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Kirby-Jones' Career Night Powers Burlington to Win

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July 30, 2011
GRAND CHUTE, WI - 1B AJ. Kirby-Jones (2-5) hit a two-run home run in the seventh inning and recorded a career high five RBIs to lead the Burlington Bees (11-23) to an 8-2 win over the Wisconsin Timber Rattlers (13-21) before 5,597 fans at Time Warner Cable Field on Saturday night.

Burlington scored its first run of the game in the second inning on a solo home run from 3B Tony Thompson (1-5). He jumped on a pitch from Wisconsin RHP Matt Miller (4-5) and shot it over the left field wall for his 10th home run of the season and a 1-0 Burlington lead.

The Bees put up a "four spot" of runs in the third inning. C Beau Taylor (4-4) doubled, LF Royce Consigli (0-3) walked and DH Josh Whitaker (3-3) singled to load the bases. Kirby-Jones smacked a bases-clearing double to bring in all three runners and make it 4-0. RF Douglas Landaeta (2-5) added an RBI single to score Kirby-Jones and push the lead to 5-0.

Wisconsin scored a single run in the third inning against Burlington RHP Jose Macias (3-3). SS Nick Shaw (2-5) led off the inning with a triple and scored on a groundout by LF T.J. Mittelstaedt (0-4) to make it 5-1.

In the fourth inning 2B Wade Kirkland (1-4) led off the inning with a double and moved to third base on a single by Taylor. CF Tyreace House (0-5) grounded out to first to score Kirkland and give Burlington a five run lead once again at 6-1.

The Timber Rattlers scored a run in the fifth inning to make it 6-2. In the seventh inning Kirby-Jones smacked a two-run home run over the left field wall to make it 8-2.

Macias picked up the win by tossing five innings and allowed two runs on six hits. LHP Max Peterson and RHP Drew Tyson each logged two innings of work.

The Bees and Timber Rattlers continue their series on Sunday afternoon at 1:05 p.m. RHP Blake Hassebrock (5-6, 2.48) gets the start for Burlington against LHP Charly Bashara (4-3, 4.90) for Wisconsin. Pre-game coverage begins at 12:45 p.m. on Newsradio 1490 KBUR and online at www.gobees.com

2011 Bees tickets are on sale now! To purchase season tickets, bonus books or single game tickets, please give the Bees a call at (319) 754-5705, go online to www.gobees.com, or stop by the box office at Community Field during normal business hours.

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