Baseball at The Hive

By JOHN BOHNENKAMP

Tate Slagle made some noise in his final weekend with the Burlington Bees, and his teammates followed his lead.

Slagle’s three-run home run started a six-run third inning, and the Bees surged to a big lead before holding on for a 13-11 win over the Springfield Lucky Horseshoes in Saturday’s Prospect League at Community F...

By JOHN BOHNENKAMP

It’s that time of the season in the Prospect League when the haves are putting up a lot of runs against the have-nots.

Case in point — the Burlington Bees’ 21-2 win over the Springfield Lucky Horseshoes on Tuesday night at Community Field.

The Bees, who won their ninth consecutive game and are percentage points...

By JOHN BOHNENKAMP

Troy Peltz knew when he went to the plate, but his Burlington Bees teammates were reminding him.

“They were like, ‘Cycle watch. Cycle watch,’” Peltz said, laughing.

Peltz didn’t hit for the cycle in the Bees’ 16-8 win over the Quincy Doggy Paddlers in Sunday’s Prospect League at Community Field — his home-run b...

By JOHN BOHNENKAMP

It was a slugfest score without much slugging.

The Burlington Bees’ 12-9 win over the Alton River Dragons in Saturday’s Prospect League game at Community Field started late because of rain, and took almost 3 1/2 hours to play.

It wasn’t exciting, but it served its purpose for the Bees (24-21 overall, 13-7 secon...

By JOHN BOHNENKAMP

Owen Oreskovich has managed the Burlington Bees in the Prospect League long enough to know that, when the final weeks of the season arrive and roster comings and goings begin, there had better be a plan in place to survive the changes.

Lane Spieker was part of that plan.

Spieker, in just his second game with th...