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1B-3B 27 6-1 RHP 31 6-3 LHP 3B 35 6-5 33 6-3

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2012 Barnstormers Roster ........................................................................ Page 2 John Halama: Still pitching at 40 .............................................................. Page 3 Emerson Frostad: Handles the Barnstormers pitchers ...................... Page 4 Butch Hobson: Readies for another season ............................................ Pages 6 Marty Janzen: Barnstormers pitching coach ..................................... Pages 8 . Barnstormers Baseball Cards ..................................................Page 10, 11, 15 Barnstormers Bios ..................................................................... Page 12, 18, 19 Stadium Diagram, 2012 Schedule ......................................................Pages 14 Barnstormers 2011 Statistics ................................................................Page 16 Trawling the Atlantic ...................................................................................Page 17

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Still getting a kick out of the game

The n Stormers John Halama has gotten a lot out of baseball and, despite being 40, the spark is still there.
BY BURT WILSON
Sports Staff

For most of the 20th century, immigrants became ingrained into American life by learning their new countrys sports. John Halamas dad was no exception. Emigrating to Brooklyn from the Slovakia area of what was then Czechoslovakia, he arrived just in time to experience the Miracle Mets championship season in 69. He became a fan of his new countrys national pastime. Little did he know then, that his son, born two years and four months after the Mets triumph, would make a career out of baseball, growing up to pitch at the games highest level. John Halama was selected by the Houston Astros out of St. Francis (Brooklyn) College in the 23rd round of the 1994 draft. He signed with the Astros and has been pitching professionally ever since. Halama, who turned 40 in February, will be the Lancaster Barnstormers starter on Thursday when they open the 2012 season against the Southern Maryland Blue Crabs in Waldorf, Md. He feels lucky to still be doing what he loves. To be playing the game that has taken him so many places. Im having a blast, Halama said. Im going to have fun, so lets have fun as a team. I give you a hard time. You give me a hard time. Have fun as a team and well win and winning makes for a better locker room. Halama began his career in short short-season Class A ball in Auburn, N.Y. My neck of the woods in New York (Brooklyn) and that neck of the woods in New York, its night and day, he said. When youre a city kid and youre going to the country, its kind of culture shock. Theres a running joke in New York,

if youre not from the five boroughs, youre not from New York. But he adapted. He had to. So far, in his pro career, hes pitched at 18 different stops in the U.S. and the total is more than 25 if you count his time in Asia, winter ball in the Caribbean and all the spring training sites. Work is work, he said. I can pitch anywhere. Ive just always put my head down and made the best of it wherever I am. Halama made his way through the Houston system and, at the end of spring training in 1998, he was told he had made the team. My body almost shut down from just being excited, he said. But he was mindful of his roommates feelings because he was headed back to Triple-A. So he left the hotel to share the news with his biggest fans. I got in my car and drove off and hit a pay phone up and called my parents, he said. They were ecstatic, beyond ecstatic. They said, The hard work has paid off. Everything youve ever dreamed of wanting to do has finally happened. His first two major league starts, both against the Giants, did not go well. His third start, which came against the Dodgers, was much better. A lot of the guys told me not to look at the back of the jerseys, he said. Just go out there and look at (catcher Brad) Ausmus. Dont worry about Barry Bonds and (Jeff) Kent, because when you start looking at that, youre in awe. Its a philosophy hes used to this day. If you go out there and make the pitches youre supposed to make, youre going to get guys out, he said. There are better hitters in the major leagues and they might get you sometimes. But you cant control what the hitter does. If you continue to make pitches, youre going to get guys out, no matter what league youre in. Its like an off day when youre catching him, said

John Halama, who will be the Barnstormers opening day starter Thursday at Southern Maryland, shows off his two-seam grip.
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Owning tools aplenty

Barnstormers Frostad has mastered subtleties of catching
BY BURT WILSON
Sports Staff

To be a catcher you have to be part psychologist. You have to know the opposing teams batters, their strengths and weaknesses. You need to be aware of the ballparks quirks and dimensions. But most importantly, you have to know your pitching staff. What are their best pitches? What do they like to throw in a particular count? What is and isnt working for them that day?

Then you have to coax, cajole and sometimes demand their best effort. Juggling all those duties is something Lancaster Barnstormers starting catcher Emerson Local Frostad video does very well. The staff loves him because he knows how to work with those guys and they trust him, said Lance Burkhart, the Barn-

stormers hitting coach and a former catcher himself. To be able to handle the different personalities who are on the mound and how theyre going to react, that takes time and experience and he has that. Ross Peeples, a member of the Stormers staff, agrees. You always want to get on the same page as your catcher, the left-hander said. He (Frostad) takes pride in knowing what you want to throw so you get into a good rhythm. The game goes faster, the defense plays better. Everyone benefits.

