Fast Start Leads Clinton to Win Over Burlington

Burlington, IA – Seven runs in the first three innings was enough for the Clinton LumberKings (4-2, 18-12) to get back on track after last night's loss as they held on to defeat the Burlington Bees (4-3, 15-17) by a final score of 8-6 in eight innings due to weather. Clinton struck for three runs on four innings in the top of the first inning before Burlington got on the board as Adam Kudronowicz (Iowa Western) drove home Juan Fernandez (SCC). 

In the third, the LumberKings added on, scoring four runs. A two run home run by Grant Ingram was the big hit of the inning. Burlington would answer with two in the bottom half of the inning as Fernandez began the inning with his fourth triple in his last six games. He would come in to score on an RBI groundout from Lucas Krebs (Illinois). Kudronowicz scored on a wild pitch later in the inning to make it a 7-3 game.

The score stayed that way until the bottom of the sixth when Kudronowicz singled in Jace Figuereo (South Dakota State). The LumberKings would get back in the run column in the 8th with a one out single to extend the lead to four. In the bottom of the inning, the Bees would cut the lead in half with four consecutive two out singles. Troy Peltz (Iowa Western) and PJ Hamel (McHenry County) had the run scoring hits in the frame. Clinton scored a run in the top of the ninth to make it a 9-6 score, and the with two outs in the bottom of the 9th and a runner on third in a 3-2 count to Krebs, the game was suspended due to severe weather and called due to unplayable field conditions. 

Burlington's four game winning streak is over as Clinton jumps the Bees in the Northwest Division standings. This Fourth of July weekend series between the Bees and LumberKings continues tomorrow night at 6:30 pm as the series shifts to NelsonCorp Field.