By JOHN BOHNENKAMP
Four Burlington Bees were honored on the Prospect League’s Western Conference All-Star Team on Tuesday.
First baseman Mason Schwalbach, shortstop Kooper Schulte, outfielder Cole Yearsley and pitcher Kael Clarkson were named to the 20-player team.
Yearsley was the league’s top hitter with a .416 average. He scored 37 runs and drove in 28, finishing with a 1.116 OPS.
Schulte was sixth in the league in hitting with a .341 average. He scored 53 runs, the third most in the league this season, drove in 48 runs, and had a .943 OPS.
Schwalbach hit .392, with 31 hits and 20 RBIs.
Clarkson was 3-2 in eight starts with a 2.75 earned run average. He allowed 33 hits in 36 innings, striking out 29 while walking 12.
