Yamel Guevara
0-0, 4.02 ERA
Pat Stanley
3-0, 4.06 ERA
Regardless of what you think about how the season has unfolded to this point, you have to admit one thing: The Barnstormers are worth the price of admission. What they lack in wins, they make up for in drama. Half of their 34 games have been decided by [...]
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Nick Renault
0-1, 3.44 ERA
Jose Garcia
0-0, 10.38 ERA
The Barnstormers are back to a full complement of position players. 3B Ivanon Coffie becomes No. 12. He’s expected to join the team today and – pending a physical – should be activated for the opener of a six-game road trip at Newark.
Coffie, 31, hasn’t played in the [...]
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Josh Hall
0-0, 1.93 ERA
Steven Kent
1-2, 8.10 ERA
Josh Hall makes his second start for the Barnstormers tonight. His first outing went well – 4 2/3 innings, one run allowed – and the veteran righthander looks like a pretty good bet to have success in the Atlantic League.
Hall has good stuff. His fastball was in the 88-90 [...]
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Ricardo Gomez
1-2, 4.26 ERA
Eric Ackerman
0-2, 3.49 ERA
Kevin Mannix
0-1, 12.46 ERA
Mike Myers
0-0, 7.36 ERA
When you’ve lost 20 of 30 games and the heart of your lineup is either gone to affiliated ball or injured, it’s important to keep a sense of humor. That was one of the benefits to having manager Von Hayes on the active [...]
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The Barnstormers-Ducks game was postponed by rain. It was rescheduled as part of a doubleheader Wednesday night at 6:05.
D.J. Mattox
0-2, 5.00 ERA
Manny Ulloa
2-1, 3.34 ERA
Keith Lupton is no stranger to mid-season reclamation projects. During his first stint as the Barnstormers’ head of baseball operations in 2005, events unfolded much as they have this year. The [...]
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Mike Nannini
1-3, 5.19 ERA
Clint Nageotte
0-1, 3.18 ERA
Brian Stavisky has become the latest member of the Barnstormers to earn a return ticket to affiliated ball. The outfielder has been signed by the Angels and is headed to Double-A Arkansas.
Stavisky batted .282 with five homers and 20 RBIs in 29 games here. He was one of the [...]
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Nick Renault
0-1, 2.77 ERA
Dan Reichert
1-0, 6.28 ERA
Maybe we should call it the curse of Jose Ortiz. Ever since the former major leaguer left Lancaster for bigger money in Mexico, and now Japan, the Barnstormers have been searching for a long-term solution at third base.
Vasili Spanos was thought to be it. The team lucked out [...]
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Josh Hall
1-4, 8.40 ERA
Jeff Farnsworth
1-0, 6.28 ERA
The most troubling aspect of the Barnstormers’ 8-19 start is there doesn’t appear to be a plan – at least when it comes to the pitching staff. Once newcomers Josh Hall, Scott Tyler and Jose Cabrera make their debuts, the team will have trotted out 21 pitchers in the [...]
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The Barnstormers continue to make moves in an effort to fortify their pitching staff. The team signed Josh Hall and Scott Tyler following Friday night’s loss to Southern Maryland. Reliever Mark Alexander was released.
Hall will be the starter Saturday night. He’s taking Eric Ackerman’s turn in the rotation. Ackerman had to be skipped because of [...]
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Ricardo Gomez
1-1, 3.32 ERA
John Halama
2-0, 2.76 ERA
Do the Barnstormers have a hitting problem? It’s starting to look that way. The high-flying offense everyone expected to see hasn’t materialized. Here’s how the team stacks up against its rivals in some key categories:
Runs: 123 (6th)
Batting average: .250 (7th)
Hitting with RISP: .227 (7th)
OPS: .758 (6th)
Strikeouts: 198 (8th)
This year’s [...]
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