Salt Lake Bees Series Recap vs Round Rock

June 10, 2025 – Pacific Coast League (PCL)
Salt Lake Bees News Release

Home Series #5

June 3-8

Split 3-3

Game 1 – Round Rock 6, Salt Lake 3

WP: Robert Dugger (1 – 3) LP: Buck Farmer (1 – 2) SV: Joe Barlow (2)

Salt Lake opened the scoring in the second inning thanks to Korey Holland’s two-out infield single, after early threats by both teams came up empty. Chad Stevens extended his hitting streak to 12 games and scored twice, helping the Bees build a 2-0 lead through four. Korey Holland added another infield hit in the fifth and Dakota Hudson delivered six shutout innings, stranding seven Round Rock runners. But once Hudson exited, the Express capitalized-scoring three in the seventh off homers by Michael Helman and Cody Freeman. Kyren Paris responded with a game-tying solo shot in the bottom of the inning, his first with Salt Lake. However, Round Rock regained control with a two-run single from Billy McKinney in the eighth and tacked on an insurance run in the ninth. Salt Lake went quietly in the final frame, falling 6-3 and extending its losing streak to eight games.

Game 2 – Round Rock 21, Salt Lake 2

WP: Patrick Murphy (1 – 0) LP: Shaun Anderson (1 – 5)

Round Rock overwhelmed Salt Lake early and never let up, rolling to a 21-2 victory in game two of the series. The Express jumped out to a 7-0 lead in the first four innings, capped by a two-run homer from Justin Foscue, before Salt Lake recorded its first hit. The Bees were retired in order through the first three innings, striking out five straight times. David Mershon was the lone early baserunner, reaching on an error. Kyren Paris ended the no-hit bid with a single in the fourth and scored on Carter Kieboom’s 106.3 MPH RBI single. Chad Stevens extended his hitting streak to 13 games in the fifth and came around to score on Zach Humphreys’ RBI single, cutting the deficit to 7-2. Round Rock responded with six more runs in the sixth and seventh, including a leadoff homer by Cody Freeman and a bases-clearing triple from Billy McKinney to make it 13-2. The Express piled on eight more runs in the final two innings, sending 11 batters to the plate in the ninth and launching two more home runs, completing a dominant 21-run, 20-hit performance.

Game 3 – Salt Lake 11, Round Rock 8

WP: Caden Dana (4 – 5) LP: Gerson Garabito (0 – 7) SV: Sam Bachman (2)

Salt Lake snapped its nine-game losing streak in explosive fashion, jumping out to an 11-0 lead and holding off a late Round Rock rally for an 11-8 win. The Bees erupted in…