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JayBuente RHP 29 6-2 195 Right Right Evansville,Ind. MLB

TravisDenker 1B-3B 27 5-9 205 Right Right FountainValley,Calif. MLB

TimDillard RHP 29 6-4 215 Right Right Sarasota,Fla. MLB

LennyDiNardo LHP 33 6-4 225 Left Left Miami,Fla. MLB

BlakeGailen OF 28 5-9 180 Left Left VerdugoHills,Calif. AA

BrianGrening RHP 27 5-9 180 Right RightColoradoSprings,Colo. AAA

RyanHarvey OF 28 6-5 248 Right Right Clearwater,Fla. AA

FranciscoHernandez C 27 5-10 180 Switch Right LaVictoria,D.R. A

YoslanHerrera RHP 31 6-2 200 Right Right PinardelRio,Cuba MLB

RobertHinton RHP 28 6-2 210 Right Right Sarasota,Fla. AAA

KevinHoward SS 31 6-3 207 Left Right Hinsdale,Ariz. AAA

AlanJohnson RHP 29 6-1 185 Right Right Birmingham,Ala. MLB

AaronKing OF 23 6-5 230 Right Right Hickory,N.C. AAA

KodyKirkland SS-3B 29 6-4 200 Right Right Pocatello,Idaho AAA

DerrickLoop LHP 29 6-3 220 Right Left Corona,Calif. AAA

JeffLundell INF 26 6-1 210 Right Right Henderson,Nev. NCAA

JoeMather OF 30 6-5 215 Right Right Sandpoint,Idaho MLB

JhonnyMontoya RHP 26 5-10 190 Right Right Caracas,Venezuela Ind.

JerryOwens OF 33 6-3 200 Left Left Hollywood,Calif. MLB

PeteyParamore C 26 6-2 210 Switch Right Allen,Texas AAA

JohnParrish LHP 35 5-11 180 Left Left Lancaster,Pa. MLB

RossPeeples LHP 33 6-4 220 Left Left Albany,Ga. A

DwaynePollok RHP 32 6-3 230 Right Right SanAntonio,Tex. AAA

NateReed LHP 25 6-2 190 Left Left Reading,Pa. A

JasonRichardson RHP 32 6-4 225 Right Right Lakeland,Fla. AAA

OlmoRosario INF 32 6-1 215 Right Right SanCristobal,D.R. AA

WillSavage LHP 28 6-4 210 Right Right WestHills,Calif. AAA

TsuyoshiTakashima INF 26 5-8 183 Right Right Osaka,Japan Japan

BrianTallet LHP 35 6-7 221 Left Left MidwestCity,Okla. MLB

JasonUrquidez RHP 30 6-1 185 Right Right Tarzana,Calif. AAA

DaryleWard 1B 37 6-2 240 Left Left Lynwood,Calif. MLB

EricWordekemper RHP 29 6-2 218 Right Right StormLake,Iowa AAA

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Contents2013 Barnstormers Roster .......................Page 2

COVER STORY: Taking the next step......Page 3

Pollok back to anchor the sta .............Page 4

Gailens hard luck benefts Stormers....Page 6

Baseball Cards ......................Pages 8, 10 and 11

Denker picks up where he left o .......Page 9

Barnstormers Bios...........Pages 12, 13 and 14

Owens: Hungry to play again .............Page 14

Lancasters opponents ............................Page 18

Barnstormers 2012 Statistics ...............Page 19

Stadium Diagram, 2013 Schedule.....Page 20 Editors note

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Butch Hobson is hopeful thatthe 2013 season, his third asmanager of the Barnstormers,will bring an Atlantic Leaguechampionship to Lancaster.

BY BURT WILSON

Sports Writer

The Lancaster Barnstormersappear to be very good, once

again.Stormers skipper ButchHobson has assembled a team that hasno apparent weaknesses. The Barn-stormers reached the playoffs in 2011for the rst time in ve seasons.

Last year, after a record-setting regu-lar season, they reached the champion-ship series. They suffered a heart-break-ing loss to the Long Island Ducks when abunt single plated the winning run in theninth inning of the deciding game.

Now, the question is, can they take the

next step and deliver the Atlantic Leaguetitle to Lancaster?

Im going to always believe that Ivegot the best team on the eld, Hobsonsaid, and Ive got the best team in theleague and Ive got the team to beat.

I promised the fans here theyregoing to see the same quality of play (aslast season), the same quality of aggres-siveness and well win the champion-ship.

The Barnstormers spring roster islled with elite players. Eleven havemajor league experience and 12 othershave reached the Triple-A level.

They also have the reigning Atlantic

League Player of the Year (outelderBlake Gailen) and the leagues Pitcher ofthe Year (Dwayne Pollok).

This team looks great, said rstbaseman Daryle Ward, one of those

former big leaguers. I like the kind ofattitude we have in the clubhouse. Theguys are loose and having fun and weregelling together.

IneldWard will be part of an ineld that

includes:Travis Denker, who batted .515 and

had four home runs and a league-record12 RBIs for the Barnstormers in theplayoffs last year. Denker will probablystart the season at second base but canalso play rst and third;

Kody Kirkland, penciled in at third,hit 17 homers for Lancaster last season,and is healthy after battling back frominjuries last year;

Kevin Howard, who hit .381 in 31games for the Stormers in 2011 beforebeing signed by Toronto, is set to start atshort;

And Olmo Rosario, who can playsecond, third and short and was MVP ofthe Can-Am League when he played forHobson at Nashua in 2007.

The Barnstormers have four outeld-ers, who Hobson says will play every

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Dwayne Pollok was Pitcher of the Year in both the Atlantic League and the Venezuelan Winter League.

BY BURT WILSON

Sports Writer

Dwayne Pollok has a quietcondence. He puts inhis work, doesnt bringattention to himself. Does

whatever it takes for him to be suc-

cessful. Does whatever he can tohelp his team.

