Game ScheduleAugust 2019

GIANSANTI HOMER DOWNS ‘STORMERS

Sugar Land Sends Lancaster to Fourth Straight Loss, 8-5

Anthony Giansanti came up with the big blow for the Sugar Land Skeeters on Thursday night, a three-run homer in the bottom of the eighth inning to defeat the Lancaster Barnstormers, 8-5, at Constellation Field.

It was the fourth straight win for Sugar Land over the ‘Stormers in the weeklong series in Texas.

Wynton Bernard drilled a single into center field off Alejandro Chacin (1-3) with one out in the bottom of the eighth.  Rico Noel followed with a base hit to left, and Giansanti unloaded his blast to left center for the decisive runs.

Nick Rumbelow entered in the ninth and retired the side in order for his third save.

Sugar Land scored a run without a base hit in the bottom of the first, but the Barnstormers quickly countered.  Zach Shank drew a one-out walk in the second and stole second.  Darian Sandford also walked.  Caleb Gindl rolled a single through the left side to score Shank with the other runners advancing on a wild throw by Bernard.  Destin Hood launched a two-run ground rule double over Zach Borenstein’s head in right for a 3-1 lead.

However, the Skeeters got those three runs back quickly.  Juan Silverio led off the bottom of the second with an infield single.  Borenstein triple inside the bag at first to make it, 3-2, and Albert Cordero cranked a two-run homer down the left field line for a 4-3 edge.  Borenstein’s RBI double in the third gave the Skeeters a two-run edge.

The Barnstormers were able to tie the game in the fifth.  Andrew Aplin, who had earlier extended his hitting streak to 13, singled to left.  Josh Bell and K.C. Hobson both walked, and Anderson De La Rosa, celebrating his 35^th birthday, drove home the tying runs with a single to center off ex-Stormer Ricardo Gomez.

Lancaster failed to produce another hit in the game.  Jeff Ames (2-0) fired a scoreless eighth for the win.

The Barnstormers send John Anderson (6-5) to the hill on Friday evening against lefty Matt Purke (3-4).  Fans may tune into the Barnstormers YouTube Channel, beginning at 7:45 EDT.

NOTES:  Aplin is 21-for-50 (.420) in his streak, which is tied for the longest by a Barnstormer this season…Matt Marksberry threw his seventh straight scoreless outing…Hood has six RBI in the current series and 15 in his last 10 games…De La Rosa has hit safely in seven straight…The Barnstormers were again without the services of shortstop Michael Martinez and outfielder Greg Golson…Joe Terdoslavich was also unavailable to the Barnstormers after being injured on a slide into third base on Wednesday evening.

ANDERSON PITCHES ‘STORMERS TO WIN

Lefty Goes Seven in 7-3 Victory

John Anderson dealt seven strong innings, and the Barnstormers rapped out 10 hits as Lancaster picked up its first win in five games at Constellation Field, 7-3.

Anderson (7-5) limited the host Sugar Land Skeeters to four hits and a run over his seven-inning stint.  The southpaw walked two and struck out five in notching his second straight win.

The lone run off Anderson came as the result of a leadoff homer by ex-Stormer Rico Noel in the sixth inning.

By then, the Barnstormers owned a 5-0 lead.  In the third, Melvin Mercedes became the Barnstormers first baserunner of the night with a bouncing single up the middle.  Devon Torrence also singled into center as did Darian Sandford to put Lancaster up, 1-0.  Following Sandford’s steal of second, Caleb Gindl dropped a two-run double deep into the right field corner for a 3-0 edge.

A leadoff walk in the sixth from Matt Purke (3-5) was followed by RBI doubles from Destin Hood and Parker Morin for the 5-0 edge.

Lancaster stretched the lead to 7-1 in the top of the eighth.  The Barnstormers loaded the bases on infield singles by Aplin and K.C. Hobson around a walk to Hood.  Zach Shank singled home one, and the Barnstormers final run of the night was carried home on a wild pitch by Josh Martin.

Sugar Land struck for single runs off Logan Sawyer in the eighth and Cody Eppley in the ninth to inch closer.

Nate Reed (0-2) makes the start for Lancaster on Saturday against right-hander Chase De Jong (2-0).  Fans may tune into the Barnstormers YouTube Channel, starting at 7:45 EDT.

NOTES:  Aplin stretched his hitting streak to 14 games, the longest by a Barnstormer this season…Hood has driven home at least one run in nine of his last 11 games…Anderson’s quality start was his seventh…Every Barnstormer in the starting lineup had at least one hit…Mercedes was the only batter with two…Gindl was ejected for arguing a play at first base in the seventh inning.

