Lance Burkhart is entering his fourth season with the Barnstormers and his 12th season overall. If last summer is an indication, he’s getting better with age. The 33-year-old batted .275 with 17 homers and 50 RBIs in 86 games. He led all Atlantic League catchers with a .903 OPS.
Burkhart has always been a team leader [...]
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The New Era is dabbling in video as a way to bring fans closer to the team and enhance interest in the Web site. It’s also makes Barnstormin’ more diverse and, hopefully, more interesting. This is an interview with P Zack Parker, who is the team’s likely opening day starter. It was conducted last week [...]
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July is when things started to heat up everywhere for the Barnstormers — except on the field. The struggling defending champs fired their manager and retooled their roster in an attempt to salvage a season heading into the infinite abyss. It didn’t work. Lancaster ultimately finished with a worse record in the second half than [...]
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For those already longing for Opening Day (which is May 4, by the way), here’s a reminder of how last season ended.
Lancaster Barnstormers … 2006 Atlantic League Champions!
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