lopez’s sacrifice fly to give the Bees a 9-6 lead. Salt Lake reliever David Carpenter (5-1) worked two scoreless innings to earn the win. With Salt Lake trailing 6-1 in the top...

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Salt Lake Bees to welcome 10 millionth fan in style

Mon, 17 Jun 2013 11:57:02 MDT

Salt Lake Bees to welcome 10 millionth fan in style

The Salt Lake Tribune

Published Jun 17, 2013 11:57AM MDT

The Salt Lake Bees are expected to welcome the franchise’s 10-millionth fan with prizes and an opportunity to see a major league game. Salt Lake is set to open a four-game homestand Tuesday against Sacramento at Spring Mobile Ballpark. The club is currently 9,668 fans shy of reaching the record mark. The lucky fan will receive a pair of Bees season tickets for the next 10 years, a VIP experience for 10 individuals at a Bees game later this season and a two-night trip for two to see Salt Lake’s p...

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PCL baseball: Bees beat Grizzlies, 5-2

Sun, 16 Jun 2013 19:59:02 MDT

PCL baseball: Bees beat Grizzlies, 5-2

Published Jun 16, 2013 07:59PM MDT

Buckner, Bees beat Grizzlies to climb above .500 Billy Buckner pitched seven strong innings to help lead the Salt Lake Bees to a 5-2 win over the host Fresno Grizzlies in a Pacific Coast League game Sunday afternoon. Buckner (6-2) allowed two runs on eight hits with four strikeouts and one walk. Jeremy Berg and Chad Cordero combined for two scoreless innings of relief, with Cordero retiring the last four batters to earn the save. Tommy Field and Luke Carlin had two hits each for the Bees (36-...

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PCL baseball: Grizzlies rally to beat Bees in 10 innings

Sun, 16 Jun 2013 00:24:02 MDT

PCL baseball: Grizzlies rally to beat Bees in 10 innings

Published Jun 16, 2013 12:24AM MDT

Grizzlies beat Bees on sacrifice fly The host Fresno Grizzlies scored on a sacrifice fly in the bottom of the 10th inning to beat the Salt Lake Bees 9-8 in a Pacific Coast League game Saturday night. Salt Lake reliever Ryan Brasier took the loss, giving up three runs on five hits over 21⁄3 innings. Fresno’s Roger Kieschnick drove in the winning run with a bases-loaded fly ball with nobody out in the 10th. Salt Lake’s Cole Calhoun hit a three-run homer in the first inning, and the Bees surged ...

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Minor league baseball: Disastrous sixth inning sinks Salt Lake Bees

Tue, 11 Jun 2013 23:20:03 MDT

Minor league baseball: Disastrous sixth inning sinks Salt Lake Bees

Published Jun 11, 2013 11:20PM MDT

Terrible sixth inning sinks Salt Lake Colorado hit a two-run homer and a grand slam during a 10-run sixth inning, wiping out the Bees’ 9-1 lead en route to a 15-9 victory Tuesday in PCL baseball. Roberto Lopez hit an RBI double in the second inning to give the Bees (33-33) a 4-0 lead. Trent Oeltjen led off the sixth with a solo home run and Efren Navarro drive in two runs with a double for what appeared to be an insurmountable Bees’ lead. But the Sky Sox (35-28) responded in the bottom half of...

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PCL baseball: Bees rally to beat Sky Sox

Mon, 10 Jun 2013 23:38:03 MDT

PCL baseball: Bees rally to beat Sky Sox

Published Jun 10, 2013 11:38PM MDT

Salt Lake’s Matt Long hit a two-out RBI double in the eighth inning to break a tie, and the Bees went on to beat the host Colorado Springs Sky Sox 8-6 in a Pacific Coast League game Monday for their fourth straight win. After the Sky Sox tied the game at 6-6 in the bottom of the seventh, Trent Oeltjen led off the eighth with a double to right field. Two outs later, Long sent a line drive into the right-field corner to bring home Oeltjen with the go-ahead run. Salt Lake would add an insurance run...