Emerson Frostad represented his native Canada in the Olympics and Pan-Am games.
Frostad wasnt always a good catcher. In fact, he wasnt always a catcher. He played shortstop and third base in high school and mostly third base in college. It wasnt until 2006, his third season in pro ball, that he went behind the plate. My first year, I was brutal and it took me a while to learn all the different aspects of catching, Frostad said. Theres so much that goes into it working with the pitchers and blocking (pitches in the dirt) and throwing. It took me a good year and a half to feel comfortable back there. It was a long transition. But (now), Im totally comfortable back there and its my favorite position. In junior high, Frostad had to make a choice. Born in Vancouver and growing up in near Calgary he, like most Canadian kids, played hockey. But Frostad also played baseball and he was good at it. I liked them both . It was perfect because they were opposite seasons. But once you get older, you try to specialize a little more. Frostad played for a Calgary travel baseball team, which

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competed in tournaments in the northwestern states and Arizona. Once I got that exposure, I realized I could maybe go to college or maybe beyond in baseball, he said. Exposure from those tournaments resulted in being recruited and he received a scholarship from Lewis-Clark State College in Lewiston, Idaho. At Lewis-Clark, he played for legendary coach Ed Cheff, whose teams won 16 NAIA World Series titles. His biggest thing he passed along to me was just working hard, Frostad said. Guys have physical tools but dont always play the best. Just getting the most out of yourself and having that mentality to go out there and win and play hard every day. That was a huge learning experience for me in college. Once you get to pro ball, and even once you move up the ladder to Double-A and Triple-A, everybody on the field is talented. Theres nobody that makes it that far if he doesnt have talent. So the thing that separates you to get you to that next level, or to the big leagues, or whatever, is that mentality and work
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in the Rangers organization, reaching Triple-A for parts of ethic, and the ability to put your three seasons. best on the field every game. He has also played on the After three years at Lewis- international stage, representClark, where he was major- ing Canada at the Olympics, ing in business administration, in Olympic qualifiers and as Frostrad was selected by the a member of the gold medal Texas Rangers in the13th round team, which beat the U.S. in the of the 2003 draft. final, at the most recent Pan-Am He played two seasons of games. Class A ball as a third baseman I cant compare it to the big and was preparing to move up leagues because I wasnt there, a level (to Highhe said. But as far Thats when I really A ) and spend as my personal exanother season started to feel comfort- perience, those are at the hot corthe most intense ner when Scott able back there, working games Ive ever Servais, a forwith big league pitch- played in. mer catcher who He began last was the Rangers ers every day and getseason with the farm director at ting positive feedback. Barnstormers, hitthe time, asked ting .280 with two Frostad to make Theyre telling you youre homers, including the position doing a good job is the a game-winning change. kind of reinforcement blast vs. BridgeInitially, I that really helped me port, and 11 RBIs was kind of surin 15 games before prised by it, gain my confidence back signing with HousFrostad said. I ton and splitting there. had a pretty good the rest of the seayear the year beson between DouEmerson Frostad fore. I was a ble- and Triple-A. Barnstormers starting catcher lot younger at This season, the time. It was a after being squeezed out this little overwhelming at first. But spring by the Astros because of he (Servais) just threw me right the proverbial numbers game, in there and worked with me he is back with the Barnstormevery day put a lot of time in ers. and a lot of hard work. EventuEmersons a very intense ally, it paid off. competitor, Stormers skipper Hes been catching ever Butch Hobson said. He likes since,though hes played an oc- to win. He takes a lot of pride in casional game at first or third. In 2009 and 2010, he went to the Rangers major league camp. Thats when I really started to feel comfortable back there, working with big league pitchers every day and getting positive feedback, he said. And telling you youre doing a good job is the kind of reinforcement that really helped me gain my confidence back there. Early on he was taught to separate offense from defense and he took the lesson to heart, batting .320 (his highest average for a season to date), the year he switched to catcher. It (the position change) helped my career a lot because I could always hit OK, he said I didnt hit a ton of home runs or anything like that. To be a third baseman you have to hit quite a few home runs and have a lot of RBIs so it kind of took the pressure off my bat a little bit and allowed me to continue with my career. He played seven seasons

Emerson Frostad didnt start catching until 2006, his third season of pro ball.
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Hobsons managing stretches from f ield to f inding top talent for Barnstormers
BY BURT WILSON

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utch Hobson has done it again. Last season, his first as Lancaster Barnstormers manager, Hobson assembled what was essentially an all-star squad. The Stormers raced out to a huge lead, playing .710 baseball, going 22-9 in their first 31 games. Then Lancaster held on, as the roster was seriously depleted in a very short timespan when players departed to sign affiliated deals. The team won the first half, which earned it a spot in the postseason. Now, on the verge of the 2012 season, it appears the Barnstormers are once again stacked with talent. Im confident we will compete with anybody, Hobson said of the Barnstormers, which will open the season tonight at Southern Maryland. How does Hobson attract talent to his team, year after year signing the best players? Because he cares about you first, hitting coach Lance Burkhart said. His main goal is to help further a guys career and get him back to affiliated ball. They want to play here not just because this is a good place to play but because they want to play for Butch. He has that kind of respect. He knows you have a life outside of baseball, first baseman Tommy Everidge said. Family comes first and if you have something going on, he understands that and lets you deal with it. And when it comes to the baseball side of things, he trusts you to do your work. He knows these are veteran players. This isnt (Class) A or Rookie ball. Hes not going to treat us like kids. Hes not going to make some stupid rule for no reason, like no music in the clubhouse, just to show he has control. Last season nine players from the Barnstormers left to sign with major league organizations, 11 if spring training is included. Of those players, five have returned to play for Hobson at the beginning of this season And thats not counting Everidge, last seasons Atlantic League MVP, and starting pitchers John Halama and J.D. Durbin. So things look (red) rosy once again for the Stormers. Starting Rotation including six wins for the Phillies in 2007. He Halama, who came to Lancaster last season was 8-4 for the Barnstormers last season. after starting the year in Taiwan, has been chosen The other three pitchers scheduled to start by Hobson to open the 2012 campaign against for the Barnstormers are Rich Rundles and the Blue Crabs tonight. He heads a staff that is Alan Johnson, who have also played in the bigs filled with vets who have Triple-A and big league and Mark Brackman, who pitched well going experience. three innings in the Stormers spring opener. Halama, who has 56 major league wins in his I think were going to have strike throwcareer, was 6-6 for the Barnstormers last year. ers, Hobson said. We only had one walk in He pitched a shutout against York just before each of our first two exhibition games. You the All-Star break to help Lancaster clinch the can live with solo homers. But you start putfirst-half title and a playoff spot. He also pitched ting guys on and all of a sudden its a two- or a complete-game two-hitter against York in the three-run homer and youre looking at a big playoffs. inning. Durbin, also has major league experience, Please see HOBSON, page 7

