Barnstormin’

Somerset’s fourth championship since 2001 served as a reminder to the Barnstormers. If they’re going to become one of the Atlantic League’s elite teams, they’re going to have to find a way to overcome the boys from Bridgewater, N.J.
Lancaster and Somerset have been division rivals since the Barnstormers entered the league in 2005. Let’s compare […]

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Nick Renault
4-6, 6.30 ERA

Aaron Fultz
2-3, 5.18 ERA

Over the next three games, the Barnstormers’ pitching staff will be put to the test. With Shane Youman and Eric Ackerman out, the team is down to 11 available arms. The next three starts will be made by Nick Renault, Erik Dessau and Chris Steinborn.
This illustrates life in the […]

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Ricardo Gomez
3-2, 4.57 ERA

Jim Magrane
4-8, 5.88 ERA

The Barnstormers’ latest offensive funk can be traced to a long-lamented problem: poor lineup depth. While Von Hayes has shuffled different guys into different spots recently, the bottom third of the order remains the issue. It’s simply not producing.
Over the past six games, the 7-through-9 slots are a combined […]

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Jason Scobie
1-1, 3.20 ERA

Brian Adams
8-5, 5.08 ERA

In case you missed it Sunday night, the Barnstormers completed a merry-go-round of transactions. They traded P Matt Sweeney to Bridgeport in exchange for C Brian Munhall. Ultimately, the team made two moves designed to upgrade their backup catching spot. They […]

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Nick Renault
3-6, 6.69 ERA

Jim Magrane
4-7, 6.26 ERA

When the Barnstormers return to Clipper Magazine Stadium for their big series against York Friday night, they’ll have a new pitcher in their rotation. His name is Erik Dessau. He’s a 6-3, 212-pound righthander who has been acquired from the Frontier League’s Gateway Grizzlies […]

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Eric Ackerman
4-6, 4.54 ERA

Josh Brey
5-0, 3.83 ERA

The off day came at an opportune time for the Barnstormers. After losing Josh Hall and Judd Songster in a two-day span, the team’s pitching staff was depleted and overworked. The bullpen in particular needed a rest.
Monday was Hall’s turn to start. Manager Von Hayes decided to skip that […]

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The Barnstormers are 16 games into the second half and alone in first place. They’re 9-7 and one game ahead of York in the crowded Freedom Division. Lancaster’s four-game sweep of Newark gave everyone reason to believe the home team might stay in this race.
Here are five reasons the Barnstormers may contend followed by five […]

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VS SOMERSET PATRIOTS
Keith Ramsey (4-2, 5.32 ERA) vs.
Brett Evert (4-4, 5.50 ERA)
Sam Marsonek (2-3, 4.85 ERA) vs.
James Lira (3-3, 7.22)
It’s (most likely) meaningless doubleheader day. The Barnstormers and Patriots play for pride in the suffocating heat of July. Evert has been Lancaster’s best starter recently and Lira has excelled since entering the rotation […]

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AT SOMERSET PATRIOTS
Brian Adams (8-1, 3.62 ERA) vs.
Rob Henkel (3-5, 3.64 ERA)
The Barnstormers try to avoid a sweep at the hands of Somerset, which has won eight games in a row. Henkel, who was 1-2 with a 4.09 ERA in June, makes his team-leading 12th start for Lancaster. Adams leads the league in […]

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The Barnstormers have added two former big leaguers to the roster: infielder Roberto Mejia and relief pitcher Phil Norton.
Mejia, a lifetime .287 hitter, is in his 18th professional season. He started his career with the Dodgers as a nondrafted free agent in 1989. The Dominican native played 133 games in the big leagues with the […]

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