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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Monte Mansfield
1-0, 0.00 ERA

Mike Connolly
3-3, 6.24 ERA

Two more games were taken off the schedule and the Barnstormers didn’t get any closer to first place. That means the odds of chasing down York became a little longer. The gap is four games with nine to play.
The Barnstormers don’t seem particularly concerned about the math. There’s an […]

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Mac Nelson
3-0, 4.66 ERA

Abe Alvarez
6-2, 3.75 ERA

By my count, and this is by no means official, the Barnstormers have 37 players under contract. That includes nine on the disabled list and one on the inactive list. Assuming OF Gary Harris and C Argenis Tavarez arrive as expected, two more moves will have to be made […]

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Chris Steinborn
1-4, 8.17 ERA

Jose Paniagua
3-2, 2.42 ERA

The Barnstormers continue to fine-tune their roster as they head down the stretch. It’s not because they believe they have a realistic chance of chasing down York and it’s not because they want to play spoiler in the playoff race. It’s because the Barnstormers […]

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Eric Ackerman
5-6, 4.38 ERA

Benito Baez
5-4, 4.08 ERA

If the 55 days in a row wasn’t enough of a scheduling mess, there’s this: Newark is back in town. The Bears are finishing off a stretch in which they play 10 games in Lancaster in the span of 35 days. They’ve only played 14 home games […]

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Ben Fritz
0-0, 4.96 ERA

Lance Davis
3-2, 3.99 ERA

This was supposed to be the Barnstormers’ first off day since July 28 and its final off day before the season finale on Sept. 21. Because of a rainout against Long Island earlier this month, it’s yet another game day. So it’ll be 55 days in a row at […]

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Erik Dessau
0-1, 4.88 ERA

Jordan Pals
0-1, 17.18 ERA

The Barnstormers continue their five-game road swing at Bridgeport tonight. Although players and managers never look at things this way, a goal for this trip should be to return home with the same first-place deficit that existed when the team left Lancaster. That’s 2½ games behind York.
Once they return […]

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Ben Fritz
0-0, 7.71 ERA

Jake Dittler
2-3, 5.02 ERA

Ben Fritz wasn’t always a highly-regarded pitching prospect. He was primarily a catcher growing up. Once he reached Fresno State and his velocity started to increase, his focus gradually shifted to the mound.
The 6-4, 225-pound righthander became a closer during his sophomore year. When he was a junior, he […]

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Jason Scobie
1-3, 4.05 ERA

Jose Lima
2-4, 6.81 ERA

Jose Lima is among the most accomplished pitchers to ever filter down to the Atlantic League. He has 89 career big-league wins. He started three playoff games. He even made an All-Star team.
But the 35-year-old righthander is known more for his antics than his actual pitching. His enthusiasm on […]

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Chris Steinborn
0-2, 11.32 ERA

Kevin Walker
0-0, 6.75 ERA

While the focus for the past two months has been on the Barnstormers’ pressing need to find another outfielder, what the team really needs is for Jutt Hileman to regain his old form.
Hileman was among the best center fielders in the league last season. He batted .287 with 17 […]

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