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TUESDAY, APRIL 16, 2013
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Roster
Page 2
Baseball
Cards
Pages 8, 10 and 11
Player
Bios
Pages 12, 13,
and 14
BUTCH
HOBSON
Set to deliver
the title
Page 3
2 APRIL 16, 2013 BARNSTORMERS 2013 Lancaster, Pa
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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Contents
2013 Barnstormers Roster .......................Page 2
COVER STORY: Taking the next step ......Page 3
Pollok back to anchor the staf .............Page 4
Gailens hard luck benefts Stormers ....Page 6
Baseball Cards ......................Pages 8, 10 and 11
Denker picks up where he left of .......Page 9
BarnstormersBios ...........Pages 12, 13 and 14
Owens: Hungry to play again .............Page 14
Lancasters opponents ............................Page 18
Barnstormers2012 Statistics ...............Page 19
Stadium Diagram, 2013 Schedule .....Page 20

Editors note
Barnstormers 2013 was completed
Sunday, April 14. The team may have
made personnel changes between
that time and this sections release
date of Tuesday, April 16. Any such
changes are not refected in the
publication.
Editors: Burt Wilson, Roxanne
McRoberts, Kevin Freeman, Ed Gruver
and Jef Young
Writer: Burt Wilson
Photographers: Marty Heisey and
Jef Ruppenthal
Graphics: Chris Emlet
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Butch Hobson is hopeful that
the 2013 season, his third as
manager of the Barnstormers,
will bring an Atlantic League
championship to Lancaster.
BY BURT WILSON
Sports Writer
T
he Lancaster Barnstormers
appear to be very good, once
again.
Stormers skipper Butch
Hobson has assembled a team that has
no apparent weaknesses. The Barn-
stormers reached the playoffs in 2011
for the frst time in fve 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 a
bunt single plated the winning run in the
ninth inning of the deciding game.
Now, the question is, can they take the
next step and deliver the Atlantic League
title to Lancaster?
Im going to always believe that Ive
got the best team on the feld, Hobson
said, and Ive got the best team in the
league and Ive got the team to beat.
I promised the fans here theyre
going to see the same quality of play (as
last season), the same quality of aggres-
siveness and well win the champion-
ship.
The Barnstormers spring roster is
flled with elite players. Eleven have
major league experience and 12 others
have reached the Triple-A level.
They also have the reigning Atlantic
League Player of the Year (outfelder
Blake Gailen) and the leagues Pitcher of
the Year (Dwayne Pollok).
This team looks great, said frst
baseman Daryle Ward, one of those
former big leaguers. I like the kind of
attitude we have in the clubhouse. The
guys are loose and having fun and were
gelling together.
Infeld
Ward will be part of an infeld that
includes:
Travis Denker, who batted .515 and
had four home runs and a league-record
12 RBIs for the Barnstormers in the
playoffs last year. Denker will probably
start the season at second base but can
also play frst and third;
Kody Kirkland, penciled in at third,
hit 17 homers for Lancaster last season,
and is healthy after battling back from
injuries last year;
Kevin Howard, who hit .381 in 31
games for the Stormers in 2011 before
being signed by Toronto, is set to start at
short;
And Olmo Rosario, who can play
second, third and short and was MVP of
the Can-Am League when he played for
Hobson at Nashua in 2007.
The Barnstormers have four outfeld-
ers, who Hobson says will play every
Set to take
the next step
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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
D
wayne Pollok has a quiet
confdence. He puts in
his work, doesnt bring
attention to himself. Does
whatever it takes for him to be suc-
cessful. Does whatever he can to
help his team.
Pollok started last season in the Lan-
caster Barnstormers bullpen, pitching
middle relief. Some would have sulked.
Pollok just did his job. When a spot
opened in the rotation, Pollok stepped
in and had one of the best seasons ever
for a Barnstormers pitcher.
The 6-4 right-hander won his frst
seven decisions, the frst time a Lan-
caster pitcher had ever accomplished
that feat. He fnished the season 14-4,
tying for most wins in the Atlantic
League and posted a league-leading
2.30 ERA. In 145 innings, he walked
just 29 and allowed only eight home
runs, while striking out 113.
This season, to the delight of Lan-
caster manager Butch Hobson and the
Barnstormers faithful, Pollok is re-
turning to anchor the Stormers staff.
