Bees Advance to Third Straight Championship Series
The No. 3 Bees edged the Splunkers, 3-1, in the semifinals to complete a 3-0 run through the winner's bracket and clinch a spot in their third straight championship ... Austin Abel put the Splunkers up 1-0 with a solo homer in the first, then the Bees answered with three straight hits to leadoff the second capped off with a Rob Licht two-run double to take the lead ... Keelon pitched a complete game and did not allow a hit after the Abel homer in the first, retiring the final nine batters in order ... Castelli added an RBI double in the fourth for insurance.
| BOX SCORE |
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
R |
H |
E |
| The Bees |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
| Splunkers |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
Date: July 8, 2024
Time: 7:30pm
Venue: Cecil Park
| The Bees |
| Hitters |
AB |
R |
H |
RBI |
BB |
K |
| Jordan Castelli |
6 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
| Steven Keelon |
5 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
| Rob Licht |
5 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
| Totals |
16 |
0 |
6 |
0 |
1 |
4 |
2B: Castelli (2), Licht
|
|
|
| Splunkers |
| Hitters |
AB |
R |
H |
RBI |
BB |
K |
| Austin Abel |
3 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Kolson Desocio |
3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| James Lindow |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Aidan Miller |
3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
| Totals |
11 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
HR: Abel
|
|
| The Bees |
| Pitchers |
IP |
H |
R |
ER |
BB |
K |
PT |
| Steven Keelon (W) |
5.0 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
|
|
| Splunkers |
| Pitchers |
IP |
H |
R |
ER |
BB |
K |
PT |
| Austin Abel (L) |
5.0 |
6 |
3 |
3 |
1 |
4 |
0 |
|