Pollok started last season in the Lan-caster Barnstormers bullpen, pitchingmiddle relief. Some would have sulked.Pollok just did his job. When a spotopened in the rotation, Pollok steppedin and had one of the best seasons everfor a Barnstormers pitcher.

The 6-4 right-hander won his rstseven decisions, the rst time a Lan-caster pitcher had ever accomplishedthat feat. He nished the season 14-4,tying for most wins in the AtlanticLeague and posted a league-leading2.30 ERA. In 145 innings, he walkedjust 29 and allowed only eight homeruns, while striking out 113.

This season, to the delight of Lan-caster manager Butch Hobson and theBarnstormers faithful, Pollok is re-turning to anchor the Stormers staff.

He loves to compete, Hobson saidof the San Antonio native, who is pen-ciled in as the opening day starter. He

loves to pitch. Hes a great guy and hesa good clubhouse guy.After pitching for the Barnstormers

last season, Pollok played in the Ven-ezuelan Winter League where he was7-2 with a 2.36 ERA, which resulted inhim also being named Pitcher of theYear in that league.

Despite those accomplishments,

Polloks focus trumps frustrationnAfter a highly accomplished

2012, hes still waiting for an

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Pollok did not get a deal with an organiza-

tion afliated with major league baseball.

You would think especially ater the

year last year and then what he did in

Venezuela (he would get a deal), Lan-

caster pitching coach Marty Janzen said.

The scouts, youd think would see him

in Venezuela. I dont understand it. Its the

politics o baseball. I guess i youre not

21 years old and throwing 95 (mph) ...

Pollok himsel has taken it in stride.

It is what it is, he said. Its the game o

baseball. Theres a little bit o rustration

going on, but I just love playing the game.So whoever gives me the shot to play, Im

going to go out there and do my best.

And whatever comes o it, Im going

to go out there and control what I can.

And whatever I cant control, thats in

somebody elses hands.

Polloks attitude and talent are wel-

comed back by the Barnstormers and

he has also added some knowledge this

winter in Venezuela.

Learning how to get those veteran hit-

ters out, was what he was doing. Youve

got to be really smart when you go out

to ace those guys. And youve got to be

ocusing on your game every time out.

So, I think going to winter ball like

that in the oseason has really preparedme to come back to the states and per-

orm well here.

Pollok, 32, played our seasons at

Texas A&M beore being selected by the

White Sox in the 27th round o the 2003

drat.

He is 52-45 with a 4.01 ERA in 10

minor league seasons, 387 games. Pollok

saved 38 games or Class A Winston-Sa-

lem in 2004. He spent all or parts o ourseasons in Triple-A and has also pitched

in Mexico.

He considered pitching in Asia, but elt

that it would be easier to get an afliated

deal i he was in the states.

But until that call comes, he will pitch

or the Barnstormers.

Luckily theres a great team here in

Lancaster that gives me a chance to go

out and play and keep doing what I love to

do, he [email protected]

Pollok:Returns to anchor Barnstormers pitching staffContinued from page4

Newsday

Dwayne Pollok was 14-4 with a league-leading 2.30 ERA last season.

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BY BURT WILSON

Sports Writer

What more does BlakeGailen have to accom-plish to catch on with abaseball team thats afli-

ated with a major league club?Last year, playing or the Lancaster

Barnstormers, Gailen earned threeMVP awards.

The outfelder was voted the teamMVP by Barnstormers ans. Aterhitting .338, he was named the AtlanticLeague MVP, and he was chosen byBaseball America as the IndependentLeagues Player o the Year.

Gailen, 28, was rewarded with a con-tract rom the Colorado Rockies. Butdespite playing well this spring, he wascut on the fnal day o the teams minor

league camp.I was surprised to hear he gotreleased, Barnstormers batting coachLance Burkhart said. What else can hedo? Hes very good in the clubhouse. Heworks hard. When you sign out o theindependent league, youre kind o play-ing against a stacked deck.

Gailen himsel is not bitter andretains a positive attitude about thesituation.

They didnt have space (on theroster), said the laid-back Caliornia

native, who is a cut-up o the feld,keeping the locker room loose withjokes and impressions. Unortunately,or a guy like mysel, who they donthave any money invested in, Im the onewho goes. Thats just the business.

Gailen, who hit 22 home runs (fthin the league) and had 89 RBIs (ourthin the league) last season, is also notdiscouraged.

I did well enough (in spring train-ing) to have made a team, so it wasnt

about that, he said. They didnt sendme here (back to the Barnstormers)because o my talent. They sent mehere because they literally did not havea place or me.

So the Rockies loss is the Barn-stormers gain, at least or now. This isthe best place or me, i Im in indepen-dent ball, Gailen said.

Were glad to have Blake back,

Stormers skipper Butch Hobson said.He a very good outfelder. You saw

what he did oensively. He has a goodapproach at the plate. He takes what thepitcher gives him and doesnt try anddo too much. And or someone his size,(Gailen is 5-9) he has some pop.

And hes a very good outfelderdeensively, too.

Many times last season Gailen racedinto the let-feld corner to retrieve aball and hold the batter to a single, or

throw him out at second when he wastrying to stretch a single into a double.

Gailen, who played his college ballat UNLV, also led a league in battingin 2011, hitting an astonishing .406 orLincoln in the American Association.That earned him 29 games at the end othe season with Arkansas, the DodgersDouble-A afliate.

Then last season he helped the Barn-stormers come within a run o winning

Gailens hard luck benef its BarnstormersnDespite earning three MVP

awards last season, Blake

Gailen is back playing in Lan-

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the championship. Now, hesback in Lancaster but hes

hopeful that what he did

earlier this spring with theRockies got noticed.You never know who

saw you play, he said. You

especially hope the righteyes in the Rockies organi-

zation saw you.Or perhaps one of the

Rockies opponents will re-member him when a playergets hurt or moves up a level

and they need to ll a slot.Its out of my control,

Gailen said. All I can do iskeep playing. If I dont play,I wont be able to advance.