He loves to compete, Hobson said
of the San Antonio native, who is pen-
ciled in as the opening day starter. He
loves to pitch. Hes a great guy and hes
a good clubhouse guy.
After pitching for the Barnstormers
last season, Pollok played in the Ven-
ezuelan Winter League where he was
7-2 with a 2.36 ERA, which resulted in
him also being named Pitcher of the
Year in that league.
Despite those accomplishments,
Polloks focus trumps frustration
nAfter a highly accomplished
2012, hes still waiting for an
affliated deal. But Lancasters
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Pollok did not get a deal with an organiza-
tion affliated with major league baseball.
You would think especially after 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 of baseball. I guess if youre not
21 years old and throwing 95 (mph) ...
Pollok himself has taken it in stride.
It is what it is, he said. Its the game of
baseball. Theres a little bit of frustration
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 of 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 face those guys. And youve got to be
focusing on your game every time out.
So, I think going to winter ball like
that in the offseason has really prepared
me to come back to the states and per-
form well here.
Pollok, 32, played four seasons at
Texas A&M before being selected by the
White Sox in the 27th round of the 2003
draft.
He is 52-45 with a 4.01 ERA in 10
minor league seasons, 387 games. Pollok
saved 38 games for Class A Winston-Sa-
lem in 2004. He spent all or parts of four
seasons in Triple-A and has also pitched
in Mexico.
He considered pitching in Asia, but felt
that it would be easier to get an affliated
deal if he was in the states.
But until that call comes, he will pitch
for 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 said.
bwilson@lnpnews.com
Pollok: Returns to anchor Barnstormers pitching staff
Continued from page 4
Newsday
Dwayne Pollok was 14-4 with a league-leading 2.30 ERA last season.
BY BURT WILSON
Sports Writer
W
hat more does Blake
Gailen have to accom-
plish to catch on with a
baseball team thats affli-
ated with a major league club?
Last year, playing for the Lancaster
Barnstormers, Gailen earned three
MVP awards.
The outfelder was voted the team
MVP by Barnstormers fans. After
hitting .338, he was named the Atlantic
League MVP, and he was chosen by
Baseball America as the Independent
Leagues Player of the Year.
Gailen, 28, was rewarded with a con-
tract from the Colorado Rockies. But
despite playing well this spring, he was
cut on the fnal day of the teams minor
league camp.
I was surprised to hear he got
released, Barnstormers batting coach
Lance Burkhart said. What else can he
do? Hes very good in the clubhouse. He
works hard. When you sign out of the
independent league, youre kind of play-
ing against a stacked deck.
Gailen himself is not bitter and
retains a positive attitude about the
situation.
They didnt have space (on the
roster), said the laid-back California
native, who is a cut-up off the feld,
keeping the locker room loose with
jokes and impressions. Unfortunately,
for a guy like myself, who they dont
have any money invested in, Im the one
who goes. Thats just the business.
Gailen, who hit 22 home runs (ffth
in the league) and had 89 RBIs (fourth
in the league) last season, is also not
discouraged.
I did well enough (in spring train-
ing) to have made a team, so it wasnt
about that, he said. They didnt send
me here (back to the Barnstormers)
because of my talent. They sent me
here because they literally did not have
a place for me.
So the Rockies loss is the Barn-
stormers gain, at least for now. This is
the best place for me, if 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 offensively. He has a good
approach at the plate. He takes what the
pitcher gives him and doesnt try and
do too much. And for someone his size,
(Gailen is 5-9) he has some pop.
And hes a very good outfelder
defensively, too.
Many times last season Gailen raced
into the left-feld corner to retrieve a
ball and hold the batter to a single, or
throw him out at second when he was
trying to stretch a single into a double.
Gailen, who played his college ball
at UNLV, also led a league in batting
in 2011, hitting an astonishing .406 for
Lincoln in the American Association.
That earned him 29 games at the end of
the season with Arkansas, the Dodgers
Double-A affliate.
Then last season he helped the Barn-
stormers come within a run of winning
Gailens hard luck benef its Barnstormers
nDespite earning three MVP
awards last season, Blake
Gailen is back playing in Lan-
caster, and the Stormers are
glad to have him
Blake Gailen led the Atlantic League with a .338 average last season and he was ffth in home runs (22).
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the championship. Now, hes
back in Lancaster but hes
hopeful that what he did
earlier this spring with the
Rockies got noticed.