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We had a great bullpen last year and I think this year, it might be even better, Hobson said. Tim The Hammer Hamulack is back as the Barnstormers closer. He has started the

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They mostly pitch to contact. They wont have high pitch counts and theyll be able to pitch late into games.

season with the Barnstormers the last three years. The hardthrowing lefty had a 1-0 record, seven saves and a perfect ERA before he signed with Cincinnati and spent the rest of the season in Double-A. Jeff Bennett will be the setup guy. The righty was 4-0 with a 0.62 ERA in two stints with the Barnstormers last season. In between, he was 3-0 for Triple-A Reno. He started the first game of the playoffs against York. Lefty Les Walrond returns to Lancaster. Walrond started last season with the Barnstormers and compiled a 1-0 record with a 1.38 ERA in nine appearances before signing with the Phillies and splitting the rest of the season between Double-A (Reading) and Triple-A (Lehigh Valley). Ross Peeples, nicknamed the Mayor because of long tenure with Lancaster, is back in the bullpen after beginning last

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season as a starter. Peeples, who is the only original Barnstomer still with the team, had surgery in December to remove bone chips from his elbow. Todd Doolittle is recovering from Tommy John surgery. Hobson said, he looked good, in his first action this spring. Doolittle was 3-2 with a 2.92 ERA in 24 games at the TripleA level. Righty Mike Johnston, who was out of baseball last season, has pitched 25 games in the bigs. He could be a late-inning guy, Hobson said. Dwayne Pollok made 11 starts last season at Double-A

Fort Worth. He has also spent time as a closer and has played 129 games at the Triple-A level. Taiwanese pitcher Ching Lung Lo is slated as a middle innings guy and Beau Vaughan, coming back from a year out of the game, could fill a variety of roles.

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From charmed player to astute coach

Janzen directs Stormers hurlers, based on guile learned in majors
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Marty Janzen never dreamed he would get a contract to play pro baseball. Janzen never thought he would make it to the major leagues. And he certainly didnt think he would make a career out of the game. He was wrong on all three counts. Janzen, in his second year as the Lancaster Barnstormers pitching coach, is beginning his 18th season in pro ball. I never really thought much of my talent, Janzen said. I played a lot of Little League early on but I didnt stand out. I never really thought I was anything special. After high school, he went to an open tryout for a junior college program, but he didnt make it. A friend suggested he try and make the American Legion team. He was chosen for the team and luckily we made it states, Janzen said. I started building my arm strength and I got noticed in the

Marty Janzen is beginning his fourth season as manager Butch Hobsons pitching coach and his second year as a coach for the Barnstormers.
state tournament. I went and tried out at the Yankees complex and that was thats what started it. The Yankees wanted to sign him and the Marlins were also interested. It was actually Roger Maris son, he was the legion coach who convinced me to sign with the Yankees, Janzen said. Janzen felt lucky to have a job in baseball. It was kind of a whirlwind for me, he said. All of a sudden, Im a pro baseball player. But I was just glad to have a uniform on. I was the first guy on the field and I just worked at it. While working his way through the Yankees system, he had a lot of future stars with him in the organization. When I went to the instructional league I had Andy Pettitte as my roommate so I learned some things from him and Mariano Rivera was down there, too, Janzen said. In 1995, he made three starts at the Double-A level with the Yankees before they dealt him to Toronto. Janzen was one of three players traded to the Blue Jays for David Cone. I just went about my business and one day they called me into the office and said that I got traded, he said. I had no idea that was going to happen. In May of the following year he got another call, this time telling him he was going to the big leagues. I was just shocked, he said. He made his major league debut May 12, 1996 against the Boston Red Sox and his idol, Roger Clemens. He entered the game at the beginning of the eighth inning with the Blue Jays trailing, 7-3. They brought me in and it was nerve-racking, he said. Youre floating on a cloud when you go out there. The game was played in Toronto at what was then called the Skydome, which at the time had a hotel with rooms that looked out over the field. During Janzens debut, a

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(signing as an undrafted free agent), that was unbelievable, he said. I was appreciative of the opportunity. I never thought in a million years Id make it to the big leagues. He pitched until 2005, including all or part of seven more seasons at the TripleA level. In addition to the Jays, he went back to the Yankees and also pitched in the Reds, Diamondbacks and Angels systems. He had surgery on his elbow in 2002, something he said he should have taken care of five years earlier. He pitched for Stormers skipper Butch Hobson in four different stints when Hobson managed the Nashua Pride. And then, after 2005, he was out of the game, leaving to pursue a more stable life. Once you get a little bit older youve got to make that decision, he said. Do you want to keep bouncing around, traveling around or do you want to move on to something thats a little more secure. He became a mortgage broker and thought he would never be involved with baseball again. I retired early because I didnt want

to have to worry about my health, he said. I was tired of the grind and I wanted to use what minimal brain power I had to do something else. He also wanted to get away from the politics of baseball. Everybody has a story, he said. If a team has more invested in someone else, theyre going to stick with them longer than you. Its about the money. And I just didnt want to end up being bitter about that. But after three years out of the game, Hobson asked Janzen to be his pitching coach in Southern Maryland and theyve been together ever since. Martys a very smart man and he knows pitching, Hobson said. Hes the first guy I called when my (previous) pitching coach retired. Martys got a very good eye for watching a guys (pitching) mechanics, hitting coach Lance Burkhart said. He can look at them and see why theyre struggling. He can tell them if theyre tipping their pitches. And he does it in a way they accept because they respect his knowledge of the game. Hobson believes Janzen will someday coach in affiliated ball. Ive talked to some organizations