And Butch works to get guysafliated deals. Theres a

pretty high turnover as faras guys getting out of here.

In the meantime the

Barnstormers will appreci-ate his talent even if other

teams do [email protected]

GailenContinued from page 6

Unable to catch on with the Rock-ies, Blake Gailen, who was cut onthe last day of Colorados spring

camp, is back with the Barnstorm-ers. His 89 RBIs was fourth in the

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AaronKINGOUTFIELDER

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Butch HobsonMANAGER

Jeff LundellINFIELDER

Jhonny MONTOYAPITCHER

Marty JANZENPITCHING COACH

Lance BURKHARTHITTING COACH

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Francisco HERNANDEZCATCHER

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BY BURT WILSON

Sports Writer

T

ravis Denker is having unplaying baseball again.

Denker joined the Lancast-er Barnstormers last season

or the teams fnal 48 games, plus theplayos, and in the process rediscov-ered the joy he got rom the gamewhen he was younger. Oh, and he alsoplayed really well or the Stormers.

Now hes back with the Barnstorm-ers or the 2013 campaign, ready tocontinue the excitement and success hehad in Lancaster last season.

My plan or this year is to just toreally enjoy or have un every day,Denker said.

In the past, when Denker played

in afliated ball, having un was not apriority. He was always checking thedepth chart, seeing who was in ront ohim at the levels above his.

Now, with the independent Barn-stormers, thats no longer a concern.(Stormers skipper) Butch (Hobson)puts together a team and says, Go outand play and play to win, Denkersaid. Nothing else matters. Thatskind o what we all want. Old ashionedbaseball, almost.

Growing up, baseball was really theonly sport Denker played. That and,surfng and skateboarding like everyother Caliornia kid, he said.

At 12 he ound out he was good atbaseball when he was invited to join anAAU travel team that participated in anational tournament.

He also got instruction rom a neigh-bor, Chris Bironus, now a scout or the

Rangers. That led him to playing in aleague with other elite players. As aresult, he was selected by the Dodgersin the 21st round o the 2003 drat.

Denker played in the Dodgers sys-tem until he was traded to San Fran-cisco in 2007. In 2008, he got the callrom the Giants asking him to report tothe majors.

It was amazing, he said o going tothe big leagues. It was a dream cometrue. All that hard work leading up tothat. I wish I could still be there. ButGod has a plan or me, (and) I eel like(Lancaster) is where he wants me.

Denker remembers his time withthe Giants like it was yesterday. His

Denkers plan: Pick up where he left of fVersatile inelderexpects to keephaving fun, playingwell this season

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RHP Dwayne Pollok

About Pollok:He is 52-45 with a 4.01 ERA in10 minor league seasons.

Last Season: Was the Atlantic League Pitcher of

the Year after going 14-4 and posting a franchise-re-

cord and league-leading 2.30 ERA for Lancaster. Ear-

lier this year, he was named Pitcher of the Year in the

Venezuela Winter League after recording a 7-2 mark

and a 2.36 ERA for Las Aguilas de Zulia.

Height: 6-3 Weight: 230 Age: 32

RHP Jay Buente

About Buente:Selected by the Marlins in thethe 2006 draft after playing collegiate ball at Pur-

due. Was 0-1 with a 7.31 ERA in 10 major league

games in 2010-11. In 223 minor league appear-

ances, he is 23-12, allowing just 334 hits and 153

walks, while striking out 395 in 379.2 innings.

Last Season: Was with the Rays recovering

from shoulder surgery.


OF Jerry Owens

About Owens:Selected by the Montreal Exposin the second round of the 2003 draft, he reached

the majors in 2006 with the White Sox. He played

in that organization through 2009 and was a regu-lar in the Chicago outeld in 2007. He has a .262

average in 129 major league games.

Last Season: The native Californian has not

played baseball since 2009.


1B-3B Travis Denker

About Denker: Reached the majors for 24

games with the Giants in 2008. Batted .243 and

had a home run in 24 games in the bigs.

Last Season: In 66 games hit .297 with 11HRs and 35 RBIs after joining the Stormers from

AA Chattanooga. Had a great postseason for

Lancaster, batting .515, with four homers and a

league-tying 12 RBIs.


LHP Ross Peeples

About Peeples: Nicknamed The Mayor, he is

the only player who has been with Lancaster since

its inaugural season. Drafted by the Mets in 1999,

he played in that organization through 2003. Missed04 with Tommy John surgery. He is 45-45 with a

4.09 ERA in 12 minor league seasons.

Last Season: 1-0 with a 2.78 ERA in 38 relief

appearances for the Barnstormers.


C Francisco Hernandez

About Hernandez: Played 5 seasons in the

White Sox organization (2004-08). The Dominican

switch hitter has batted .272 with 36 homers and

217 RBIs in 483 minor league games.

Last Season: In 66 games for the Barnstormers,

hit .258 with 6 homers and 29 RBIs. Batted .354

with 4 homers and 21 RBIs in 21 games from July

19 through Sept. 3.


RHP Brian Grening

About Grening:Selected by the Indians in the38th round of the 2008 draft and played in the

Cleveland system for 3 seasons. He is 26-14 with a

3.46 ERA in 179 minor league games. He has also

played in Australia.

Last Season: In his rst year as a starter, was

10-5 with a 3.69 ERA with Kansas City in the Ameri-

can Association and went 10-5 in Australia League.


RHP Jhonny Montoya

About Montoya:He is 8-12 with a 4.39 ERApitching the last three seasons in the United

League and the Frontier League. He has pitched in

56 games, 30 starts, in that span.