You never know who
saw you play, he said. You
especially hope the right
eyes in the Rockies organi-
zation saw you.
Or perhaps one of the
Rockies opponents will re-
member him when a player
gets hurt or moves up a level
and they need to fll a slot.
Its out of my control,
Gailen said. All I can do is
keep playing. If I dont play,
I wont be able to advance.
And Butch works to get guys
affliated deals. Theres a
pretty high turnover as far
as guys getting out of here.
In the meantime the
Barnstormers will appreci-
ate his talent even if other
teams do not.
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Gailen
Unable to catch on with the Rock-
ies, Blake Gailen, who was cut on
the last day of Colorados spring
camp, is back with the Barnstorm-
ers. His 89 RBIs was fourth in the
league last year.
Aaron KING
OUTFIELDER
Brian TALLET
PITCHER
Butch Hobson
MANAGER
Jeff Lundell
INFIELDER
Jhonny MONTOYA
PITCHER
Marty JANZEN
PITCHING COACH
Lance BURKHART
HITTING COACH
Nate REED
PITCHER
Francisco HERNANDEZ
CATCHER
Tsuyoshi TAKASHIMA
INFIELDER
STORMERS
STORMERS
John PARRISH
PITCHER
STORMERS
STORMERS
BY BURT WILSON
Sports Writer
T
ravis Denker is having fun
playing baseball again.
Denker joined the Lancast-
er Barnstormers last season
for the teams fnal 48 games, plus the
playoffs, and in the process rediscov-
ered the joy he got from the game
when he was younger. Oh, and he also
played really well for the Stormers.
Now hes back with the Barnstorm-
ers for the 2013 campaign, ready to
continue the excitement and success he
had in Lancaster last season.
My plan for this year is to just to
really enjoy or have fun every day,
Denker said.
In the past, when Denker played
in affliated ball, having fun was not a
priority. He was always checking the
depth chart, seeing who was in front of
him 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 out
and play and play to win, Denker
said. Nothing else matters. Thats
kind of what we all want. Old fashioned
baseball, almost.
Growing up, baseball was really the
only sport Denker played. That and,
surfng and skateboarding like every
other California kid, he said.
At 12 he found out he was good at
baseball when he was invited to join an
AAU travel team that participated in a
national tournament.
He also got instruction from a neigh-
bor, Chris Bironus, now a scout for the
Rangers. That led him to playing in a
league with other elite players. As a
result, he was selected by the Dodgers
in the 21st round of the 2003 draft.
Denker played in the Dodgers sys-
tem until he was traded to San Fran-
cisco in 2007. In 2008, he got the call
from the Giants asking him to report to
the majors.
It was amazing, he said of going to
the big leagues. It was a dream come
true. All that hard work leading up to
that. I wish I could still be there. But
God has a plan for me, (and) I feel like
(Lancaster) is where he wants me.
Denker remembers his time with
the Giants like it was yesterday. His
Denkers plan: Pick up where he left of f
Versatile infelder
expects to keep
having fun, playing
well this season
Travis Denker
batted .515 with
four homers and
tied a league
record with 12
RBIs in last years
postseason.
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RHP Dwayne Pollok
About Pollok: He is 52-45 with a 4.01 ERA in
10 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 the
the 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 Expos
in 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 outfeld 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 11
HRs 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. Missed
04 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 the
38th 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 frst 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 ERA
pitching 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 2002
and 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 the
third 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 2007
after defecting from Cuba and reached the ma-
jors with Pittsburgh for fve 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 the
2003 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 affli-
ate. In 59a-c innings, he struck out 50 batters and
walked just 14.
LHP Derrick Loop
About Loop: Selected by Cleveland in the
2006 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 homers
and 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.
OF Ryan Harvey
About Harvey: A former frst round pick of the
Cubs, 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 frst 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 and
49 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 league
games.
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 the
last 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 minor
league seasons. Hit .406 for Lincoln to win the
American 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 (ffth in the
league) and had 89 RBIs (fourth in the league).
RHP Tim Dillard
About Dillard: Went 1-4 with a 4.70 ERA with
Milwaukee 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) affli-
ates.
LHP Brian Tallet
About Tallet: Has pitched in 242 major league
games, 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.
games for Tucson, the Padres Triple-A affliate.
INF Kody Kirkland
About Kirkland: Played one season in the
Pirates 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, in
2010, 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 fourth
round of the 2008 Japanese draft by the Orix Buf-
faloes of the Japanese Pacifc 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 outfeld.