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and I think hes going to get job because hes that good, Hobson said. He has a good rapport with pitchers and once they hear him talk about pitching, hes won them over. Janzen said another job is the furthest thing from my mind at this point. As long as Butch is the manager and wants me as the pitching coach, Im happy. One thing that is front and center with Janzen these days is impending fa-

therhood. He and his girlfriend Mandy are expecting their first child, a boy, due in August. Im excited, he said. Its going to be different. But Im ready, looking forward to it. Its a good time in my life. I couldnt have done this when I was younger. I was too selfish and I was moving all around when I was pitching. Now Im happy, things are stable. And because of Janzen, the Barnstormers pitching staff is also stable.

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RHP Jeff Bennett

Height: 6-3 Weight: 230 Age: 31 About Bennett: Appeared in 179 MLB games. Last Season: In 16 games was 2-0 with a 0.42 ERA with the Stormers before signing with Arizona and going 3-0 with a 4.29 ERA in 24 appearances for Triple-A Reno. Returned to Lancaster at the end of the season and went 2-0 with a save. Started and allowed just one run in five innings in the first game of the playoffs for the Stormers vs. York.

1B-3B Terry Tiffee

Height: 6-3 Weight: 212 Age: 33 About Tiffee: Has played 97 game in the bigs. Spent this spring in the Marlins camp. Last Season: Began in Lancaster then signed with the Yankees and hit .345 in 45 games at Triple-A. Returned to Lancaster totaling 13 homers and 46 RBIs while batting .293 in 52 games for the Stormers. Hit safely in all five playoff games and hit dramatic three-run homer in Game 5 of playoffs.

Halama: Passionate
Continued from page 3

dy Johnson trade and that is where his career took off. Seattle was phenomenal, Halama said. Thats where everything kind of fell into place for me. I have nothing but good memories from there. He had three straight seasons (1999-2001) of double-digit wins with the Mariners. He was part of the record team that won 116 games in 2001 and went to the ALCS in both 2000 and 2001. When I got traded to Seattle they said, Get rid of the four-seamer, Halama said. They said, youre not overpowering. We need you to keep the ball down in the zone and let the hitters hit the ball on the ground. Height: 5-8 Weight: 167 Age: 27 Height: 6-1 Weight: 175 Age: 27 I pitch to contact. I dont strike out a lot of batters. I dont want to. I just want weak contact. As long as About Pedroza: Switch hitter was selected by About Perez: The native of Venezuela was Im putting my pitches in the quadrant I want to, Im the Dodgers out of UC-Riverside in the ninth round signed as a teenager by the Dodgers in 2002 and getting weak contact. Ideally, a good game for me is of the 2007 draft and played in L.A.s organization played in their organization through the 2010 sea27 pitches, 27 ground balls, 27 outs. through last season. Is a career .281 hitter with 49 son. Is a .293 hitter in 59 homers and 392 RBIs in In 2002, his last season in Seattle, he was 6-5 with a homers and 88 steals in 572 minor league games. 783 minor league games. In 2005, hit .352 in the 3.56 ERA in 31 games, 10 of them starts. Last Season: Split time between Single-A and Gulf Coast League, his first season in the U.S. Since then he has pitched in the majors with OakDouble-A and hit .250 with 25 extra-base hits and Last Season: The switch hitter spent last season land, Tampa Bay, Washington, Boston and in 2006, 24 RBIs in 87 games at the higher level. playing in Japan. his last season in the bigs, Baltimore. In 262 major league games, he is 56-48 with a 4.65 ERA. Starting in 2008, he has pitched part of each season in the Atlantic League for Butch Hobson. From 2008-2010, he played for Southern Maryland when Hobson was managing the Blue Crabs and he also went to Triple-A in each of those seasons. Height: 6-5 Weight: 220 Age: 40 Height: 6-1 Weight: 210 Age: 29 After pitching in Taiwan the first part of last seaAbout Halama: Had three straight seasons About Frostad: A .257 hitter in 8 pro seasons. son, he went 6-6 in 15 starts for Hobson and the Barn(1999-2001) of double-digit wins for Seattle. Is 56Last Season: Opened the season with the stormers and he threw a league-high four complete48 with a 4.65 ERA in 262 games in the bigs. Last Barnstormers and hit .280 with six extra-base hits, games. Including the year he pitched for Long Island pitched in the majors for Baltimore in 2006. including a game-ending homer, and 11 RBIs in in 2007, he is 28-21 in 66 Atlantic League starts. Last Season: Barnstormers acquired his rights 15 games for Lancaster. Signed by the Astros and As long as John wants to pitch I got a place for from Southern Maryland for Adam Godwin and he him, Hobson said. Hes good for a team. Hes good spent the rest of the season at Houstons Double-A went 6-6 with a 5.33 ERA for the Barnstormers affor his teammates. Hes good for young pitchers who and Triple-A affiliates. Last fall was part of the Canawatch how he pitches and see that example. ter pitching the first part of the season in Taiwan. dian team that won Pan-Am Games. Halama knows the end of his career is not that far away. Hes just not sure how far. Lets face it, Im 40 years old, my days of playing are numbered, he said. I do appreciate it more than when I was younger. I love coming to the ballpark. I love competing. If I could do something where Im competing until Im 60 years old, I would love to do that. But lets face it, the sport is very demanding physically and as good as shape as I am in, I still have my days where I feel it. When hes done he definitely Summer Day Camp wants to stay in the game. Day & Overnight Camping What am I going to do? he at Camp Shand said. Im not going to become a lawyer. Im not going to become a Youth & Adults Sports stockbroker. Im going to see what Swim Lessons avenues open up and what opporPersonal Training tunities there are. I dont know if that will be proMassage Therapy fessionally or at the high school L-S Otters Summer Swim Team City Center Branch Lampeter-Strasburg Branch Camp Shand level, at a college. Maybe Ill do 265 Harrisburg Ave, Lancaster 800 Village Road, Lancaster 20 Penryn Lane, Cornwall lessons. No Membership Contracts (717) 393-9622 (717) 464-4000 (717) 272-8001 But he does know that he wants Free Group Exercise Classes www.lancasterymca.org to pass his knowledge and joy of Free Child Care With the game on to the younger genFamily Membership $V D OHDGLQJ QRQSURW FRPPLWWHG WR \RXWK GHYHORSPHQW KHDOWK\ OLYLQJ eration, the way his dad did to him and social responsibility - we exist to strengthen community. all those years ago. Access to Both Branches