Last Season: He was 3-3 with a 3.92 ERA in

23 games for Washington in the Frontier League.

He was 6-0 with a 2.78 ERA for Los Cardenales de

Lara in the Venezuela Winter League.


INF Olmo Rosario

About Rosario:Began his pro career in 2002and has played in the Giants and Rays organiza-

tions as well as numerous independent leagues.

Played for Butch Hobson in Nashua in 2007 when

he was the MVP in the Can-Am League, hitting

.362 with 12 homers, 59 RBIs and 25 steals.

Played 2010-11 in Italy.

Last Season: Did not play last year.


LHP Lenny DiNardo

About DiNardo:Drafted by the Mets in thethird round in 01. Reached the majors with the

Red Sox in 04 and pitched in 22 games in that

championship season before his year ended with

an injury. Is 10-18 record with a 5.36 ERA in 94

games with Boston, Oakland and Kansas City.

Last Season: Pitched for the Lamigo Monkeys

in Taiwan.


RHP Yoslan Herrera

About Herrera:Signed with the Pirates in 2007after defecting from Cuba and reached the ma-

jors with Pittsburgh for ve games in 2008. He is

1-1 with a 9.82 ERA in the bigs and 25-23 with a

3.92 ERA in 80 minor league games, where he last

pitched in 2010. Was recommended to Butch Hob-son by former major leaguer Tony Oliva.

Last Season: Did not play.


RHP Robert Hinton

About Hinton:Selected by the Brewers in the2003 draft, he pitched in the Milwaukee system

through the 2011 season. He is 24-33 with a 3.92

ERA in 363 minor league games.

Last Season: Finished 1-1 with a 3.34 ERA in

41 games for Bowie, Baltimores Double-A afli-ate. In 59a-c innings, he struck out 50 batters and

walked just 14.


LHP Derrick Loop

About Loop: Selected by Cleveland in the2006 draft and has also pitched in the Red Sox,

Phillies and Dodgers organizations. Is 41-20 with

a 3.10 ERA in 239 minor league games. Previously

pitched in the Atlantic League in 2010 for Camden

and was 0-1 with a 1.72 ERA in 33 games.Last Season:Went 11-4 with a 4.88 ERA in 34

appearances for Triple-A Albuquerque.


SS Kevin Howard

About Howard:Has hit .286 with 97 homersand 557 RBIs over 10 minor league seasons. Bat-

ted .381 with 4 homers, 7 doubles and 17 RBIs in

31 games for the Barnstormers at the beginning of

the 2011 season before signing with Toronto.

Last Season: Hit a combined .292 with 10

homers and 53 RBIs at Double-A New Hampshire

and Triple-A Las Vegas.


RHP Alan Johnson

About Johnson: Signed as a free agent out of

Mississippi State by the Rockies and spent 7 sea-

sons in their orgainzation reaching the majors for a

game in 2011.

Last Season:Came on after a slow start and was

one of three 14-game winners for the Barnstormers.

He finished 14-6 with a 4.57 ERA, winning 11 of 12

decisions from June 21 to Sept. 6.




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OF Ryan Harvey

About Harvey:A former rst round pick of theCubs, sixth overall in 2003, he has a .252 average

and 144 home runs in 751 minor league games.

Last Season: Playing for the Stormers, hit over

.300 for the rst time in his career. Was second in the

Atlantic League with 27 home runs. Hit 26 HRs in a

62-game stretch from June 21 through Sept. 13. Set

a franchise record with homers in six straight games.


OF Joe Mather

About Mather:Hit .219 with 14 homers and49 RBIs in 229 major league games with the Car-

dinals, Braves and Cubs. Hit .260 with 124 homers

and 474 RBIs in 11 minor league seasons.

Last Season: In 103 games with the Cubs, he

accumulated 225 at-bats, batted .209, hit 5 hom-

ers and drove in 19 runs. He spent spring training

this year with the Phillies.


RHP Jason Urquidez

About Urquidez: Selected by the Diamond-backs out of Arizona State in the 2005 draft.

Pitched in the Arizona organization through 2011.

Is 27-16 with a 3.86 ERA in 248 minor leaguegames.

Last Season: Was 2-0 with a 2.30 ERA in 15

appearances for Lancaster before being signed by

Boston and going 4-2 with Double-A Portland.


C Petey Paramore

About Paramore: Chosen by Oakland in the

third round of the 2008 draft, after hitting over

.300 in each of his 3 seasons at Arizona State. Was

with the As organization into last season, hitting.237 with 22 homers and 136 RBIs in 336 minor

league games.

Last Season: Played in 6 games at High-A and

2 games at Triple-A in the As system.


RHP Will Savage

About Savage:Picked by the Phillies in the 2006

draft out of Oklahoma, he is 43-30 with a 4.13 ERA in

171 minor league games. Was 1-0 with a 3.24 ERA in

2 games with the Stormers in 2009. Has spent thelast 3 seasons in the Dodgers organization.

Last Season: In 30 games, 24 starts, was 10-7

with a 5.59 ERA for Triple-A Albuquerque. Struck

out 67 and walked 40 in in 1412-c innings.


1B Daryle Ward

About Ward: Has batted .263 with 90 homers

and 379 RBIs in 948 games in the majors over 11

seasons. Made MLB debut with Houston in 1998,

last played in the bigs with the Cubs in 2008. Has

two homers in 14 postseason at-bats.

Last Season: Hit .290 with 10 homers, 10

doubles and 39 RBIs for Newark in the independent

Canadian-American Association.


OF Blake Gailen

About Gailen:Has a .340 average in 6 minorleague seasons. Hit .406 for Lincoln to win theAmerican Association batting title in 2011.

Last Season: Hit a league-leading .338 and

was named Stormers MVP, Atlantic League MVP

and Baseball Americas Independent Leagues

Player of the Year. Hit 22 home runs (fth in the

league) and had 89 RBIs (fourth in the league).


