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Bees’ Oeltjen proud of Australian roots

Sun, 19 May 2013 23:55:11 MDT

Bees’ Oeltjen proud of Australian roots

by Kyle Goon The Salt Lake Tribune

Published May 19, 2013 11:55PM MDT

He was a novelty in his home country growing up. As teens around him whiled away time with cricket or rugby, Trent Oeltjen, the son of an American, was finding his way in baseball. Over a decade later, he’s still a novelty: an Australian in baseball. The 30-year-old has long dealt with the same questions about growing up Down Under, and his home country still is warming up to the American pastime. “Even people back home would probably say, ‘Pick a real sport,’ ” the outfielder said. “My friends ...

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PCL baseball: Walk-off homer brings Bees victory against Nashville

Sun, 19 May 2013 20:12:02 MDT

PCL baseball: Walk-off homer brings Bees victory against Nashville

by Kyle Goon The Salt Lake Tribune

Published May 19, 2013 08:12PM MDT

The Salt Lake Bees had come far, but needed to stretch just a bit further. In the 10th inning of a four-and-a-half hour game, it seemed that extra push would never come. But hold it: Here was Luke Carlin, the catcher who had yet to hit a home run this season. With two strikes, and his team crossing their fingers while peering on from the dugout, he launched a ball over the right-field fence. A walk-off home run from the guy who had still been hunting for his first hit of the day. In a game of su...

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PCL baseball: Nashville hands Bees 1st home shutout of season

Sat, 18 May 2013 22:46:02 MDT

PCL baseball: Nashville hands Bees 1st home shutout of season

by Kyle Goon The Salt Lake Tribune

Published May 18, 2013 10:46PM MDT

The Spring Mobile Ballpark crowd of 8,933 spectators applauded with relief after Andrew Romine caught a pop-up to shallow left field to take his Bees out of the top of the eighth. There wasn’t anything special about the play itself — a routine fly. But it ended an awfully painful stretch for the Bees. The catch was the end of three-run inning in which the home team had allowed four hits, three walks and three runs. And that eighth inning for Nashville (12-28) was the latter of two especially lu...

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Bees’ bats break out against Sounds

Fri, 17 May 2013 22:37:02 MDT

Bees’ bats break out against Sounds

by Kyle Goon The Salt Lake Tribune

Published May 17, 2013 10:37PM MDT

In the sixth inning, when the rain finally broke, the fans took shelter under coats and umbrellas. Many receded into the back rows, safely beneath the cover of the upper tier. But most of the crowd stayed at Spring Mobile Ballpark on Friday night, treated to a blowout win for the hometown Bees. The rain was a temporary hindrance, but Salt Lake showered runs on the Nashville Sounds in a 12-6 victory. In 42 games this year, the Bees have scored in double digits only one other time. On the heels of...

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PCL: Nashville spoils the fun with 7-2 win over Salt Lake

Thu, 16 May 2013 22:41:03 MDT

PCL: Nashville spoils the fun with 7-2 win over Salt Lake

by Steve Luhm The Salt Lake Tribune

Published May 16, 2013 10:41PM MDT

The stage was set for a fun-filled Thursday night at Spring Mobile Ballpark. In perfect late-spring weather before an enthusiastic crowd of 10,048, the Salt Lake Bees opened an eight-game homestand against a team with the worst record in the Pacific Coast League. Oops. Nashville starter Johnny Hellweg scattered four hits over six scoreless innings and the Sounds used a five-run fifth inning to secure a 7-2 victory over the Bees. “Hellweg did a good job,” Salt Lake manager Keith Johnson said. “H...

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PCL: Bees begin 8-game homestand

Wed, 15 May 2013 11:19:02 MDT

PCL: Bees begin 8-game homestand

by Xxxxxx The Salt Lake Tribune

Published May 15, 2013 11:19AM MDT

The Salt Lake Bees, coming off of a road trip where they won four of their last six games, open an eight-game homestand Thursday against Nashville. First pitch at Spring Mobile Ballpark is scheduled for 6:35 p.m. Right-handed starter Kip Wells takes the mound for the Bees. Salt Lake (19-21), third place in the PCL’s Pacific Northern Division, rebounded from a five-game losing streak by taking 3 of 4 games at Oklahoma City. Nashville (10-27) sits in the American Northern basement. The Sounds, las...