BARNSTORMERS WIN BRAWL-MARRED CONTEST

Lancaster Wins, 8-1, as Benches Clear

Devon Torrence bunted for his fourth hit of the night with Lancaster leading, 7-0.

On his fifth trip to the plate, he took a Dan Runzler fastball to the back.

Benches cleared, and by the time order was restored to the field, six players and Sugar Land manager Pete Incaviglia were ejected in a game eventually won by the Barnstormers, 8-1.

Lancaster lost infielder Michael Martinez and temporarily inactive pitcher Buddy Baumann to the thumb along with first baseman K.C. Hobson.  Incaviglia was tossed by plate umpire Ken Levanthal along with first baseman Denis Phipps, catcher Albert Cordero and center fielder Rico Noel.

After Torrence was drilled by the pitch in the top of the eighth, he went to take first.  Phipps began exchanging words with the Barnstormers side of the field then charged toward the third base side.  Benches emptied, and relievers came flying out of the right field bullpens as the two clubs swarmed near the home plate side of the Lancaster dugout.  Calm seemed to return to the field, but tempers flared again on the far side of the ‘Stormers perch.

Torrence opened the night with a double flared down the left field line.  He took third and scored on a sacrifice fly by Caleb Gindl.

Destin Hood homered off Chase De Jong (2-1) to open the second, but it was in the third when the Barnstormers busted loose.  With one out, Torrence singled on a soft liner to center.  Darian Sandford chopped a ball toward second baseman Anthony Giansanti, who went to swipe a tag on Torrence but was ruled to have missed.  Giansanti’s throw to first was dropped by Phipps for an error.

Caleb Gindl doubled over the head of left fielder Blair Beck for a 3-0 lead.  Andrew Aplin singled through the left side to knock home two more and took second on the throw home.  Hood made it 6-0 when his bloop down the right field line landed inches fair.

Torrence’s single came after Zach Shank doubled and scored on a single by Melvin Mercedes in the sixth.  A single by Gindl produced the ‘Stormers final run of the night.

Nate Reed (1-2) fired 6 1/3 shutout innings to earn his first win of the season.  The left-hander walked none and struck out five while scattering six hits.

Sugar Land scored an unearned run in the eighth.

The seven-game series wraps up on Sunday.  Jonathan Albaladejo (2-6) will make the start for the Barnstormers against right-hander Dallas Beeler (6-4) in a rematch of Tuesday night.  Fans may tune into the Barnstormers YouTube Channel at 6:45 EDT.

NOTES:  Aplin singled and tripled to extend his hitting streak to 15 games…Torrence had his first game with three or more hits in going 4-for-4 and now has a six-game hitting streak…Reed’s win was his 30^th as a Barnstormer, moving him to within two of Dwayne Pollok’s record…Hood has driven in at least one run in nine of his last 10 games and has 18 RBI in his last 12.

BARNSTORMERS DROP FINALE OF WEEKLONG STAY

Lancaster Limited to Six Hits in 3-1 Defeat

After two straight one-sided wins, the Lancaster Barnstormers ran out of gas on Sunday night.

The Barnstormers managed only one single over the last 6 1/3 innings, dropping a 3-1 decision to the Sugar Land Skeeters in the finale of a weeklong series at Constellation Field.

Lancaster let two run-scoring opportunities escape in the early innings.  In the top of the first, Devon Torrence reached on a bad hop single, and Caleb Gindl followed with a bloop single to left field.  Mike Hauschild (1-0) coaxed a double play out of Andrew Aplin and struck out Joe Terdoslavich to end the threat.

Parker Morin doubled to left center to lead off the second and advanced on a wild pitch, but three straight batters went down without getting the run across the plate.

Lancaster finally broke through in the third when Torrence legged out a double on a smash to right center and scored on a single up the middle by Andrew Aplin.

In the home half of the inning, Jonathan Albaladejo (2-7) retired the first two batters.  Javier Betancourt singled to left, and Anthony Giansanti followed with a base hit to left.  Both runners advanced on a wild pitch, and Wynton Bernard singled off the top of Zach Shank’s glove to score both.

Jason Martinson doubled home an insurance run off Pedro Echemendia in the eighth.

Hauschild worked five innings in his Atlantic League debut, allowing six hits and a run.  He walked one and struck out five.  Four Sugar Land relievers combined to retire 12 consecutive batters with Nick Rumbelow earning his fourth save.

