Published November 4, 2009, 6:37 AM EST

by BURT WILSON

LANCASTER, Pa. - Tom Herr is coming back as the manager of the Lancaster Barnstormers.Herr knows what it takes to win in the Atlantic League, and the 'Stormers want to tap into that expertise for the 2010 season. Lancaster's manager during the club's first two years, including their championshi......

Published October 29, 2009, 12:44 AM EST

by DAVID O’CONNOR

LANCASTER, Pa. - It was "Code Red" all over again … except this time it was Phillies' red."Code Red," as almost any Lancaster Barnstormer fan can tell you, were the two wild nights in 2006 when the local minor-league team won its league championship.At those games, pre......

Published October 15, 2009, 10:03 AM EST

by DAVID O’CONNOR

LANCASTER COUNTY, Pa. - Doug Dietrich of Willow Street nervously watched his baseball team last October as it won its first World Series in more than a quarter century.This year, the 70-year-old Willow Street resident — who said proudly, "I wear my Phillies hat wherever I go" — will be watch......

Published October 8, 2009, 11:15 AM EST

by MIKE GROSS, ERIC STARK and CASEY KREIDER

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Published September 24, 2009, 12:06 AM EST

by BURT WILSON

LANCASTER COUNTY, Pa. - Aaron Herr was in a funk at the beginning of the 2009 baseball season. He was playing in his hometown for the Lancaster Barnstormers and his dad was one of his coaches, but he was having a difficult time. For the first time in his career, he was playing for a team without a major league affi......

Published September 21, 2009, 12:04 AM EST

by BURT WILSON

LANCASTER, Pa. - The Lancaster Barnstormers completed their 2009 campaign on Sunday with a 4-3 victory over the Southern Maryland Blue Crabs.It was another trying season for the 'Stormers. The team finished the second half of the year with a 34-36 record. It's the sixth straight time Lancaster's had a losi......

Published September 20, 2009, 12:15 AM EST

by BURT WILSON

LANCASTER COUNTY, Pa. - The Lancaster Barnstormers are trying to finish the season strong. The Southern Maryland Blue Crabs are fine-tuning their club before beginning the Atlantic League playoffs on Thursday. The two teams split a doubleheader Saturday at Clipper Magazine Stadium with Lancaster taking the first game 6-......

Published September 18, 2009, 12:32 AM EST

by BURT WILSON

LANCASTER, Pa. - Ross Peeples is a baseball player. He enjoys the game, enjoys the competition, enjoys the camaraderie of his teammates and coaches. The left-handed pitcher jokingly says when his career is over they will have to "tear the uniform off of me."When Peeples went from, as he says, &qu......

Published September 17, 2009, 12:11 AM EST

by SPECIAL REPORT

BRIDGEWATER, N.J. - Neal Musser continued his run of stellar pitching Wednesday night as the Lancaster Barnstormers blanked the Somerset Patriots, 3-0, at TD Bank Ballpark in Bridgewater, N.J.Musser (2-2) tossed eight scoreless innings, allowing four hits and two walks while striking out 10, to extend his sco......

Published September 16, 2009, 12:29 AM EST

by SPECIAL REPORT

BRIDGEWATER, N.J. - Jason Belcher had three parts of the cycle in the first four innings, driving in five runs to pace Somerset's 9-2 victory over the Barnstormers Tuesday evening at TD Bank Park.With the win, the Patriots set a new Atlantic League record with 84 victories in a season.Belcher homer......