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Were going to put the bat on the ball, Hobson said of his offense. Were not going to strike out as much. You put the bat on the ball good things can happen. Its better than walking back to the dugout. The Barnstormers may not have as much power through the middle of the lineup as they did last season, but they have more speed and are better defensively. The pitching staff, both the rotation and the bullpen is stacked and should keep Lancaster in most games. The Stormers are a playoff team on paper. But, as always in the Atlantic League, the success of their season will depend on who gets signed by affiliated teams and the quality of their replacements.

Hobson
Continued from page 7

Outlook

and Triple-A. Switch hitter Francisco Hernandez will also see time behind the plate. He is a .275 career hitter. The Stormers have four corner infielders. Terry Tiffee, Everidge, Eduardo Perez and Kody Kirkland. Tiffee was a key part of the Barnstormers attack last season before leaving and playing at Triple-A for the Yankees. The switch hitter returned Lancaster at the end of the season and hit a dramatic 10th-inning, three-run homer in the last game of the playoffs vs. York. He is slated to bat third. The durable Everidge played every inning in all 125 games for the Barnstormers last season. He led the Atlantic League in homers, doubles and extra-base hits. Perez, who may also play in the outfield to get his bat in the lineup, played last season in Japan. A switch hitter, he was a .289 hitter in six seasons in the Dodgers organization. Kirkland played last season in Southern Maryland. He has 99 career homers and 80 stolen bases in 10 minor league seasons. Brad Boyer, who is set to start at second, hit .348 for Gary in the American Association last year. Jaime Pedroza will play both short and second. The switch hitter is a career .281 hitter with 88 stolen bases in four minor league seasons. Jesus Merchan just joined the Barnstormers on Tuesday. The shortstop Merchan has hit .296 in 13 pro seasons. They all have speed and they all have strong arms, Hobson said of his outfield. Adam Godwin is back with the Barnstormers after starting last season in Lancaster and being traded to Southern Maryland. Godwin, who will leadoff for Lancaster, hit .326 last season and stole 37 bases. Fehlandt Lentini is a career .311 hitter in 11 pro seasons. Blake Gailen won the American Association batting title last season, hitting .406 in 69 games before signing with the Angels and playing the rest of the season at Double-A. Ryan Harvey, who has been nicknamed Thor by his new teammates for his prodigious batting practice bombs, has 117 homers in eight minor league seasons, including 37 at DoubleA.

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A Barnstormer has been awarded the Atlantic League MVP each of the last two seasons. Tommy Everidge earned the award last season and Aaron Herr was co-MVP in 2010. But who is the only Barnstormer to be named MVP of the Atlantic League postseason?

Q3:

Barnstormers batting coach Lance Burkhart was the Lancasters starting catcher in 2005 and left-handed pitcher Ross Peeples is the only original Barnstormer still playing in Lancaster.

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Who are the two Barnstormers who will be in uniform to open this season who were also in uniform when the team played their first game in 2005?

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In addition to the Barnstormers, Lancaster skipper Butch Hobson has also managed two other Atlantic League teams. What are they?

First baseman Jeremy Todd was a unanimous choice for postseason MVP when the Barnstormers won the Atlantic League title in 2006. Todd batted .478 (11 for 23), hit three home runs, and set Atlantic League records for RBIs (12) and runs scored (11) as Lancaster went 5-0 in the playoffs.

Ryan Harvey, right, is expected to provide some power, while Ching Lung Lo, below, will begin the season pitching middle relief.

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2011 BARNSTORMERS STATS

Batter
Stephen Douglas Kevin Howard Ben Copeland Tommy Everidge Angel Flores Wayne Lydon Adam Calderone Terry Tiffee J.C. Holt Fern. Seguignol Matt Watson Aaron Herr J.C. Holt Aaron Herr Gilberto Mejia Emerson Frostad Matt Tupman Brandon Jones Travis Metcalf Adam Godwin Alvin Colina Yaibel Tamayo Total-All Batters

Avg. G AB
.412 .381 .331 .319 .311 .302 .299 .293 .291 .287 .287 .287 .291 .287 .286 .280 .268 .268 .261 .256 .220 .208 .286

BATTING H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SF SB CS OBP. SLG.

