Jordan Herr Josh Hall 5-2, 4.26 ERA Joe Gannon 6-1, 2.96 ERA With the much-needed four-day break behind them, Atlantic League teams are ready to turn their full attention to the second half race. Lancaster, York and Newark are still looking to lock down a playoff spot. Who’s the favorite? The knee...

Kevin Kotch Kevin Kotch, who spent three seasons in the low minors with the Baltimore Orioles from 2004-06, has received the bulk of the playing time at catcher since coming to the Barnstormers on June 25. The 6-4, 220-pound New Jersey native is batting .228 with three homers and seven RBIs in 15 ga...

Shane Youman Shane Youman 1-1, 5.63 ERA Wayne Franklin 4-2, 5.36 ERA It’s the final game of the first half. Although it seems like the Barnstormers have already played about 2,000 games, the actual number will soon be 70. Since they left spring training bristling with optimism, not much has gone a...

“It’s the same game. The difference is I’m at the top level and the stadiums are bigger.” Jason Perry Nick Renault 3-3, 5.37 ERA Frank Castillo 0-0, 8.62 ERA While the Barnstormers were making an unlikely comeback Friday night, a would-be member of the team was putting an exc...

Nick Renault 1-2, 5.60 ERA Mark Rosen 0-0, 2.70 ERA It’s the rubber game of the second War of the Roses series. Winner stays out of last place. The talk surrounding the Barnstormers focuses on jump-starting the offense. The team has been shut out twice in the last four games and is still searching...

Josh Hall 1-0, 4.18 ERA Aaron Rakers 2-5, 5.60 ERA When the Route 30 rivalry was renewed last season, some thought it was going to take time for the intensity to increase. The teams would have to play with something significant at stake before the fans could embrace this matchup. Last place wasn’t...

Tim McClaskey 1-1, 7.91 ERA Corey Thurman 0-3, 11.05 ERA If you look at the standings, they’ll tell you the Barnstormers are tied for the worst record in the league. Does that mean they’re the worst team in the league? Not necessarily. There are other indicators to project a team’s prospects g...

Mike Nannini 0-2, 5.79 ERA Aaron Myette 1-2, 6.00 ERA Now that Barnstormin’ has boldly predicted the season won’t fall into the infinite abyss – a commentary that could live in infamy depending on how the rest of the season goes – we turn our attention to the Route 30 rivalry (weather permit...

This felt more like spring training. It was hot, the fielding was sloppy and the pitching was erratic. The Barnstormers lost to the York Revolution 16-8 in the second exhibition game played at Mickey Cochrane Field. Some of the Barnstormers’ perceived warts were evident today. Although I only ...

It’s Year 2 of the Route 30 rivalry that never quite took off last season. Other than the Community Cup being handed out after the 18th game, Lancaster vs. York pretty much felt like business as usual. That could change this season. The Barnstormers and Revolution now have separate baseball operat...