RHP Tim Dillard

About Dillard:Went 1-4 with a 4.70 ERA withMilwaukee in 73 major league games over four

seasons. Chosen by the Brewers in the 2001 draft

and pitched in their system through last year.

Last Season: Was a combined 1-1 with an

8.38 ERA in 17 games split between Milwaukees

Double-A (Huntsville) and Triple-A (Nashville) afli-

ates.


LHP Brian Tallet

About Tallet:Has pitched in 242 major leaguegames, all but 36 in relief. Is 16-25 with a 4.79 ERA

in 460 innings in the bigs. Made his MLB debut for

the Indians in 2002 and last pitched in the majors

with the Cardinals and Blue Jays in 2011. Record-

ed a 2.88 ERA in 51 games for Toronto in 08.

Last Season: Went 0-2 with a 8.44 ERA in 11

games for Tucson, the Padres Triple-A afliate.


INF Kody Kirkland

About Kirkland: Played one season in thePirates organization after being selected by Pitts-

burgh in the 2001 draft. Spent six seasons in the

Detroit system and part of a season in Double-A

with Houston. Has a .247 average and 116 hom-

ers in 1,045 minor legue games.

Last Season: Batted .263 with 17 home runs

and 53 RBIs in 87 games for the Barnstormers.


RHP John Parrish

About Parrish: The McCaskey product is re-habbing from his third shoulder surgery and is not

likely to begin the season on the roster. He is 14-14

with a 4.51 ERA in 183 MLB games, all but 16 of

them in relief. The left-hander has pitched for the

Orioles, Mariners, Blue Jays and most recently, in2010, the Royals.

Last Season: Missed year due to injury.


RHP Jason Richardson

About Richardson:Has pitched in the Twins,Braves and Red Sox organizations. Has previously

played in the Atlantic League for Somerset, York

and Southern Maryland, where he pitched for

Barnstormers manager Butch Hobson. He is 48-

53 with a 4.28 ERA in 416 minor league games.Last Season: Missed the year rehabbing from

Tommy John surgery.


LHP Jeff Lundell

About Lundell: Born in Seattle, he attended

high school in Japan and played four seasons of

collegiate ball for Post University in Connecticut. He

played pro ball in Japan and France, where he last

played in 2011.

Last Season: Did not play.


UT Tsuyoshi Takashima

About Takashima:Was selected in the fourthround of the 2008 Japanese draft by the Orix Buf-

faloes of the Japanese Pacic League. He played

four years in their system, including going to the

big league camp with the team in 2009. He was

released in 2011. Has played mostly second base,

shortstop and some outeld.

Last Season: Did not play last year.


RHP Eric Wordekemper

About Wordekemper:Selected by the Yankees

in the 2005 draft, and pitched in the New York or-

ganiization through 2011. In 8 minor league sea-

sons, he is 22-13 with a 2.70 ERA in 257 appear-

ances, all but 12 of them in relief. Went 7-4 with a

3.83 ERA in 86 games at Triple-A.

Last Season: Went 0-1 with a 2.70 ERA in 12

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About King:Selected as a pitcher by the Giantsin the 7th round of the 2003 draft, King is leaving

the mound to become an outelder. He pitched

four seasons in the Giants system and another in

independent ball. He is 12-12 with a 4.51 ERA in

80 minor league games.

Last season: Pitched in just two games forRiver City in the Frontier League.


LHP Nate Reed

About Reed: Reading area native graduatedfrom Oley Vally High School and pitched collegiately

for Pitt and Kutztown. Drafted by the Mariners in

2010, he was 7-11 with a 4.75 ERA in two seasons

in the Seattle system. Pitched in 39 games (23

starts) at Rookie, A and High-A levels. Struck out

126 and gave up 47 walks in 142 innings.

Last season:Did not play.


Jerry Owens, who hasnt played baseball since 2009, is glad to be back in the game with the Barnstormers.

BY BURT WILSON

Sports Writer

Jerry Owens wants to play baseball again.The former major leaguer, who has notplayed in over three years, nearly retired.Now hungry to get back in the game, hes

making a comeback with the Lancaster Barn-

stormers.I denitely missed it, Owens said of his time awayfrom baseball. I missed playing. I missed the routine,the camaraderie. I love the game. I can play a Sundayday game and go home and watch Sunday night base-ball.

Owens didnt take very long to show his teammateshe still had it. In the Barnstormers rst exhibitiongame, Owens took off at the crack of the bat, racingfrom his position in center eld to right-center to makea diving catch to rob Camdens Eric Lis of an extra-base hit.

When I saw that ball, I thought thats denitely in

the gap, Barnstormers hitting coach Lance Burkhartsaid. That was an unbelievable catch.

That kind of athleticism allowed Owens to excel insports growing up. He played football, baseball andbasketball through his sophomore year of high schoolwhen he decided to give up baseball to concentrateon the other two. His baseball coach told him, I thinkyoure making the biggest mistake of your life.

Owens was good enough as a wide receiver to earna football scholarship to UCLA, which is where helearned about working hard and being mentally tough.

Growing up I was always the best and never had toearn the job, he said. But now at college everybodywas the best player at their school and now were allin the same room. I really learned how to deal with theadversity of not necessarily being the guy.

And in college when youre 17 or 18 as a freshman,youre going against 22-year-old seniors. Maturity-wisethose guys are men and Im still a kid. Ability-wise,were all on the same playing eld. But mentally, theywere so far ahead of me. I had to grow up fast athleti-cally from a mental standpoint.

And I had to learn how to workhard, up at 5 a.m. running. My freshmanyear at UCLA was integral in my career

because I had to learn how to just be an-other guy. And how hard are you goingto work to get to the next level?

He played two seasons at UCLA,when he decided he also wanted to playbaseball. He considered playing bothfootball and baseball for the Bruins. Butthe coaches told him if he played bothsports, he probably would not get a proshot at either. And the baseball coachcould not guarantee any playing timesince he had not played in four years.