1 0 1 7 0 4 3 3 4 41 0 28 3 0 1 9 3 6 9 4 6 16 1 13 7 3 5 18 0 20 16 0 15 20 1 12 7 3 5 20 1 12 14 10 4 3 1 2 8 0 4 6 0 4 8 0 6 5 0 0 6 0 1 1 0 2 214 27 141 3 17 19 94 11 25 26 46 35 71 45 57 35 57 43 11 17 22 22 2 10 10 623 0 5 17 52 10 27 6 14 26 38 49 35 26 35 46 6 9 25 14 1 18 1 430 2 12 21 89 21 27 31 20 50 68 53 78 50 78 65 7 27 37 27 5 32 5 755 0 0 2 5 1 2 3 0 2 4 2 8 2 8 2 0 1 1 1 0 1 2 39 0 2 8 1 0 16 5 0 9 1 0 3 9 3 40 0 1 2 2 1 1 0 97 0 2 1 0 0 2 3 0 2 1 2 1 2 1 9 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 26 .412 .416 .399 .387 .371 .393 .324 .340 .361 .365 .399 .344 .361 .344 .354 .368 .302 .350 .329 .390 .320 .214 .353 .647 .542 .482 .569 .361 .494 .500 .581 .405 .516 .511 .445 .405 .445 .387 .500 .380 .361 .444 .389 .288 .340 .447

Back with the Barnstormers to start the 2012 season are starting pitcher J.D. Durbin (above), who was 8-4 for Lancaster last season, and corner infielder Terry Tiffee. The switch hitter batted .293 with 13 homers and 46 RBIs in 52 games last season for the Stormers.

4 17 3 31 118 20 42 139 26 125 501 94 40 119 14 50 172 51 44 174 25 52 198 36 69 247 34 89 341 53 78 272 51 95 366 52 69 247 34 95 366 52 112 455 75 15 50 7 57 179 20 57 194 20 40 142 17 19 43 9 40 132 8 18 53 8 125 4295 662

7 45 46 160 37 52 52 58 72 98 78 105 72 105 130 14 48 52 37 11 29 11 1229

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John Koronka Tim Hamulack Steve Hammond J.C. Holt Jeff Bennett Lee Walrond Lee Tabor Jerome Williams Ryan Cullen Jonah Bayliss Tim McNab Matt Wright Kris Regas Justin Segal Jon Huber T.J. Beam J.D. Durbin Ross Peeples John Halama Yunior Novoa Evan Englebrook Cesar Carrillo Charlie Zink Zack Parker Aaron Herr Alvin Colina Total-All Pitchers

PITCHING W-L ERA G GS CG Sho SV IP H

0-0 1-0 0-0 0-0 4-0 1-0 1-0 6-0 1-1 2-3 3-4 7-10 0-0 5-2 3-0 3-3 8-4 7-5 6-6 5-5 0-0 4-11 2-2 0-0 0-0 0-0 69-56 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.82 1.39 1.74 2.91 3.18 3.54 3.89 3.98 4.26 4.46 4.63 4.78 5.06 5.16 5.33 5.34 6.05 7.16 7.80 9.75 36.00 40.50 4.72 2 11 2 1 21 9 7 8 6 39 54 21 29 56 24 52 18 30 15 33 25 18 8 10 1 1 508 1 0 2 0 2 0 0 7 0 0 0 21 0 1 0 0 17 18 15 13 0 18 8 2 0 0 125 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 7 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 18 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 30 1.0 11.1 11.0 1.0 33.0 13.0 10.1 52.2 5.2 40.2 71.2 129.0 19.0 76.2 23.1 49.0 106.2 97.2 104.2 82.2 22.1 88.0 30.0 12.0 1.0 0.2 1097 0 5 4 0 22 10 9 43 5 31 84 122 17 95 21 51 132 138 143 99 21 117 31 14 2 1 1222

Opp. R ER HR HB BB SO WP Avg.
0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 5 3 6 2 6 2 17 17 3 2 18 16 38 31 71 57 10 9 42 38 13 12 31 26 67 60 64 56 67 62 58 49 18 15 75 70 33 26 17 13 4 4 3 3 669 575 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 2 3 1 0 0 5 2 4 7 13 12 3 3 12 10 1 2 6 0 9 5 16 1 13 0 11 5 5 1 18 5 5 7 0 2 2 1 0 0 130 71 4 0 8 0 13 2 5 12 2 20 17 38 12 25 14 30 45 27 23 24 11 42 29 23 2 2 431 0 0 14 0 12 0 0 0 24 1 15 3 3 2 40 2 7 0 30 1 32 4 97 5 14 0 31 2 18 2 40 3 81 6 53 3 57 2 76 5 18 3 64 5 24 4 7 1 2 0 0 0 761 54 .000 .128 .108 .000 .190 .204 .237 .230 .391 .209 .296 .247 .233 .308 .244 .268 .307 .337 .335 .290 .247 .320 .270 .298 .333 .333 .283

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2011 record: 68-59; 33-31 (first half); 36-28 (second half)