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.
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OF Aaron King
About King: Selected as a pitcher by the Giants
in the 7th round of the 2003 draft, King is leaving
the mound to become an outfelder. 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 for
River City in the Frontier League.
LHP Nate Reed
About Reed: Reading area native graduated
from 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
J
erry Owens wants to play baseball again.
The former major leaguer, who has not
played in over three years, nearly retired.
Now hungry to get back in the game, hes
making a comeback with the Lancaster Barn-
stormers.
I defnitely missed it, Owens said of his time away
from baseball. I missed playing. I missed the routine,
the camaraderie. I love the game. I can play a Sunday
day game and go home and watch Sunday night base-
ball.
Owens didnt take very long to show his teammates
he still had it. In the Barnstormers frst exhibition
game, Owens took off at the crack of the bat, racing
from his position in center feld to right-center to make
a diving catch to rob Camdens Eric Lis of an extra-
base hit.
When I saw that ball, I thought thats defnitely in
the gap, Barnstormers hitting coach Lance Burkhart
said. That was an unbelievable catch.
That kind of athleticism allowed Owens to excel in
sports growing up. He played football, baseball and
basketball through his sophomore year of high school
when he decided to give up baseball to concentrate
on the other two. His baseball coach told him, I think
youre making the biggest mistake of your life.
Owens was good enough as a wide receiver to earn
a football scholarship to UCLA, which is where he
learned about working hard and being mentally tough.
Growing up I was always the best and never had to
earn the job, he said. But now at college everybody
was the best player at their school and now were all
in the same room. I really learned how to deal with the
adversity 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-wise
those guys are men and Im still a kid. Ability-wise,
were all on the same playing feld. But mentally, they
were so far ahead of me. I had to grow up fast athleti-
cally from a mental standpoint.
And I had to learn how to work
hard, up at 5 a.m. running. My freshman
year at UCLA was integral in my career
because I had to learn how to just be an-
other guy. And how hard are you going
to work to get to the next level?
He played two seasons at UCLA,
when he decided he also wanted to play
baseball. He considered playing both
football and baseball for the Bruins. But
the coaches told him if he played both
sports, he probably would not get a pro
shot at either. And the baseball coach
could not guarantee any playing time
since he had not played in four years.
After a sprained ankle, the ffth in a
series of nagging injuries, kept him on
Somethings Bruin in the outf ield
nFleet-footed center felder Jerry Owens, a
former major leaguer and UCLA recruit, is a
new addition who brings speed to his position
and to the top of the Barnstormers batting
order.
Please see OWENS, page 15
Owens: 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 his
hometown of Santa Clarita, Calif.
Being a lefty, he thought he would pitch. But he
couldnt fnd the strike zone. The coach sent him to
center feld and hes been in the outfeld ever since.
His stats were good enough that he was drafted
by the Montreal Expos in 2003 and he played two
seasons in their system before being traded to the
Chicago White Sox.
In September of 2006, he made his debut in the
majors. I literally just started crying, he said of
the call from his agent telling him the White Sox
were 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 goal
of being in the NFL. Now, seven years later, Im
getting called to go to the major leagues. It was just
a crazy journey.
He played well in those games at the end of 06,
hitting .333 in the 12 contests. The next year, he was
a regular in the White Sox outfeld. In 93 games, he
hit .267 and stole 32 bases.
In the spring of 2008, when the center feld job
was his to lose, he injured his groin on the frst day
of camp. And later that spring, reinjured it. So he
rehabbed 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 at
Triple-A. He was called up in early April to fll in
for an injured Dewayne Wise. He played 12 games
before being released and signing with Seattle. He
hit .323 in 100 games for Tacoma, the Mariners
Triple-A affliate. 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 training
and had surgery. He didnt get healthy until the
summer of 2011.
By that time things in his personal life had
changed. He married and had a daughter and was
living in Phoenix. He was considering settling down
and retiring from baseball.
But his relationship dissolved and he moved
back to California. Last summer, when he told a
friend, Im going to probably retire, the friend
responded, 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 it
enough to have the drive to come back, he said.
But while I was out, I got to rehab and raise my
daughter from the time she was born. So, it was a
blessing both ways.
Now, hes a Barnstormer. Hes a very good cen-
ter felder, Lancaster manager Butch Hobson said.