The Barnstormers are off on Monday before opening a four-game series against the New Britain Bees on Tuesday.  Jared Lakind (4-4) will take the hill for Lancaster against Jed Bradley.  Fans may tune into Blue Ridge 11 and the Barnstormers YouTube Channel, beginning at 7:00.

NOTES:  The Barnstormers played the game without K.C. Hobson, who was suspended following Saturday night’s on-field altercation…Michael Martinez and Buddy Baumann were also suspended…Sugar Land had to operate minus catcher Albert Cordero, first baseman Denis Phipps and center fielder Rico Noel as well as manager Pete Incaviglia…Andrew Aplin extended his hitting streak to 16 games with his RBI single in the third…Matt Marksberry pitched his eight straight scoreless outing.

BARNSTORMERS STAY HOT AT HOME

Long Balls Pace 5-3 Win

The Lancaster Barnstormers unleashed a four-homer attack on Tuesday evening to defeat the New Britain Bees in the opener of a four-game series and seven-game homestand at Clipper Magazine Stadium.

It was the seventh win in the last eight home games for the ‘Stormers.

Devon Torrence opened the salvo of home runs with a drive to right center field leading off the bottom of the first inning.  Two batters later, Caleb Gindl connected for a 2-0 lead.  Andrew Aplin crushed a tiebreaking homer off Rainy Lara (5-8) in the third inning while Joe Terdoslavich provided an insurance run with a liner onto the right field deck in the fifth.  All of the blasts were solo shots.

The only other Lancaster run scored in the first when Terdoslavich sliced a double into the left field corner, took third on a single to right by Aplin and scored when Anderson De La Rosa singled through the left side.

Jared Lakind (5-4) only surrendered runs in the top of the third, losing his 3-0 lead.  He hit one-time Barnstormer Zach Collier with a pitch.  Collier stole second and scored from third base with two outs when Bijan Rademacher singled to right.  Jason Rogers unloaded a two-run blast to right center to knot the score at three.

Lakind worked 5 2/3 innings, yielding six hits and the three runs.  The lefty walked none and struck out two.  He benefitted from stellar defensive play in the infield with Terdoslavich and Melvin Mercedes making back-to-back diving catches in the second inning.

Lancaster’s bullpen pitched hitless baseball for the remainder of the night with Alejandro Chacin finishing the sixth inning.  Matt Marksberry survived a walk and an error in the seventh, and Scott Shuman was perfect in the eighth inning.  Cody Eppley issued a two-out walk to Logan Moore in the ninth before getting Collier to fly out to shallow left for Eppley’s 17^th save.

NOTES:  Aplin extended his hitting streak to 17 games, three shy of the club record…He is batting .409 (27-for-66) in the streak…Gift Ngoepe tripled to left center in his first Atlantic League at bat…Torrence has hit safely in eight straight games, going 13-for-30…Terdoslavich is batting .419 (26-for-62) since July 17…Shuman threw his ninth straight scoreless inning.

HOME HOT STREAK ENDS ON COMBINED GEM

Morris, Three Relievers Lead New Britain to 1-0 Win Over Barnstormers

The Lancaster Barnstormers ran into their Akeel-es heel on Wednesday evening.

New Britain right-hander Akeel Morris combined with three relievers on a four-hit shutout, pitching the Bees to a 1-0 victory over the Lancaster Barnstormers in the second game of a four-game series at Clipper Magazine Stadium.

It was only the second loss in the last nine home games for the Barnstormers.

Morris (2-2, 3-2) yielded three singles and two walks over the first six innings.  The Barnstormers put runners at first and second with one out in both the third and fourth innings but could not capitalize on the opportunity.

Sam Gervacio allowed only a two-out walk in the seventh.  Michael Johnson surrendered a one-out infield single to Caleb Gindl in the eighth inning.  Jim Fuller closed out the night, striking out two of the three batters he faced for his 12^th save.

New Britain scored its only run off John Anderson (7-6) in the top of the fourth.  Ryan Jackson smacked on 0-2 delivery into center field to lead off the inning.  He took second on a wild pitch and scored when Jason Rogers lined a base hit into center.

Anderson allowed six hits, including a pair of doubles while walking none and striking out seven.  Relievers Pedro Echemendia and Bryan Harper were spotless in a combined 2 1/3 innings of relief.

Prior to the start of Wednesday’s action, the clubs agreed to play a nine-inning single game with a doubleheader moved to Thursday.  Rains forced a delay of over an hour before play could begin.

