2011 Burlington Bees Roster

Midwest League (MWL) - Class: A
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
2011 Burlington Bees Statistics

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.


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Player Bats Throws Birth Date Height Weight Hometown
Josh BowmanRRSeptember 9, 19886'2"195St. Petersburg, FL US
Jake BrownRLDecember 28, 19866'2"230Baltimore, MD US
Yordy CabreraRRSeptember 3, 19906'1"205Santo Domingo, Distrito Nacional DO
Jeiler CastilloRROctober 26, 19876'0"155Barquisimeto, Lara VE
Royce ConsigliLRSeptember 7, 19916'2"217Welland, ON CA
Jose CrisotomoLLApril 20, 19896'1"181San Pedro de Macoris, San Pedro de Macoris DO
Seth FrankoffRRAugust 27, 19886'5"210Raleigh, NC US
A. J. GriffinRRJanuary 28, 19886'5"230El Cajon, CA US
Mike HartRRFebruary 9, 19875'11"225Staten Island, NY US
Blake HassebrockRRJuly 15, 19896'4"215High Point, NC US
Tyreace HouseRRMarch 1, 19885'10"175Santa Clarita, CA US
Jonathan JosephRRMay 17, 19886'1"180San Pedro de Macoris, San Pedro de Macoris DO
A. J. Kirby-JonesRROctober 2, 19885'10"215Charleston, SC US
Wade KirklandRRApril 4, 19895'11"197Lakeland, FL US
Douglas LandaetaRRNovember 25, 19886'2"200Cabudare, Lara VE
Nino LeyjaRROctober 2, 19905'10"175Houston, TX US
Nate LongRRFebruary 9, 19866'2"210Fort Worth, TX US
Jose MaciasRRJuly 18, 19896'2"180Caracas, Distrito Federal VE
Chris MederosRRMay 17, 19876'3"175Valdosta, GA US
Sean MurphySRAugust 23, 19886'6"215Philadelphia, PA US
John NesterRRMay 28, 19896'1"210Huntington, WV US
Juan NunezRRAugust 27, 19876'1"215Bani, Peravia DO
Max PetersonLLJune 27, 19886'2"210San Diego, CA US
Daniel PetittiRRMay 12, 19886'1"190Roswell, GA US
Ryan PinedaRRApril 17, 19895'11"180Las Vegas, NV US
Jose RiveroRRJanuary 8, 19906'3"220Caracas, Distrito Federal VE
Beau TaylorLRFebruary 13, 19905'11"205Rockledge, FL US
Dan TenholderRRJuly 6, 19886'1"207Clarksville, TN US
Tony ThompsonRRDecember 19, 19886'4"220Reno, NV US
Matthew ThomsonRRMarch 22, 19886'4"220Santa Rosa, CA US
Zack ThorntonRRMay 19, 19886'3"215Los Angeles, CA US
Blake TreinenRRJune 30, 19886'5"225Wichita, KS US
Drew TysonRRAugust 11, 19896'4"215Lawrenceville, GA US
Jeff UrlaubLLApril 24, 19876'2"160Scottsdale, AZ US
Tyler VailRRNovember 3, 19916'1"208Easton, PA US
Pedro VidalRRJuly 31, 19876'1"215San Juan de la Maguana, San Juan DO
T. J. WalzRRNovember 21, 19886'0"175Omaha, NE US
Josh WhitakerRRFebruary 8, 19896'3"225Grovetown, 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.




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