A big part of his game is bunting. Hes going
to be big for us at the top of the lineup. Hell get on
base. Hes got a good eye at the plate. And hes still
fast.
But the biggest thing is, hes got the desire to
play again.
bwilson@lnpnews.com
Speed is a big
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Owens game,
both in the
outfeld and
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frst at-bat, he was nearly hit by a pitch
thrown by Matt Herges. His frst hit
came off Mark Hendrickson in Miami;
A broken-bat double down the line,
he recalled.
And his frst home run came off
lefty Scott Schoenweis on an 0-2,
back-door slider. Unfortunately, it was
his only home run. He was in the bigs
for a total of 24 games. He hit .243 in 37
at-bats.
Sent back to the minors by the Gi-
ants, he has since played in the Red
Sox, Padres and Mariners systems.
Last season after playing 64 games
back in the Dodgers organization at
Double-A Chattanooga, he was re-
leased. Thats when the Barnstormers
welcomed him to Lancaster and its
been a mutual lovefest since.
Its a great place to play, Denker
said. I had a great time (last season,
and) I actually fell in love with baseball
again.
In 175 at-bats, Denker hit .297 last
season for the Barnstormers with 11
homers, 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 even
better than his regular season for the
Barnstormers.
He had two or more hits in seven
of the eight playoff games, batted .515
with four homers and tied a league
record with 12 RBIs.
He has good at-bats, Hobson said.
Hes a very aggressive hitter, very
aggressive swinger. Hes going to give
us that power bat and hell be a .290 to
.300-plus hitter.
And hes versatile in the feld, play-
ing third, second and frst last season
for Lancaster.
And despite the fact that he is an
ex-major leaguer, Denker still works
hard. I think his attitude is what
makes him good, hitting coach Lance
Burkhart said. Every day he comes to
the feld, he knows what he needs to do
and he gets his work done.
Denker is not sure how much longer
he will play but he is making sure that
this season he will take the time to
enjoy the game and the camaraderie of
his teammates.
My wife is letting me play so Im
just going to keep going as long as I
can, Denker said. Im just trying to
do my best here and if I can get picked
up, that would be a blessing. If not Im
just going to enjoy my time here and
just get better.
The Barnstormers already think
hes good enough and are happy to
have him in Lancaster.
bwilson@lnpnews.com
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day, each taking a turn as DH.
Outfeld
Besides Gailen, who led the Atlantic
League with a .338 average last season,
the outfeld will have Joe Mather, who
spent all of last season with the Chicago
Cubs and was in spring training this
season with the Phillies;
Ryan Harvey, the man known for his
monster home runs, was second in the
league last season with 27;
And former Chicago White Sox
speedster Jerry Owens, who is making
a comeback after not playing for three
seasons, will play center and lead off.
We have speed, we have power,
Hobson said. We have guys who can get
on base and guys who can hit the long
ball. And were going to be pretty good
on defense.
Pitchers
On the mound, the right-hander Pol-
lok returns to anchor the starting rota-
tion. Righties Jay Buente, Will Savage
and Alan Johnson, who is back from last
years staff, and lefty Lenny DiNardo
are the other
starters, Hobson
said.
The manager
said that initially,
the Barnstorm-
ers will close by
committee.
Weve got the
versatility to be
able to do that,
even mixing and
matching in the
ninth inning,
until someone
shows me he deserves to be the closer,
Hobson said.
Hobson mentioned Yoslan Herrera,
Jhonny Montoya, Robert Hinton, Jason
Urquidez, Derrick Loop, Tim Dillard
and Eric Wordekemper as possible late-
inning guys.
In the middle innings he will count on
Brain Grening, Jason Richardson, Brian
Tallet and possibly Nate Reed, a young
pitcher from the Reading area who im-
pressed in spring training. He said Ross
Peeples, the only inaugural member of
the Barnstormers still with the team,
could fll any role needed.
McCaskey product and former major
leaguer John Parrish is with the Barn-
stormers and will
be added to the
roster at some
point but will not
be ready by open-
ing day. Parrish is
rehabbing from
shoulder surgery.
I like what
weve assem-
bled, Hobson
said of the pitch-
ing staff, and
the things that we
can do with that.
Theyre experienced guys and 98 per-
cent of the time theyre strike throwers.
I like guys that pound the strikes zone. I
dont care how many hits they give up.