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SKIMMING THE SURFACE: LHP Paul Osequera returns to the Bridgeport lineup after racking up 11 wins and 102 strikeouts last season. The Bluefish will miss 1B Wes Bankston, who led the league with 95 RBIs last season. Hes playing in the Mexican League. FAMILIAR FACES: RHP Jonah Bayliss moves to Bridgeport from Lancaster. He had 18 saves for the Stormers last season. SKIMMING THE SURFACE: The Riversharks bring back their best pitcher, lefty Carlos Vasquez, who was third in the league with a 3.47 ERA and won 10 games. FAMILIAR FACES: A trio of former Barnstormers dot the Riversharks roster, including LHP Eddy Camacho, C Alvin Colina, and Utility Lloyd Turner. SKIMMING THE SURFACE: INF Ray Navarrete returns for his seventh season with the Ducks. He clubbed 27 homers last season, one behind league leader Tommy Everidge of Lancaster. Navarrete was also among the league leaders in RBIs with 79. FAMILIAR FACES: INF Bryant Nelson, who hit .288 for Lancaster in 10, is now a Duck. SKIMMING THE SURFACE: INF Jeff Nettles returns for his 10th season with the Patriots. He is the Atlantic League all-time career leader in RBIs (594) and doubles (197). FAMILIAR FACES: Lampeter-Strasburg grad Chris Shehan, an outfielder, will play for the Patriots this season after playing in the Atlanta organization. He had 172 hits, 37 doubles, and 55 RBI in 196 minor league career games. SKIMMING THE SURFACE: The Blue Crabs are usually in good shape when they have a lead late in the game, handing the ball to RHP Jim Ed Warden, who led the league with 28 saves last season. He also had a 2.76 ERA. FAMILIAR FACES: RHP Nick Green is back with the Blue Crabs after posting 11 wins and being among the league leaders in ERA (3.96). SKIMMING THE SURFACE: You wont find anything Atlantic in Sugar Land, Texas but the Skeeters are now members of the Atlantic League. FAMILIAR FACES: Three ex-Barnstormers, INF Iggy Suarez, C Octavio Martinez and RHP Matt Wright are Skeeters. Former Stormer Vic Gutierrez is one of the coaches. SKIMMING THE SURFACE: The Revolution won a second straight title last season, beating the Stormers in a five-game series before defeating Long Island for the title. FAMILIAR FACES: Former Barnstormers in York include LHP Yunior Novoa, LHP Kris Regis and INF Danny Gonzalez.

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1B Tommy Everidge
Height: 6-0 Weight: 255 Age: 29 About Everidge: Attended Sonoma State before signing with the Oakland organization in 2004. Has two career homers in 24 big league games. Last Season: Helped the Barnstormers reach the playoffs in his first year of independent ball and was named the MVP after batting .319 and leading the Atlantic League with 28 home runs, 41 doubles and 69 extra-base hits. His 94 RBIs ranked second.

C Francisco Hernandez
Height: 5-10 Weight: 180 Age: 26 About Hernandez: The Dominican switch hitter played five seasons in the White Sox organization after signing with Chicago in 2004. He is a .275 hitter in 417 minor league games. Last Season: The eight games he played for Rio Grande Valley in the North American Baseball League was the only time he has played in the states since 2008.

OF Fehlandt Lentini
Height: 6-0 Weight: 180 Age: 34 About Lentini: A career .311 hitter in 11 minor league seasons, he began his pro career in the Houston organization in 2001. After 2003, has played independent ball and had two stints in the Mexican League. Last Season: Hit .307 while splitting time between Amarillo and Winnipeg in the American Association.

LHP Mike Johnston

Height: 6-3 Weight: 196 Age: 33 About Johnston: Selected by Pittsburgh in the 20th round of the 98 draft, he reached the majors with the Pirates in 2004. Recorded a hold and struck out both Pat Burrell and Bobby Abreu in MLB debut. He is 0-3 with a 5.70 ERA in 25 games in the majors. Last Season: The Oxford area native did not play last year.

OF Ryan Harvey
Height: 6-5 Weight: 240 Age: 27 About Harvey: Played in the Cubs system for six seasons after being selected by Chicago with the sixth overall pick in 03. Reached Double-A Tennessee for the Cubs in 08 before playing the 2009 -10 seasons for Tulsa, Colorados Triple-A affiliate. Has batted .244 with 117 homers in eight seasons. Last Season: Attempted a position switch by trying to convert to a pitcher in the Red Sox system.

3B Kody Kirkland
Height: 6-4 Weight: 200 Age: 28 About Kirkland: Played for Stormers skipper Butch Hobson at Southern Maryland in 2010. Has played in the Pittsburgh, Detroit, Atlanta and Houston systems. Is a career .245 hitter with 99 homers in 958 minor league games. Has played every infield position and 32 games in the outfield. Last Season: Hit .245 with six homers in 46 games with Southern Maryland.

RHP Mark Brackman

Height: 6-7 Weight: 230 Age: 27 About Brackman: Pitched two seasons in the Tigers organization after being selected by Detroit in the 16th round of the 2007 draft. Spent the last three seasons with the Gateway Grizzlies in the Frontier League. Has thrown eight complete games over the last over the last two seasons. Last Season: Went 7-5 with a 2.15 ERA in 15 games (14 starts) for Gateway.

RHP Dwayne Pollok

Height: 6-3 Weight: 195 Age: 31 About Pollok: Drafted in 03 by the White Sox after four seasons at Texas A&M. Saved 38 games for Class A Winston-Salem in 2004. Was 10-5 with four saves in 40 games for Triple-A Las Vegas in 2008. In 129 AAA games, is 15-16 with a 5.31 ERA. Last Season: Started 11 games for Fort Worth in the American Association and six for Yucatan in the Mexican League.

2B Brad Boyer
Height: 6-0 Weight: 185 Age: 28 About Boyer: Spent six seasons in the Giants organization after being selected by San Francisco in the 13th round of the 2006 draft. Reached Triple A Fresno for 46 games in 2010. Last Season: Named the American Associations postseason All-Star second baseman after batting .348 (seventh in the league) with 10 homers and 68 RBIs for Gary.

