Barnstormin’

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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Erik Dessau
0-0, 2.25 ERA

Mike Bumstead
12-6, 5.16 ERA

Everyone who followed the Barnstormers in 2007 knows this tidbit of Atlantic League history: No team has ever repeated as the champion. The Barnstormers, of course, continued that trend when they finished 57-69 and failed to make the playoffs last year.
This season the task falls in Newark’s lap. […]

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Ben Fritz
0-0, 6.75 ERA

Pat Stanley
9-6, 4.72 ERA

Manny Mejia will make his first appearance at Clipper Magazine Stadium tonight since being traded to Newark on Aug. 1. The Barnstormers felt they needed a defensive upgrade behind the plate and ultimately jettisoned Mejia and Kevin Kotch in favor of David Castillo and Brian Munhall.
This is one […]

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Chris Steinborn
0-0, 6.23 ERA

Jose Paniagua
1-0, 6.00 ERA

The Barnstormers’ inability to hit with men in scoring position is becoming the story of their season. Although it’s widely acknowledged that they don’t have a great offense, it could be performing much better with a few more timely hits.
During the series against Southern Maryland, we compared the Barnstormers […]

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Ricardo Gomez
3-2, 4.50 ERA

Alay Soler
3-2, 5.33 ERA

The Barnstormers’ disabled list grew a little longer today. The team has deactived P Yamel Guevara. It’s the latest injury to deplete a pitching staff that is in disarray. At the moment, the Barnstormers have 18 pitchers under contract and six of them are on the DL.
The team is […]

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