Barnstormin’

VS ROAD WARRIORS
Carlos Castillo (3-5, 4.83 ERA) vs.
Rob Henkel (3-5, 5.06 ERA)
The Barnstormers look for their first three-game sweep at home all season. Henkel has struggled lately. The lefthander is 0-1 with a 7.79 ERA over his last three starts and he only has one win since May 9. Castillo is the Road Warriors’ […]

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VS ROAD WARRIORS
Darwin Soto (0-3, 7.94 ERA) vs.
Gustavo Martinez (4-3, 3.70 ERA)
In case you’ve forgotten, it’s an 11 a.m. start time today. The Barnstormers end their mini-homestand against the Road Warriors. Martinez, second on the team in ERA, is 3-1 with a 2.48 ERA in five starts this month. Soto is making his second […]

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VS ROAD WARRIORS
Cody Harkcom (0-5, 7.07 ERA) vs.
Clayton Andrews (1-3, 8.34 ERA)
The Barnstormers will try to stretch their winning streak to a season-best five games. Andrews has struggled since joining the team late last month. The lefty has allowed 50 baserunners in 22 2/3 innings. Although Harkcom’s ERA is awful, opponents are hitting .279 […]

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VS ROAD WARRIORS
Damien Myers (0-4, 4.14 ERA) vs.
James Lira (2-2, 8.64 ERA)
The Barnstomers try to make it four in a row against the Road Warriors. Lira, the former closer, gets his second spot start before returning to the bullpen. The righthander earned a win against the Bluefish on June 16. Myers made two relief […]

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The Road Warriors have released outfielder Alhaji Turay one day after he belted a grand slam against the Barnstormers. Man, what does it take to stick around? Two grand slams?
I wonder what RoadWarriorFan thinks of this development.

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Norm Hutchins thought he was going to play in Bridgeport this season. The outfielder said he talked to manager Tommy John who said there was a spot available on the Bluefish.
Then, in early April, Hutchins was given some unexpected news.
“Adam (Gladstone) calls me and tells me I can sign with anybody,” Hutchins said. “I’m a […]

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The best part about this game is it’s over and pretty soon we’ll never have to speak of it again. The Barnstormers committed four errors, issued nine walks, hit four batters and threw three wild pitches. That’s not exactly a recipe for success.
The box score is here.
Record: 2-1
Player of the game: Estee Harris (3-for-6 with […]

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Scott Sobkowiak makes his debut against the Road Warriors this afternoon. The righthander, who earned a spot in the rotation in spring training, went 9-7 with a 4.61 ERA last season. Righthander Cody Harkcom starts for the Road Warriors.
The lineup …
Foster, LF
Gonzalez, SS
Hileman, CF
Todd, DH
Delgado, 3B
Williams, RF
Woods, 2B
Santana, 1B
Deitrick, C
As you can see, Frank Klebe […]

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The Barnstormers went back to their winning formula: good pitching and flawless defense. It was enough to hand the Road Warriors a second consecutive loss in front of 4,796 fans at Clipper Magazine Stadium Saturday night.
The box score is here.
Record: 2-0
Player of the game: Derrick DePriest (1 2/3 perfect innings and escaped a bases-loaded jam […]

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So much for spring training. The Barnstormers returned to championship form and played a nearly flawless game in front of a record 8,092 fans at the Clip.
The box score is here.
Record: 1-0
Player of the game: Lance Burkhart (2-for-2, two doubles, two runs)
What went right:

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