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PCL baseball: Oklahoma City edges Salt Lake

Tue, 14 May 2013 13:56:02 MDT

PCL baseball: Oklahoma City edges Salt Lake

Published May 14, 2013 01:56PM MDT

Austin Wates’ RBI single in the bottom of the ninth gave the Oklahoma City RedHawks a 3-2 win over the Salt Lake Bees on Tuesday afternoon. Salt Lake pitcher Mitch Stetter was pulled with two out and Brett Wallace, who had led off the ninth with a single, on first base. Out of the bullpen, Chad Cordero surrendered a single to Carlos Perez and hit Che-Husan Lin with a pitch to load the bases before Wates drilled a 2-1 pitch off of the warning track in right center to end the game and snap the Bee...

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PCL baseball: John Hester’s two homers help Bees beat RedHawks

Mon, 13 May 2013 23:05:02 MDT

PCL baseball: John Hester’s two homers help Bees beat RedHawks

Published May 13, 2013 11:05PM MDT

Hester hits two homers as Bees win John Hester belted a pair of solo home runs as the Salt Lake Bees beat the host Oklahoma City RedHawks 3-2 in a Pacific Coast League game Monday night. OKC led 1-0 when Hester drilled the first pitch of the third inning from Brad Peacock over the bullpen in left center to tie the game. With one out in the fifth, Hester launched a 2-0 pitch from Peacock off of the back wall of the same bullpen to give the Bees a 2-1 lead. Salt Lake starter Matt Shoemaker (3-5)...

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Bees hold off RedHawks’ rally

Sat, 11 May 2013 23:31:02 MDT

Bees hold off RedHawks’ rally

Published May 11, 2013 11:31PM MDT

Despite the RedHawks’ threerun ninth inning, Salt Lake beat Oklahoma City on the road, 6-4. Matt Young knocked in a homer in his first game with the Bees to give Salt Lake a 1-0 lead, and Matt Young led with three RBIs. Billy Buckner, pitching in the longest outing by a Bees pitcher this season, allowed three earned runs in eight innings of work and had four strikeouts to pick up the win for Salt Lake. The bullpen took over in the ninth inning, and Fernando Cabrera gave up a three-run homer by ...

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Kragthorpe: Chad Cordero hoping for homecoming with Angels

Sat, 11 May 2013 12:49:07 MDT

Kragthorpe: Chad Cordero hoping for homecoming with Angels

by Kurt Kragthorpe Tribune Columnist

Published May 11, 2013 12:49PM MDT

Holding the baseball in his glove, preparing to deliver another pitch, Chad Cordero brings his arms together. His right arm once made him a National League All-Star. His left arm features the face of his infant daughter. They’re the arms of Angels. That’s how this story is designed to play out, anyway, with Cordero’s performance as a Salt Lake Bees reliever taking him to his hometown Los Angeles Angels. Cordero once tried to honor his daughter’s memory with a triumphant return to the major leag...

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PCL baseball: New Orleans Zephyrs beat Salt Lake Bees in 10 innings

Fri, 10 May 2013 23:17:02 MDT

PCL baseball: New Orleans Zephyrs beat Salt Lake Bees in 10 innings

Published May 10, 2013 11:17PM MDT

The host New Orleans Zephyrs scored on a sacrifice fly in the 10th inning to beat the Salt Lake Bees 3-2 in a Pacific Coast League game Friday. Salt Lake (16-20) had tied the game at 2-2 in the eighth inning on Andrew Romine’s RBI single. Salt Lake’s Chad Cordero took the loss, as Gorkys Hernandez hit the game-winning sacrifice fly.