After a sprained ankle, the fth in a

series of nagging injuries, kept him on

Somethings Bruin in the outf ieldnFleet-footed center elder Jerry Owens, a

former major leaguer and UCLA recruit, is a

new addition who brings speed to his positionand to the top of the Barnstormers batting

order.

Please seeOWENS, page15



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wens: Takes over in center f ield

the football sidelines, he left the game. He trans-ferred and ended up playing baseball at the Mas-ters School, a small Christian NAIA school in hishometown of Santa Clarita, Calif.

Being a lefty, he thought he would pitch. But hecouldnt nd the strike zone. The coach sent him tocenter eld and hes been in the outeld ever since.

His stats were good enough that he was draftedby the Montreal Expos in 2003 and he played twoseasons in their system before being traded to theChicago White Sox.

In September of 2006, he made his debut in themajors. I literally just started crying, he said ofthe call from his agent telling him the White Soxwere putting him on their big league roster.

I called mom right away. I was so excited. Look-ing back where I was when I was 18 and had a goalof being in the NFL. Now, seven years later, Imgetting called to go to the major leagues. It was justa crazy journey.

He played well in those games at the end of 06,hitting .333 in the 12 contests. The next year, he wasa regular in the White Sox outeld. In 93 games, hehit .267 and stole 32 bases.

In the spring of 2008, when the center eld jobwas his to lose, he injured his groin on the rst dayof camp. And later that spring, reinjured it. So herehabbed at Triple-A and spent the rest of the sea-son there, except for a September call-up.

In 2009, he once again started the season atTriple-A. He was called up in early April to ll in

for an injured Dewayne Wise. He played 12 gamesbefore being released and signing with Seattle. Hehit .323 in 100 games for Tacoma, the MarinersTriple-A afliate. But until he arrived in Lancaster,it was the last time he played.

He missed the entire 2010 season when he hurt

his arm playing for Washington in spring trainingand had surgery. He didnt get healthy until thesummer of 2011.

By that time things in his personal life hadchanged. He married and had a daughter and wasliving in Phoenix. He was considering settling downand retiring from baseball.

But his relationship dissolved and he movedback to California. Last summer, when he told afriend, Im going to probably retire, the friendresponded, Why? Owens didnt have an answer.Thats when he dedicated himself to getting back in

shape to play baseball again.I was out of the game long enough to miss itenough to have the drive to come back, he said.But while I was out, I got to rehab and raise mydaughter from the time she was born. So, it was ablessing both ways.

Now, hes a Barnstormer. Hes a very good cen-ter elder, Lancaster manager Butch Hobson said.

A big part of his game is bunting. Hes goingto be big for us at the top of the lineup. Hell get onbase. Hes got a good eye at the plate. And hes stillfast.

But the biggest thing is, hes got the desire toplay [email protected]

Speed is a bigpart o Jerry

Owens game,both in the

outfeld andat the plate.

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rst at-bat, he was nearly hit by a pitchthrown by Matt Herges. His rst hitcame off Mark Hendrickson in Miami;A broken-bat double down the line,

he recalled.And his rst home run came off

lefty Scott Schoenweis on an 0-2,back-door slider. Unfortunately, it washis only home run. He was in the bigsfor a total of 24 games. He hit .243 in 37at-bats.

Sent back to the minors by the Gi-ants, he has since played in the RedSox, Padres and Mariners systems.Last season after playing 64 gamesback in the Dodgers organization at

Double-A Chattanooga, he was re-leased. Thats when the Barnstormerswelcomed him to Lancaster and itsbeen a mutual lovefest since.

Its a great place to play, Denkersaid. I had a great time (last season,and) I actually fell in love with baseballagain.

In 175 at-bats, Denker hit .297 lastseason for the Barnstormers with 11homers, 15 doubles and 35 RBIs.

Were really happy to have Travis

back, Hobson said. He was tremen-dous for us last year.

Denkers postseason was evenbetter than his regular season for theBarnstormers.

He had two or more hits in sevenof the eight playoff games, batted .515with four homers and tied a leaguerecord with 12 RBIs.

He has good at-bats, Hobson said.Hes a very aggressive hitter, veryaggressive swinger. Hes going to give

us that power bat and hell be a .290 to.300-plus hitter.And hes versatile in the eld, play-

ing third, second and rst last seasonfor Lancaster.

And despite the fact that he is anex-major leaguer, Denker still workshard. I think his attitude is whatmakes him good, hitting coach LanceBurkhart said. Every day he comes tothe eld, he knows what he needs to doand he gets his work done.

Denker is not sure how much longerhe will play but he is making sure thatthis season he will take the time toenjoy the game and the camaraderie ofhis teammates.

My wife is letting me play so Imjust going to keep going as long as Ican, Denker said. Im just trying todo my best here and if I can get pickedup, that would be a blessing. If not Imjust going to enjoy my time here andjust get better.

The Barnstormers already thinkhes good enough and are happy tohave him in Lancaster.

bwilson@ln news.com

Continued from page 9

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day, each taking a turn as DH.

OutfeldBesides Gailen, who led the Atlantic

eague with a .338 average last season,

he outfeld will have Joe Mather, whospent all o last season with the ChicagoCubs and was in spring training thisseason with the Phillies;

Ryan Harvey, the man known or hisonster home runs, was second in the

eague last season with 27;And ormer Chicago White Sox

speedster Jerry Owens, who is makingcomeback ater not playing or three

seasons, will play center and lead o.We have speed, we have power,

Hobson said. We have guys who can getn base and guys who can hit the longall. And were going to be pretty goodn deense.

PitchersOn the mound, the right-hander Pol-

ok returns to anchor the starting rota-ion. Righties Jay Buente, Will Savagend Alan Johnson, who is back rom lastears sta, and lety Lenny DiNardore the other

starters, Hobsonsaid.

