Big Day Sunday at The Hive

Your Bees start a four-game home stand on Sunday when the Clinton LumberKings come to town for a 2:00 game. Sunday will be a very busy day with several promotions going on:

Louisa Communications Kids Day: All kids 12 and under get free admission to the game, and will have the chance to win both a bike and $20 gift certificate to the Bees Souvenir Store!

Team Photo Giveaway: We’ll be giving away 1,000 Bees’ Team Photos as fans come in courtesy of Burlington Trailways and Photovisions!

Bark in the Park: Bring your dog to the game that day for the first ever Bark in the Park at Community Field. All dogs must be on leash at all times. Please, no aggressive dogs!

Interns Continued….

We have two more interns to introduce today:

Kris Morrow
Age: 23
Hometown: Knoxville, IL
College: Western Illinois & Illinois State
Major: Sport Management/Communication Studies
Sports Played in HS/college: baseball and basketball
Favorite MLB Team: White Sox
Favorite Player: Paul Konerko
Favorite Baseball Moment: White Sox 2005 Championship
Other hobbies: Skiing when I get the chance
Favorite Movie: Pulp Fiction
Favorite Show: It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia
Favorite Food: lasagna
Favorite Band: Foreigner
Future Dream Car: Camaro
Vacation Place: Italy
Chevy or Ford: Chevy
Vanilla or Chocolate: chocolate
Dogs or Cats: dogs
Summer or Winter: summer
Pontoon or Speed Boat: speed boat

Bart Harris
Age: 23
Hometown: Matteson, IL
College: Western Illinois
Major: Recreation, Parks Tourism & Administration
Sports Played in HS/college: baseball, football, basketball & wrestling
Favorite MLB Team: Cubs
Favorite Player:
Favorite Baseball Moment: I’m a Cubs fan so none
Other hobbies: poker
Favorite Movie: Departed
Favorite Show: Family Guy
Favorite Food: pizza
Favorite Band: All
Future Dream Car: Buzz Mobile
Vacation Place:
Chevy or Ford: Chevy
Vanilla or Chocolate: vanilla
Dogs or Cats: dogs
Summer or Winter: summer
Pontoon or Speed Boat: speed boat

Our interns are a very important part of the Bees’ organization and we welcome all of them!

Welcome to our Interns!

If you were out at The Hive this past home stand, you may have noticed a few new faces around the ballpark. That’s because we have three new interns here that we’d like to welcome and introduce. Although Mike has been here since February, we’re going to introduce him as well. We’ll do two today and two tomorrow.

Michael Schulte
Age: 22
Hometown: Jerseyville, IL
College: Eastern Illinois
Major: Economics
Sports Played in HS/college: cross country, track
Favorite MLB Team: Cardinals
Favorite Player: Jose Oquendo
Favorite Baseball Moment: The catch – Willie Mays
Other hobbies: fantasy baseball, sleep
Favorite Movie: The Sandlot
Favorite Show: The Office
Favorite Food: Meatball Subs
Favorite Band: Metallica
Future Dream Car: Harley Davidson
Vacation Place: mountains
Chevy or Ford: Dodge
Vanilla or Chocolate: chocolate
Dogs or Cats: dogs
Summer or Winter: baseball season
Pontoon or Speed Boat: speed boat

Annie Pogue
Age: 21
Hometown: Stronghurst, IL
College: Illinois College
Major: Management & Organizational Leadership
Sports Played in HS/college: basketball and softball (2 years of college basketball)
Favorite MLB Team: White Sox
Favorite Player: Joe Crede
Favorite Baseball Moment: 2005 White Sox Championship
Other hobbies: watching & playing sports, running, being outside
Favorite Movie: Forrest Gump
Favorite Show: The Office
Favorite Food: Chicken Rice Casserole
Favorite Band: OAR
Future Dream Car: RAV 4
Vacation Place: Bahamas
Chevy or Ford: Pontiac
Vanilla or Chocolate: vanilla
Dogs or Cats: dogs
Summer or Winter: summer
Pontoon or Speed Boat: pontoon

Happy Memorial Day Weekend!

Since Memorial Day is coming up, I thought I’d post a few more pictures from our Armed Forces Night we had just last weekend. I hope everyone has a great and safe weekend!

Honor Roll Day

The rain luckily held off as nearly 2,400 students from area Junior High and High Schools attended Honor Roll Day. We hope everyone had a great time, and we thank everyone who came and helped make it a very successful day!

Volunteers helped wrap 2,400 hot dogs; Thanks everyone!

The stands were full…..

….and the concession stand lines were long.

But everyone had a great time!

Bees Win Third Straight!

Your Bees are on a role right now after winning their 3rd straight Wednesday night. Adrian Ortiz and Jamar Walton both hit home runs in a 4-0 win over Kane County. Pitchers Matt Mitchell and Joe Augustine combined for the 2-hit shutout of the Cougars.

The Bees welcomed The Iowa Correctional Association to the Budweiser Party Deck!

Looks like they’re having a great time!

Attack of the Gnats! This was a familiar seen most of the night for both players and fans.

Getting Ready for 2,200 Teenagers

On Thursday, the Bees will welcome over 2,200 junior high and high school students from area schools for the annual Honor Roll Day. The game starts at 11:30 at The Hive.

Each of the students and their teachers/chaperones will get a sack lunch and pop. Kourtney, Annie, Mike, Bart, Kris, and others spent the day today packing all the lunches with cookies and chips, and then boxing them up. When the kids arrive tomorrow, they’ll also recieve a hot dog and drink.

The box lunches:

Bees Lose Rain Shortened Game

The Bees lose 7-3 to Kane County in an 8-inning, rain-shortened game Monday night. Newcomber, Kyle Martin continues his hot start to the season going 2-for-4 with 2 doubles and 2 RBI.

The Bees and Cougars will play a doubleheader Tuesday starting at 6:00. Make sure to check out The Hawk Eye for a 2-for-1 General Admission Ticket Coupon.

Community Basket Day!

Nearly 2,700 fans came out to Community Basket Day on Sunday. Dot Widdifield was announced as the lucky winner of the community basket. Glenda Hohenthaner won a trip for four to Walt Disney World and Patty Baltisberger won $1,000. Both had to be at the game to win those prizes, proving once again that it “pays” to come to the game on Community Basket Day.

A special thanks goes out to The Chicken Lip Foundation for sponsoring the event once again this year.

Tailgaters before the game

The Community Basket

A view of the gate and parking lot from the pressbox area

A view of the large crowd

Armed Forces Night

Saturday night was Armed Forces Night at The Hive. Current and veteran soldiers from all five branches of the military (Army, Navy, Coast Guard, Marines, and Air Force) were honored throughout the night starting with a pre-game ceremony on the field. I thank everyone who attended. I also want to thank Linda and SOFT for all their contributions to the night.

Both current and veteran soldiers participated in the pre-game ceremony.

Three boy scouts getting an autograph from a veteran in attendance.