Bees Fall in Finale, Settle for Series Split with Round Rock

June 8, 2025 – Pacific Coast League (PCL)
Salt Lake Bees News Release

SOUTH JORDAN, UT. – The Salt Lake Bees came up short in their bid for a series win on Sunday, settling for a 3-3 split as Round Rock took the finale 7-3 despite home runs from Kyren Paris and J.D. Davis.

Round Rock Express 7, Salt Lake Bees 3

WP: Michael Plassmeyer (3 – 0)

LP: Dakota Hudson (3 – 2)

Game Summary

Sunday’s series finale opened with a pitcher’s duel, as both starters allowed just one hit apiece through the first three innings. Dakota Hudson was dominant early, striking out five — including three straight with two on in the second — and retiring the side in order in the third. On the other side, Dane Dunning worked around traffic in each of his first three frames, allowing a Bee to reach base in all three innings but never letting one advance past first.

Round Rock broke through in the fourth, opening the inning with back-to-back singles as the first five Express hitters reached base before Salt Lake could record an out. Billy McKinney drew a bases-loaded walk to bring in the game’s first run, followed by Cooper Johnson’s RBI single to left. Dakota Hudson limited the damage by inducing a crucial groundball double play off the bat of Alex De Goti, trading two outs for a run to close out a three-run frame for the Express.

The Express added to their lead in the sixth with three more runs put on the board as Justin Foscue drove in a pair with a double to right center before scoring on a two-out single from Blaine Crim.

The Bees got one back in the sixth as Kyren Paris launched his second opposite-field homer of the series — Salt Lake’s second hit of the game. J.D. Davis and Chad Stevens kept the inning alive as Davis reached base for the second time and Stevens extended his hitting streak to 16 games. However, the Bees couldn’t capitalize, leaving two runners stranded and trailing 6-1 after six.

After Round Rock extended its lead to 7-1, the Bees chipped away with runs in the seventh and eighth innings. A pair of leadoff singles from Tucker Flint and Yolmer Sánchez set up Zach Humphreys’ sacrifice fly to bring a run home in the seventh.

In the eighth, J.D. Davis stayed hot at the plate, lifting his second home run in as many games — a solo shot to the opposite field — cutting the deficit to 7-3 heading into the ninth.

Jack Dashwood took over on the mound for Salt Lake and worked around some traffic. After a groundout to open the frame, Michael Helman doubled to left and moved to…