The managersaid that initially,he Barnstorm-

ers will close bycommittee.

Weve got theersatility to beble to do that,

even mixing andatching in the

inth inning,ntil someone

shows me he deserves to be the closer,

Hobson said.Hobson mentioned Yoslan Herrera,

honny Montoya, Robert Hinton, Jasonrquidez, Derrick Loop, Tim Dillardnd Eric Wordekemper as possible late-nning guys.

In the middle innings he will count onrain Grening, Jason Richardson, Brianallet and possibly Nate Reed, a young

pitcher rom the Reading area who im-pressed in spring training. He said RossPeeples, the only inaugural member othe Barnstormers still with the team,could fll any role needed.

McCaskey product and ormer majorleaguer John Parrish is with the Barn-

stormers and willbe added to theroster at some

point but will notbe ready by open-ing day. Parrish isrehabbing romshoulder surgery.

I like whatweve assem-bled, Hobsonsaid o the pitch-ing sta, andthe things that wecan do with that.

Theyre experienced guys and 98 per-cent o the time theyre strike throwers.I like guys that pound the strikes zone. Idont care how many hits they give up.Walk, walk, three-run bomb, thats notgood. Solo bombs, thats OK. Thats goingto happen.

CatchersPetey Paramore has excelled han-

dling the catching duties all spring. Fran-

cisco Hernandez, who returnsrom last season, was to bethe starter but he has beenstuck in his native DominicanRepublic with visa issues.Both are switch hitters andboth will see a lot o playingtime.

BenchAaron King, who is con-

verting rom a pitcher to anoutfelder, Japanese infelderTsuyoshi Takashima and JeLundell were competing or utility roles.

I dont want to say were stacked,Hobson said. I think were a good, solidveteran club.

The team, at least on paper, lookspoised to contend. But this is not theBarnstormers team that will be hereat the end o the season. Players leavewhen they get signed by afliated teams,

others get hurt, and still others wontperorm as expected. So the goal is toget o to the best start and get the mostwins possible while this team is intact.

Ater that, the key to the season,the key to every season in the AtlanticLeague, is how good are the replace-ments and how quickly do they arrive?

But Hobson is very good at flling

those vacancies. He has good connec-tions and players want to play or him.

I heard rom a ton o people (that)Lancaster is the place to be and Butch isthe guy to be playing or, Owens said.His goal is to get us out o here (andback to afliated ball). But he also wantsto win. So this is the team Im on now. Iplay or Butch and I play or the Barn-

stormers.My goal every single day I walk in

here is to be the best player I can be orthis team.

Most o Hobsons players have that at-titude, and because o it, this may be theyear the championship trophy returns toLancaster.

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BarnstormersContinued from page3

Above, Will Savage, Robert Hinton, Derrick Loop and Brian Talletwill be part o the Barnstormers pitching sta. Jay Buente, top right,is to be in the Barnstormers rotation, and Daryle Ward, right, willhandle the duties at frst base.



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look at the Stormers opponents

2012 record: 67-72; 31-39 (rst half);36-33 (second half)


2012 record: 64-76; 29-41 (rst half);35-35(second half)



2012 record: 67-71; 30-40 (rst half);39-31(second half)


Manager:Willie Upshaw

Sixth season

Stadium:Ballpark at Harbor Yard

Capacity: 5,300

2012 avg. attendance: 2,033

SIZING UP THE SKEETERS: Jeff Scott,

who managed Camden last season and the

Road Warriors before that, is Sugar Landspitching coach.

FAMILIAR FACES: Former Stormer

Adam Godwin is now the Skeeters center

elder. Godwin hit .327, second in the league,

and had 27 doubles for Lancaster in 2011.

Manager:Ron Karkovice

First season

Stadium:Campbells Field

Capacity: 6,4252012 avg. attendance: 3,462

Manager:Gary Gaetti

Second season

Stadium:Constellation Field

Capacity: 7,500


Manager:Kevin Baez

Third season

Stadium:Bethpage Ballpark

Capacity: 6,002


Manager:Brett Jodie

First season

Stadium:TD Bank Ballpark

Capacity: 6,100


Manager:Pat Osborn

Third season

Stadium:Regency Furniture Stadium

Capacity: 6,000


Manager:Mark MasonFirst season

Stadium:Sovereign Bank StadiumCapacity: 5,200


SIZING UP THE BLUEFISH:Luis Lopez,

who hit .265 last season, returns to play in the

Bridgeport ineld. This will be his sixth season

with the Bluesh. He is the franchise career

leader in doubles (117) and RBIs (349).

FAMILIAR FACES: Inelder Brad Boyer,

who hit .263 in 44 games for the Bluesh after

being traded from the Stormers, also returns.

SIZING UP THE RIVERSHARKS: Right-hander Mike McGuire, who was tied for third

in the league with 122 strikeouts, is back. He

was 9-10 with a 4.30 ERA in 28 starts for Cam-

den.

FAMILIAR FACES: Inelder Eduardo Per-

ez, who was with the Stormers last spring,

hit .268 with seven homers, 28 doubles and 69

RBIs last season for Camden, returns.

SIZING UP THE DUCKS: Recently signed

Dontrelle Willis, Vladimir Guerrero, and Ra-

mon Castro are among 12 former major leagu-

ers on the defending champions roster.

FAMILIAR FACES: Bryant Nelson, who

played for the Stormers in 2010, is back. Nel-

son hit .265 with 13 homers and 80 RBIs for the

Ducks title team last season.

SIZING UP THE PATRIOTS: Brett Jodie

replaces Sparky Lyle as the manager. Lyle

managed 15 seasons and was the only skipper

the Pats ever had. Former Yankee Shane Spen-

cer is the hitting coach. Longtime third base-

man Jeff Nettles will not return. He played

nine seasons in Somerset.