LHP Rich Rundles

Height: 6-5 Weight: 180 Age: 30 About Rundles: Reached the majors with Cleveland for eight games in 08 and one in 09, all in relief. No decisions, a 1.50 ERA in 6 MLB innings. Selected by the Red Sox in the third round in 1999. Also played in Nats, Cards and Mets systems. Is 17-14 with 3.18 ERA in 208 Triple-A games. Last Season: Was 1-3 with a 1.80 ERA in 35 relief appearances for Triple-A Memphis.

RHP J.D. Durbin

Height: 6-0 Weight: 210 Age: 30 About Durbin: Selected by Minnesota in the second round of the 2000 draft and made his MLB debut with the Twins in 04. Also pitched in the bigs for Arizona and the Phils. Is 6-6 with a 6.19 ERA in 23 games in the majors. Last Season: Pitched in four games for Tabasco in Mexico before going 8-4 with a 5.06 ERA in 17 starts and one relief appearance for the Stormers.

LHP Ross Peeples

Height: 6-4 Weight: 220 Age: 32 About Peeples: Nicknamed The Mayor because of his longevity with Lancaster, hes played with the Stormers since their inaugural 05 season. Leads Lancaster career appearances (229), strikeouts (260) and innings (458.2). Last Season: Was 7-5 with a 5.16 ERA in 30 games (18 starts) for Lancaster, including a a fourhit shutout.

LHP Tim Hamulack

Height: 6-4 Weight: 215 Age: 35 About Hamulack: For the third straight year will begin the season with the Barnstormers. Last Season: Was 1-0 with a perfect ERA and 7 saves in 11 games as the Barnstormers closer before signing with Cincinnati and pitching at Double-A Carolina. Was 1-3 with a 4.75 ERA in 31 appearances for the Mudcats. Returned to Lancaster at end of season and appeared in a playoff game.

OF Adam Godwin
Height: 6-1 Weight: 185 Age: 29 About Godwin: Penciled in as the Stormers starting center fielder, he played five seasons in the Dodgers organization. A career .284 career hitter in seven minor league seasons. Last Season: Began year with Barnstormers and batted .256 in limited action. Was dealt to Southern Maryland and hit .326 with two homers, 24 RBIs and stole 37 bases for the Blue Crabs.

RHP Ching Lung Lo

Height: 6-6 Weight: 205 Age: 26 About Lo: The native of Taiwan spent 10 seasons in the Rockies organization after signing at age 16. Played all or part of four seasons at Double-A. In 2010, was 0-1 with a 1.80 ERA in two games at Triple-A. Last Season: Pitched for Chinese Taipei in the World Baseball Cup. Was 2-1 with a 6.59 ERA in 9 appearances on a rehab assignment in Class A.

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OF Blake Gailen
Height: 5-9 Weight: 180 Age: 27 About Gailen: Came out of UNLV and participated in five seasons of independent ball before playing part of last season in the Dodgers organization. Has also pitched, going 3-5 with a 3.80 ERA in a combined 23 games in the 2008-09 seasons. Last Season: Won the American Association batting title, hitting .406 in 69 games for Lincoln. Averaged .208 in 29 games for AA Arkansas.

LHP Les Walrond

Height: 6-3 Weight: 205 Age: 35 About Walrond: Is 1-4 with a 7.07 ERA in 23 games in the majors. Last time in the bigs, pitched six games for the Phillies in 2008. Last Season: Opened the season with the Barnstormers and went 1-0 with a 1.38 ERA in nine relief appearances. Signed by the Phillies in May and was a combined 4-2 with three saves and a 1.80 ERA between Double-A and Triple-A.

RHP Todd Doolittle

Height: 5-10 Weight: 175 Age: 29 About Doolittle: Has spent his entire pro career (seven seasons) in the Marlins system after pitching two years at Mississippi State. Is 29-23 with a 3.03 ERA in the minors. Has averaged 10.6 strikeouts per nine innings pitched. Last Season: Six of his 12 career starts came last year when he was 3-2 with a 3.08 ERA in 18 games for Triple-A New Orleans.

RHP Beau Vaughan

Height: 6-4 Weight: 230 Age: 30 About Vaughan: Selected in the third round of the 2003 draft by Boston after pitching at Arizona State. Began his career as a starter but converted to a reliever in 2006. Best season was 08 when he was 3-2 with 17 saves and a 2.33 ERA while splitting time between Double-A and Triple-A. Last Season: He was out of baseball last season.

RHP Alan Johnson

Height: 6-1 Weight: 180 Age: 28 About Johnson: Signed by the Rockies in 2005 after three seasons at Mississippi State and pitched in their system until this season. Won 10 games in both 09 and 10 for Triple-A Colo. Springs. Last Season: Reached the majors for a start with Colorado but did not get a decision. Went 8-11 with a 7.43 ERA in 26 games (23 starts) at Colorado Springs.

SS Jesus Merchan
Height: 5-11 Weight: 180 Age: 31 About Merchan: Best of his 12 minor league seasons was 08 when he hit .339 and had 72 RBIs for Triple-A Tucson. Spent parts of three seasons (2005-07) in the Phillies system at Reading. Has batted .319 in 267 games in Triple-A. Last Season: Hit .301 while splitting time between New Orleans and Colorado Springs in the Pacific Coast League.

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Ross Peeples, left, the only Barnstormer to have played for Lancaster since their inaugural season in 2005, will pitch out of the bullpen this season. Last years Atlantic League MVP Tommy Everidge, bottom, (celebrating with a fan), is back to provide power. And speedy Adam Godwin, below, will be the starting center fielder.

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