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Salt Lake Bees lose franchise-record ninth straight road game

Wed, 08 May 2013 22:44:02 MDT

Salt Lake Bees lose franchise-record ninth straight road game

Published May 8, 2013 10:44PM MDT

Bees lose club-record ninth straight on the road The Zephyrs broke a 1-1 tie in the sixth inning with three consecutive doubles to defeat the Salt Lake Bees in New Orleans. Salt Lake’s Trent Oeltjen hit two home runs in the game — one a solo shot during the first inning and the second in the seventh. Roberto Lopez was the only other Bees’ player to register a hit. Matt Shoemaker (2-5) allowed three runs and seven hits in seven innings for the Bees, who have lost five straight games and a franc...

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PCL baseball: Tucson beats slumping Salt Lake, 6-1

Mon, 06 May 2013 22:26:02 MDT

PCL baseball: Tucson beats slumping Salt Lake, 6-1

by Steve Luhm The Associated Press

Published May 6, 2013 10:26PM MDT

This wasn’t supposed to happen — not after the Salt Lake Bees started the season with nine wins in their first 11 games. After Tucson’s 6-1 victory Monday night at Spring Mobile Ballpark, however, the Bees are officially floundering. Salt Lake has lost 15 of its last 21 games, including three of four to the previously struggling Padres. The Bees are now 15-17 this season and it could get worse. They open an eight-game road trip Tuesday night at New Orleans, after a 6 a.m. flight to Dallas and a ...

PCL baseball: In game of odd plays, Bees succumb to Tucson

Sun, 05 May 2013 22:37:30 MDT

PCL baseball: In game of odd plays, Bees succumb to Tucson

by Kyle Goon The Salt Lake Tribune

Published May 5, 2013 10:37PM MDT

At 21, Ryan Dalton has his first Triple-A start at catcher under his belt. For a kid coming straight from extended spring training — Salt Lake Bees manager Keith Johnson called it being “thrust into the fire” — throwing out his first baserunner in Triple-A ball will be a moment for the scrapbook. “It was a pitchout, so it was easier on myself, but it was cool,” Dalton said. “I thought I swung the bat well. I was a little jittery, a little antsy, but I was able to settle down.” But Dalton wasn’t...

Salt Lake Bees: There’s more to playing outfield than catching flies

Sat, 04 May 2013 23:20:03 MDT

Salt Lake Bees: There’s more to playing outfield than catching flies

by Martin Renzhofer The Salt Lake Tribune

Published May 4, 2013 11:20PM MDT

Spring Mobile Ballpark’s outfield looks lovely, benign and inviting at first glance. Are outfielders a lucky bunch or what? Then there’s this: • The short porch down the right-field line and an outfield wall full of quirks and tricky angles. • The bullpen mounds right next to the right- and left-field lines. They are obstacles, and in-play. • The large, rolled infield tarp just past first base. Another in-play obstacle. • And finally there’s the sheer size and geography of the Spring Mobile ...

PCL baseball: Salt Lake Bees lose game, but succeed in fundraiser

Sat, 04 May 2013 23:20:03 MDT

PCL baseball: Salt Lake Bees lose game, but succeed in fundraiser

by Kyle Goon The Salt Lake Tribune

Published May 4, 2013 11:20PM MDT

Right before the top of the ninth inning, representatives from the Huntsman Cancer Institute stood on the field at Spring Mobile Ballpark, happily accepting a check for $7,030 from the Salt Lake Bees and team sponsors, all clad in bright pink. Looking back on Saturday night’s Bees game, that’s part of what will be most memorable: the donations to help eradicate breast cancer, thousands of fans supporting the cause with their admission and bubble-gum-colored shirts, and cancer survivors standing ...

PCL baseball: Efren Navarro’s approach pays off in Bees’ win

Fri, 03 May 2013 22:23:02 MDT

PCL baseball: Efren Navarro’s approach pays off in Bees’ win

by Kyle Goon The Salt Lake Tribune

Published May 3, 2013 10:23PM MDT

With one out to go, the Tuscon Padres threatened to draw out Friday night’s game out a little longer with a hot grounder toward first. Not against Bees first baseman Efren Navarro. He narrowly snagged it, then tossed it back to first to get the final out in the 8-4 win for Salt Lake. It’s the kind of play the Gold Glove-winning first baseman has become known for — his business card, so to speak. But it’s the other part of his game the 26-year-old has honed in the last few years. Two doubles in ...