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Bees: Outfielder Calhoun surges back after injury

Mon, 10 Jun 2013 09:11:21 MDT

Bees: Outfielder Calhoun surges back after injury

by Kyle Goon The Salt Lake Tribune

Published Jun 10, 2013 09:11AM MDT

Every time Kole Calhoun had encountered a problem on the field, the answer was simple: Play more baseball. No big college scholarships out of high school? Play more baseball. Scouts told him he couldn’t run? Play more baseball. Caught in a hitting slump? Play more baseball. When the Salt Lake Bees outfielder broke a bone in his wrist on Opening Night this season, that’s when he was truly at a loss. It was the first time he ever had a baseball problem that couldn’t be solved by retreating to the ...

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PCL baseball: Catcher’s grand slam powers Bees’ win over Fresno

Sat, 08 Jun 2013 22:57:02 MDT

PCL baseball: Catcher’s grand slam powers Bees’ win over Fresno

by Kyle Goon The Salt Lake Tribune

Published Jun 8, 2013 10:57PM MDT

Every ballplayer has thought it at least once: If he could only have another chance, one more crack at it … Luke Carlin wasn’t left wondering what could’ve been. After he grounded out in the first with bases loaded, the Fresno Grizzlies gave the Bees catcher another chance. Fabio Castillo walked two batters on the way to Carlin in the third, and the veteran wasn’t wasting another opportunity. “I had a little more determination in that inning,” Carlin said. “I just knew he wasn’t going to get me...

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PCL baseball: Bourjos’ performance in Bees’ win bodes well for return to Angels

Fri, 07 Jun 2013 22:00:03 MDT

PCL baseball: Bourjos’ performance in Bees’ win bodes well for return to Angels

by Martin Renzhofer The Salt Lake Tribune

Published Jun 7, 2013 10:00PM MDT

Peter Bourjos didn’t have much of an opportunity to really test his rehabbed hamstring during his initial appearance with Salt Lake on Thursday. On Friday night at Spring Mobile Ballpark, the swift outfielder needed only one at-bat to prove his hammy was strong and ready for the rigors of Major League Baseball, which Bourjos hopes to continue Monday when he rejoins the Los Angeles Angels. Fresno pitcher Chris Heston plunked Bourjos in the back to open the bottom of the first. Bourjos, always a ...

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PCL baseball: Sky Sox sock Bees in series finale

Tue, 04 Jun 2013 15:59:29 MDT

PCL baseball: Sky Sox sock Bees in series finale

by Christopher Kamrani The Salt Lake Tribune

Published Jun 4, 2013 03:59PM MDT

By the time Drew Garcia’s ninth-inning homer landed, the crowd at Spring Mobile Ballpark still marveled at how far the designated hitter walloped the ball. It traveled so far, it flew past the dining tables in right field and by the ice cream shack. By that time, the Salt Lake Bees had already been handled by Colorado Springs pitcher Chris Volstad, and Garcia’s two-run moon shot was just icing on the cake, ensuring the Sky Sox wouldn’t be swept in Utah as they defeated the Bees 7-0 Tuesday after...

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PCL baseball: Bees beat Colorado Springs 6-2; interim manager enjoys ride

Mon, 03 Jun 2013 23:55:02 MDT

PCL baseball: Bees beat Colorado Springs 6-2; interim manager enjoys ride

by Kyle Goon The Salt Lake Tribune

Published Jun 3, 2013 11:55PM MDT

His winning percentages where he’s coached mark Bill Richardson as a consummate professional. But then again, he still gets a bit of a thrill standing on the top step of a Triple-A dugout. In his second stretch as the Salt Lake Bees’ interim manager — Keith Johnson is attending his daughter’s graduation in California — Richardson is still just as excited to be at the helm. It’s further in baseball than he ever could’ve gotten as a player. “To be honest, it’s a dream for me to be around professio...