Jonathan Albaladejo (2-7) and newcomer Connor Overton, both right-handers will start for the Barnstormers in Thursday’s doubleheader.  Lefties David Roseboom (0-1) and Jed Bradley (3-7) will take the hill for New Britain.  Fans may tune into Blue Ridge 11 or the Barnstormers’ YouTube Channel beginning at 6:00.

NOTES:  Andrew Aplin singled in the fourth inning to extend his hitting streak to 18 games, two shy of the club record…Devon Torrence lost an eight-game streak…Anderson fired his eighth quality start of the season and third in a row…He has a 2.38 ERA in his last eight starts and a 1.35 mark over his last three.

LATE INNING HOMERS DROP ‘STORMERS

Sanchez, Freeman Blasts Lift Long Island

The Lancaster Barnstormers needed five more outs with their setup man and closer in store.

Instead, the Long Island Ducks reached both.

Hector Sanchez drilled a game-tying homer off Scott Shuman in the eighth, and Clint Freeman reached Cody Eppley in the ninth as the Ducks rallied for a 4-2 victory on Friday evening at Clipper Magazine Stadium.

It was the third straight loss for the Barnstormers.

Darian Sandford, making the start at second base, made a great catch on L.J. Mazzilli to start off the eighth inning with the Barnstormers up, 2-1.  However, Sanchez connected off Shuman’s 2-1 offering, sending a line drive over the tents to tie the game on the first run allowed by the right-handed flamethrower since July 13.

The ninth inning was almost a repeat.  First baseman Andrew Aplin made a leaping backhanded catch to snag a leadoff line drive by Ramon Cabrera, but Freeman, who only recently converted back from pitching to first base lined his first homer of the season with just enough elevation to clear the right field wall to break the 2-2 tie.

For the insurance run, D’Arby Myers reached on a throwing error by Sandford which pulled Aplin only slightly off the first base bag.  Myers stole second and third, then came home when Parker Morin made a bad throw into left on the steal of third.

Caleb Gindl staked the Barnstormers to the 2-1 lead with his 14^th homer of the season in the third inning that came on the heels of a Devon Torrence base hit to left.

Lancaster never got another baserunner.  Starter Brian Matusz set down the final 10 batters he faced, four on strikes.  Zack Weiss (3-1) fanned two of the six batters he got to earn the win.  Pedro Beato, making his first relief appearance of the season, got the side in order in the ninth.

Connor Overton was impressive for the Barnstormers in his Atlantic League debut.  The right-hander yielded only four hits and a run in six innings.  He walked one and struck out three.

Nate Reed (1-2) will take the mound for Lancaster in the second game of the series on Saturday evening.  He will square off against right-hander Joe Iorio (5-1).  Fireworks will follow the game.  Fans may tune into the Barnstormers YouTube Channel, starting at 6:15.

NOTES:  Andrew Aplin lost his 19-game hitting streak, falling one shy of the club record…He was on deck when the game ended…Joe Terdoslavich singled off Matusz in the first inning, batting left-handed against the lefty due to an injury…Long Island is 12-3 against Lancaster on the season.

REED DOMINATES LONG ISLAND

Back to 2018 Form, Lefty Deals Lancaster to 4-0 Win

Nate Reed is back to his 2018 Pitcher of the Year form.  That means opponents are having a hard time scoring.

Reed (2-2) carried a no-hitter into the seventh inning on Saturday night, leaving as soon as Deibinson Romero broke the spell with a two-out, two-strike single, pitching the host Lancaster Barnstormers to a 4-0 win over the Long Island Ducks at Clipper Magazine Stadium.

The left-hander had to deal with only two baserunners over his first six innings of work.  He walked L.J. Mazzilli with two outs in the first inning.  Mazzilli again reached in the fourth as third baseman Zach Shank bobbled his grounder for an error.

Over his 6 2/3-inning, 84-pitch night, Reed struck out seven.  He retired 12 batters on ground balls.  Until Romero’s single, no Long Island batter was able to reach the outfielders with a fair ball.

His teammates staked him to a 2-0 lead off Joe Iorio (5-2) in the bottom of the second.  Destin Hood cranked a double to the left field wall and took third on K.C. Hobson’s ground out.  Gift Ngoepe followed with a two-run homer onto the right field deck, his first long ball in the Atlantic League.

With two outs in the third, Joe Terdoslavich muscled a single into center.  He came all the way around to score when Hood drilled a double into the left field corner.

