2011 Burlington Bees Roster
Team Record: 76-62
Finished 2nd in the MWL's Western Division
Manager: Aaron Nieckula (76-62)
Affiliation: Oakland Athletics
Location: Burlington, Iowa
Ballpark: Community Field (Stadium)
Attendance: 54,284, Avg. 835 in 65 home dates
Playoffs - Kane County Cougars 2 games, Burlington Bees 1
The Burlington Bees of the Midwest League ended the 2011 season with a record of 76 wins and 62 losses, finishing second in the league's Western Division.
The Bees scored 611 runs and gave up 569 runs. Josh Whitaker led Burlington with 17 home runs and drove in 68 runs, while leading all regular batters by hitting .326. Nate Long, Josh Bowman and Jose Macias topped the team with 8 wins each, and Blake Hassebrock registered a 2.65 earned run average, best among regular hurlers.
Players from the 2011 Burlington Bees who spent time in Major League Baseball during their careers included Seth Frankoff, A. J. Griffin, Beau Taylor and Blake Treinen.
Aaron Nieckula served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
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Josh Bowman | R | R | September 9, 1988 | 6'2" | 195 | St. Petersburg, FL US |
Jake Brown | R | L | December 28, 1986 | 6'2" | 230 | Baltimore, MD US |
Yordy Cabrera | R | R | September 3, 1990 | 6'1" | 205 | Santo Domingo, Distrito Nacional DO |
Jeiler Castillo | R | R | October 26, 1987 | 6'0" | 155 | Barquisimeto, Lara VE |
Royce Consigli | L | R | September 7, 1991 | 6'2" | 217 | Welland, ON CA |
Jose Crisotomo | L | L | April 20, 1989 | 6'1" | 181 | San Pedro de Macoris, San Pedro de Macoris DO |
Seth Frankoff | R | R | August 27, 1988 | 6'5" | 210 | Raleigh, NC US |
A. J. Griffin | R | R | January 28, 1988 | 6'5" | 230 | El Cajon, CA US |
Mike Hart | R | R | February 9, 1987 | 5'11" | 225 | Staten Island, NY US |
Blake Hassebrock | R | R | July 15, 1989 | 6'4" | 215 | High Point, NC US |
Tyreace House | R | R | March 1, 1988 | 5'10" | 175 | Santa Clarita, CA US |
Jonathan Joseph | R | R | May 17, 1988 | 6'1" | 180 | San Pedro de Macoris, San Pedro de Macoris DO |
A. J. Kirby-Jones | R | R | October 2, 1988 | 5'10" | 215 | Charleston, SC US |
Wade Kirkland | R | R | April 4, 1989 | 5'11" | 197 | Lakeland, FL US |
Douglas Landaeta | R | R | November 25, 1988 | 6'2" | 200 | Cabudare, Lara VE |
Nino Leyja | R | R | October 2, 1990 | 5'10" | 175 | Houston, TX US |
Nate Long | R | R | February 9, 1986 | 6'2" | 210 | Fort Worth, TX US |
Jose Macias | R | R | July 18, 1989 | 6'2" | 180 | Caracas, Distrito Federal VE |
Chris Mederos | R | R | May 17, 1987 | 6'3" | 175 | Valdosta, GA US |
Sean Murphy | S | R | August 23, 1988 | 6'6" | 215 | Philadelphia, PA US |
John Nester | R | R | May 28, 1989 | 6'1" | 210 | Huntington, WV US |
Juan Nunez | R | R | August 27, 1987 | 6'1" | 215 | Bani, Peravia DO |
Max Peterson | L | L | June 27, 1988 | 6'2" | 210 | San Diego, CA US |
Daniel Petitti | R | R | May 12, 1988 | 6'1" | 190 | Roswell, GA US |
Ryan Pineda | R | R | April 17, 1989 | 5'11" | 180 | Las Vegas, NV US |
Jose Rivero | R | R | January 8, 1990 | 6'3" | 220 | Caracas, Distrito Federal VE |
Beau Taylor | L | R | February 13, 1990 | 5'11" | 205 | Rockledge, FL US |
Dan Tenholder | R | R | July 6, 1988 | 6'1" | 207 | Clarksville, TN US |
Tony Thompson | R | R | December 19, 1988 | 6'4" | 220 | Reno, NV US |
Matthew Thomson | R | R | March 22, 1988 | 6'4" | 220 | Santa Rosa, CA US |
Zack Thornton | R | R | May 19, 1988 | 6'3" | 215 | Los Angeles, CA US |
Blake Treinen | R | R | June 30, 1988 | 6'5" | 225 | Wichita, KS US |
Drew Tyson | R | R | August 11, 1989 | 6'4" | 215 | Lawrenceville, GA US |
Jeff Urlaub | L | L | April 24, 1987 | 6'2" | 160 | Scottsdale, AZ US |
Tyler Vail | R | R | November 3, 1991 | 6'1" | 208 | Easton, PA US |
Pedro Vidal | R | R | July 31, 1987 | 6'1" | 215 | San Juan de la Maguana, San Juan DO |
T. J. Walz | R | R | November 21, 1988 | 6'0" | 175 | Omaha, NE US |
Josh Whitaker | R | R | February 8, 1989 | 6'3" | 225 | Grovetown, GA US |
Average attendance is based upon the number of actual home dates where known (most leagues from 1992 and later). Where the number of home dates is not known, the average is calculated using half the team's total games.