Walk, walk, three-run bomb, thats not
good. Solo bombs, thats OK. Thats going
to happen.
Catchers
Petey Paramore has excelled han-
dling the catching duties all spring. Fran-
cisco Hernandez, who returns
from last season, was to be
the starter but he has been
stuck in his native Dominican
Republic with visa issues.
Both are switch hitters and
both will see a lot of playing
time.
Bench
Aaron King, who is con-
verting from a pitcher to an
outfelder, Japanese infelder
Tsuyoshi Takashima and Jeff
Lundell were competing for utility roles.
I dont want to say were stacked,
Hobson said. I think were a good, solid
veteran club.
The team, at least on paper, looks
poised to contend. But this is not the
Barnstormers team that will be here
at the end of the season. Players leave
when they get signed by affliated teams,
others get hurt, and still others wont
perform as expected. So the goal is to
get off to the best start and get the most
wins possible while this team is intact.
After that, the key to the season,
the key to every season in the Atlantic
League, 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 for him.
I heard from a ton of people (that)
Lancaster is the place to be and Butch is
the guy to be playing for, Owens said.
His goal is to get us out of here (and
back to affliated ball). But he also wants
to win. So this is the team Im on now. I
play for Butch and I play for the Barn-
stormers.
My goal every single day I walk in
here is to be the best player I can be for
this team.
Most of Hobsons players have that at-
titude, and because of it, this may be the
year the championship trophy returns to
Lancaster.
bwilson@lnpnews.com
Barnstormers
Above, Will Savage, Robert Hinton, Derrick Loop and Brian Tallet
will be part of the Barnstormers pitching staff. Jay Buente, top right,
is to be in the Barnstormers rotation, and Daryle Ward, right, will
handle the duties at frst base.
A look at the Stormers opponents
2012 record: 67-72; 31-39 (frst half);
36-33 (second half)
2012 record: 62-77; 34-35 (frst half);
28-42 (second half)
2012 record: 64-76; 29-41 (frst half);
35-35(second half)
2012 record: 78-47; 40-23 (frst half);
38-24 (second half)
2012 record: 65-74; 35-35 (frst half);
30-39 (second half)
2012 record: 67-71; 30-40 (frst half);
39-31(second half)
2012 record: 79-61; 36-34 (frst half);
43-27 (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 Lands
pitching coach.
FAMILIAR FACES: Former Stormer
Adam Godwin is now the Skeeters center
felder. Godwin hit .327, second in the league,
and had 27 doubles for Lancaster in 2011.
Manager:
Ron Karkovice
First season
Stadium:
Campbells Field
Capacity: 6,425
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 Mason
First season
Stadium:
Sovereign Bank Stadium
Capacity: 5,200
SIZING UP THE BLUEFISH: Luis Lopez,
who hit .265 last season, returns to play in the
Bridgeport infeld. This will be his sixth season
with the Bluefsh. He is the franchise career
leader in doubles (117) and RBIs (349).
FAMILIAR FACES: Infelder Brad Boyer,
who hit .263 in 44 games for the Bluefsh 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: Infelder 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. Former
Barnstormer John Halama is the Revs pitch-
ing coach.
Bridgeport
Bluefsh
Camden
Riversharks
Long Island
Ducks
Somerset
Patriots
S. Maryland
Blue Crabs
Sugar Land
Skeeters
York
Revolution
The defending
champion Long
Island Ducks have
added former
major leaguers
Ramon Castro,
above, Vladimir
Guerrero, left,
and Dontrelle Wil-
lis, below, to their
roster.
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BATTING
Batter Avg. G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SF SB CS SLG OBP
Jesus 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 .393
Adam 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 .359

Gilberto 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
PITCHING
Opp.
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 .208

Ross 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 .255
Stats are only those compiled while playing for the Barnstormers.
2012 BARNSTORMERS STATS
Switch hitting
catcher Fran-
cisco Hernandez,
above, right-hand-
ed pitcher Alan
Johnson, left, and
infelder Kody
Kirkland, below,
all return to the
Barnstormers
this season.
Team abbreviations:
CAM-Camden Riversharks BP-Bridgeport Bluesh
LI-Long Island Ducks SL-Sugar Land Skeeters
YK-York Revolution SOM-Somerset Patriots
MD-Southern Maryland Blue Crabs
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visit lancasterbarnstormers.com
Olmo Rosario, above, and
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