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Minor league baseball: Rare triple feat highlights big Bees win

Sun, 02 Jun 2013 17:23:02 MDT

Minor league baseball: Rare triple feat highlights big Bees win

by Kyle Goon The Salt Lake Tribune

Published Jun 2, 2013 05:23PM MDT

As Roberto Lopez rounded into third standing up in the fifth inning, the 4,987 fans at Spring Mobile Ballpark may have seen a feat rarer than a perfect game. The Salt Lake Bees (28-30) had hit three triples in a row Sunday, thanks to at-bats from Trent Oeltjen, Andrew Romine and Lopez. In the majors, that’s only happened twice in the past 32 years. But as odd as it was, and as fun as it was for the team to see, the important part for the Bees was that the hard hits added up to a 10-1 victory. Sa...

Luis Rodriguez a veteran bat in Salt Lake Bees’ lineup

Sat, 01 Jun 2013 22:50:02 MDT

Luis Rodriguez a veteran bat in Salt Lake Bees’ lineup

by Kyle Goon The Salt Lake Tribune

Published Jun 1, 2013 10:50PM MDT

Luis Rodriguez’s swing looks so natural now, honed for 16 years. Twice in Saturday’s game, the 32-year-old second baseman nailed shots to right field: One for a stand-up double, then a third-inning grand slam — his second of the year — that would eventually prove to be the difference for the Salt Lake Bees in a 7-4 victory over the Colorado Sky Sox. Even when he hit a flyout in the fifth, Rodriguez’s left-handed swing was strong, and he connected solidly. At this point in his career, that’s one...

PCL baseball: Bees win last game of Sacramento series

Fri, 31 May 2013 23:24:03 MDT

PCL baseball: Bees win last game of Sacramento series

Published May 31, 2013 11:24PM MDT

Salt Lake won the final matchup in the four-game PCL series with host Sacramento 2-1 on Friday, nearly shutting the River Cats out before allowing one hit in the bottom of the eighth. Kole Calhoun led the Bees with two hits and one RBI, and he also scored the Bees’ first run, in the third inning, when Efren Navarro grounded out into a double play. Salt Lake’s insurance run came in the seventh, when Calhoun knocked in Andrew Romine. Billy Bucker earned the win for Salt Lake, throwing six scorele...

Vote for the Buzz/Stingers/Bees all-time team

Thu, 30 May 2013 23:49:02 MDT

Vote for the Buzz/Stingers/Bees all-time team

the Salt Lake Tribune

Published May 30, 2013 11:49PM MDT

Triple-A baseball returned to Salt Lake City in 1994. To observe the 20th season of the Buzz/Stingers/Bees franchise, The Salt Lake Tribune will name an all-time team in July. Fan voting is a component of the selections. Choose three outfielders and one player from each other category. Outfielders John Barnes - batted a franchise-record .365 in 2000. Peter Bourjos - hit three triples in a game in 2010. Brian Buchanan - franchise-record three walk-off home runs. Marty Cordova - batted .358 in...

Baseball: Salt Lake Bees start fast and finish strong in win at Sacramento

Thu, 30 May 2013 23:09:03 MDT

Baseball: Salt Lake Bees start fast and finish strong in win at Sacramento

Published May 30, 2013 11:09PM MDT

Luis Rodriguez hit his fifth home run of the season, Cole Calhoun went 2-for-4 with an RBI and Matt Long scored three times after drawing three walks as the Salt Lake Bees won at the Sacramento River Cats, 9-5, on Thursday night. The Bees scored three runs in the first inning off River Cats starter Travis Banwart. They also scored two runs in the sixth and two more in the eighth. Luis Jimenez knocked in two runs and Trent Oeltjen had two doubles for the Bees (25-30), who — after Friday’s game at...

Bees manager, East High football star connected by more than sports

Tue, 28 May 2013 13:58:38 MDT

Bees manager, East High football star connected by more than sports

by Kyle Goon The Salt Lake Tribune

Published May 28, 2013 01:58PM MDT

Peering across the baseball diamond at Spring Mobile Ballpark, Salt Lake Bees manager Keith Johnson spotted one of his former players — someone who hadn’t heard the news yet. “That’s my boy over there,” he said to the player while gesturing toward the dugout. “He’s grown a few inches since you last saw him, hasn’t he?” In the dugout, a dark-skinned teenager tilted his head down with a slightly abashed smile that belied his thick, strong frame. “He’s going to play football,” Johnson said. “He’s g...