New Britain Bees

The New Britain Bees are an American collegiate summer baseball team based in New Britain, Connecticut. They belong to the Futures Collegiate Baseball League, a league where players use wooden bats, and teams come from New Hampshire, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and Vermont. The team started in October 2015 and first played as a professional team from 2016 to 2019 in the Atlantic League of Professional Baseball.

The Bees play all their home games at New Britain Stadium, where they took over after the New Britain Rock Cats moved to Hartford and became the Hartford Yard Goats. The name "Bees" comes from Beehive Field, an older baseball park next to their stadium. New Britain’s motto, “Industry fills the hive and enjoys the honey,” and its flag both show a beehive to stand for hard work. The city is also called “Hardware City” because of its history with industries like Stanley Black & Decker. The earlier team, the Rock Cats, also got its name from this manufacturing history.

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Logo and colors

The New Britain Bees use black, gold, and white as their team colors. Their main logo shows the word "Bees" in a Roman-style font, with a gold outline around each letter that looks like a beehive, inspired by honey.

History

Atlantic League

In October 2015, New Britain, Connecticut, got a new baseball team in the Atlantic League. Fans chose the name "Bees" over other options like "Hammers" and "Hornets". Patrick Day became the first general manager, and Stan Cliburn was the first manager. Over the next few years, the team had some changes in leadership, with new managers and general managers taking over.

Futures Collegiate Baseball League

In October 2019, the Bees decided to leave the Atlantic League and join the Futures Collegiate Baseball League. They played a few games in 2020 and signed a five-year agreement to stay in New Britain. In 2022, the Bees made their first playoff appearance, and in 2023, they reached the playoffs again and won their first playoff game in team history.

Main article: Futures Collegiate Baseball League

Roster

The New Britain Bees are a team that plays baseball during the summer. They are part of a league where players use wooden bats, and the league includes teams from several states. The team was started in 2015 and played for a few years as a professional team before becoming a college summer team.

Notable current/former players

Some players who have played for the New Britain Bees and later played in the major leagues include Josh Thole, Cole Garner, Greg Golson, Eric Fornataro, Nick Greenwood, Josh Outman, Scott Patterson, Josh Zeid, Joe Beimel, Casey Coleman, Brandon League, Jonathan Pettibone, Sammy Gervacio, Manny Delcarmen, Zach Stewart, Mark Hamburger, Darrell Ceciliani, Reid Brignac, Andy Van Hekken, Alejandro De Aza, Manny Ramirez Jr., Evan Scribner, Emmet Sheehan, and Ben Casparius.

Manager History

Season-by-season records