Lancaster scored its final run in the fourth inning.  Anderson De La Rosa smacked a one-out single up the middle and moved ahead on a walk to Shank.  Darian Sandford stroked a grounder to Mazzilli at second.  The Ducks turned the force play on Shank, but Vladimir Frias made a hasty throw in an attempt to double up Sandford and bounced the ball into the dugout, allowing De La Rosa to score.

Long Island was given an opportunity to score in the eighth.  Matt Marksberry walked Joe Apostolo to start the inning before retiring the next two batters.  With D’Arby Myers batting, a Logan Sawyer pitch eluded De La Rosa, and Myers was able to race to first.  Sawyer walked Cade Gotta on a 3-2 pitch to load the bases before Mazzilli grounded to third to end the threat.

Another uprising began to build in the ninth when Lew Ford led off with a double, and Hector Sanchez picked up a one-out walk.  Sawyer ended the game, getting Apostolo to ground into a 5-3 double play.

The Barnstormers and Ducks play the finale of the three-game series on Sunday afternoon.  Jared Lakind (5-4) will make the start for Lancaster against right-hander Brandon Beachy (0-0).  Fans may tune into Blue Ridge 11 or the Barnstormers YouTube Channel, starting at 1:00.

NOTES:  Reed has not allowed a run in 13 innings over his last two starts…His win was his 31^st as a Barnstormer, tying him for second on the club’s all-time list with current manager Ross Peeples…He needs one more to tie Dwayne Pollok for the all-time lead…Caleb Gindl singled in the first inning to extend his hitting streak to nine games, his longest of the season…The two hits was the lowest total by the opposing team this season.

EARLY SINGLES OUTBURST LIFTS DUCKS

Lancaster Rally Comes Up One Run Shy

The Lancaster Barnstormers spent the entire afternoon on Sunday trying to recover from a four-run first inning.

Their fingertips were almost to the finish line when the game ended.

Long Island’s Pedro Beato retired Caleb Gindl on a grounder to second to close the game with the tying run at second base as the Ducks held on for a thrilling, 6-5 victory over the Barnstormers in the series finale at Clipper Magazine Stadium.

With the Barnstormers trailing by three, Parker Morin opened the bottom of the ninth with a single flared into right center and was forced at second by Zach Shank.  Devon Torrence walked to bring pinch hitter Destin Hood to the plate as the potential tying run.  Hood went down swinging, but Andrew Aplin roped a two-run double into the right field corner to bring the Barnstormers to the edge of overcoming the Ducks before Beato got the final out for his second save.

Jared Lakind (5-5) was the victim of the first inning salvo.  After retiring two of the first three batters, he yielded an RBI single to Lew Ford, one day shy of the Long Island DH’s 43^rd birthday.  Deibinson Romero blooped a single to left to add a second baserunner.  Daniel Fields made it 2-0 with a single into right center and moved to third on a late throw to get Romero.  Ramon Cabrera singled into center to plate two more.

The Ducks began to roll again the in second.  Vladimir Frias smashed a single into center, and D’Arby Myers followed with a bunt base hit.  Cade Gotta sacrificed the runners ahead.  Frias scored on a single to left by L.J. Mazzilli for a 5-0 lead.  With runners at the corners, Ford smoked a line drive that was snared by first baseman K.C. Hobson and turned into a double play.

Long Island was collared on just two hits over the next five innings, giving the Barnstormers the chance to come back.  Aplin doubled home a run off Brandon Beachy (1-0) in the third, and Morin made it 5-2 with a sacrifice fly in the fourth inning.  Joe Terdoslavich’s leadoff homer onto the right field deck in the sixth trimmed another run off the lead.  That homer was followed by Hobson and Gift Ngoepe singles to put the tying runs on base, but Cody Mincey shut the door for the next 2 2/3 innings.

A much needed insurance run scored for the Ducks in the top of the eighth.  Clint Freeman and D’Arby Myers each singled against Bryan Harper who left with two outs.  Pedro Echemendia missed with 10 of his first 11 pitches, forcing home a run before eventually retiring Ford on a bases loaded fly ball to deep left to end the inning.

The Barnstormers are off on Monday, then kick off a six-day road trip in Somerset on Tuesday evening.  John Anderson (7-6) will take the hill for Lancaster.  Fans may tune into the Barnstormers YouTube Channel beginning at 6:45.

NOTES:  Gindl singled in the eighth to extend his current hitting streak to 10…Aplin is 31-for-82 (.378) with 18 RBI in his last 21 games…Darian Sandford reached 50 stolen bases for the second straight season…Terdoslavich was named as the Booster Club’s Player of the Month for July.