FAMILIAR FACES: Jake Fox is back. He hit

.388 with 7 home runs in 21 games last season.

SIZING UP THE BLUE CRABS:Ryan Mul-hern returns to the Crabs after playing last

season in Mexico. He split the 2011 season be-

tween Southern Maryland, Mexico and Japan.

He played 2009 and 2010 in Lancaster.

FAMILIAR FACES: Knuckleballer Joe

Gannon, who was with the Barnstormers for a

short time last season, is the now the Southern

Maryland pitching coach.

SIZING UP THE REVOLUTION: Mark

Mason takes over for Andy Etchebarren, who

stepped down after three seasons.

FAMILIAR FACES: RHP Corey Thurman

returns for his sixth season with York. FormerBarnstormer John Halama is the Revs pitch-

ing coach.

Bridgeport

Bluesh

CamdenRiversharks

Long IslandDucks

SomersetPatriots

S. MarylandBlue Crabs

Sugar LandSkeeters

YorkRevolution

The defendingchampion LongIsland Ducks haveadded formermajor leaguersRamon Castro,above, VladimirGuerrero, left,

and Dontrelle Wil-lis, below, to theirroster.

Associated Press photos

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BATTING

Batter Avg. G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SF SB CS SLG OBPJesus Merchan .391 31 115 15 45 10 0 0 11 6 5 0 0 0 .478 .440

Blake Gailen .338 134 500 94 169 26 3 22 89 68 75 7 25 6 .534 .415

Bridger Hunt .333 51 159 20 53 11 1 1 20 15 10 2 2 3 .434 .393Adam Godwin .327 125 532 93 174 27 6 2 44 30 70 1 39 16 .412 .369

Fehlandt Lentini .319 136 539 98 172 36 2 19 92 30 83 6 32 8 .499 .359Gilberto Mejia .312 46 186 41 58 8 3 4 18 20 22 0 17 7 .452 .388

Jaime Pedroza .310 66 232 39 72 15 1 14 50 29 69 2 3 1 .565 .398

Ryan Harvey .302 109 398 65 120 23 0 27 79 23 128 3 3 3 .563 .342

Travis Denker .297 48 175 36 52 15 0 11 35 20 36 2 2 0 .571 .369

Terry Tiffee .297 69 269 30 80 14 0 11 46 18 34 2 1 0 .472 .346

Emerson Frostad .295 97 312 51 92 17 2 7 35 55 56 1 4 2 .429 .406

Kody Kirkland .263 87 304 51 80 24 3 17 53 30 101 1 3 2 .530 .334

Francisco Hernandez .258 66 217 24 56 10 0 6 29 11 34 2 0 0 .387 .291

Tommy Everidge .255 106 404 38 103 21 0 9 46 38 73 7 1 1 .374 .316

Brad Boyer .233 82 275 41 64 8 3 4 25 18 54 0 4 3 .327 .285

Total-All Batters .297 140 4795 755 1426 269 24 156 688 435 888 38 136 57 .461 .359

PITCHINGOpp.

Pitcher W-L ERA G GS CG Sho SV IP H R ER HR HB BB SO WP Avg.

Horacio Ramirez 2-0 1.96 12 6 0 0 0 36.2 37 9 8 3 4 6 22 5 .262

Tim Hamulack 2-1 2.15 48 0 0 0 33 46 38 13 11 4 2 14 53 1 .218

Dwayne Pollok 14-4 2.29 34 20 1 0 0 145 127 47 37 8 2 29 113 3 .228

Jason Urquidez 2-0 2.29 15 0 0 0 0 15.2 11 4 4 1 0 8 14 1 .208Ross Peeples 1-0 2.77 38 0 0 0 0 35.2 36 16 11 1 1 10 13 0 .261

Rich Rundles 2-1 3.02 8 8 0 0 0 47.2 40 20 16 3 7 11 40 1 .230

John Halama 13-9 3.14 28 27 3 1 0 188.2 203 77 66 20 4 41 113 6 .273

Beau Vaughan 5-0 3.24 52 0 0 0 1 52.2 44 21 19 5 1 13 51 1 .228

Les Walrond 3-1 3.32 21 0 0 0 0 24.1 15 9 9 2 1 11 24 4 .174

Jeff Bennett 4-8 3.42 54 0 0 0 2 50.0 48 21 19 4 5 17 33 6 .255

Mike Johnston 1-1 4.12 27 0 0 0 0 24.0 26 13 11 2 0 12 18 5 .263

Mark Brackman 9-10 4.29 29 24 3 1 1 151.0 175 88 72 18 4 35 119 8 .287

J.D. Durbin 14-9 4.47 28 28 6 1 0 181.0 182 101 90 25 10 73 116 10 .264

Alan Johnson 14-6 4.56 27 26 3 0 0 138.0 156 76 70 7 8 49 79 7 .288

Ching Lung Lo 1-2 5.35 37 0 0 0 0 42.0 41 26 25 6 9 9 28 2 .253

Joe Bateman 1-2 5.65 30 1 0 0 0 28.2 27 18 18 7 4 9 40 2 .245

Total-All Pitchers 88-52 3.60 498 140 16 3 37 1215.1 1214 561 486 116 58 349 882 62 .255Stats are only those compiled while playing for the Barnstormers.

2012 BARNSTORMERS STATS

Switch hittingcatcher Fran-cisco Hernandez,above, right-hand-ed pitcher AlanJohnson, let, andinfelder KodyKirkland, below,all return to theBarnstormersthis season.



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2013 Schedule

Ticket InformationFor information on ticket prices and packages,contact the Barnstormers at 717-509-4487 or

visit lancasterbarnstormers.com

Olmo Rosario, above, and

Kevin Howard will be inthe Lancaster infeld.

Documents

2013 Barnstormers Preview