July 14

A very warm Sunday in southeastern Pennsylvania, in the evening Jenny and her mother were along for the ballgame on North Prince Street. The Barnstormers and the Camden Riversharks split a doubleheader on Saturday night, the second game ended after midnight. Had this day featured an afternoon contest it would have brutal in more ways than one: the afternoon heat and humidity combined with the quick turnaround. Luckily for everyone involved this was a 6:00 start but it was still very warm. At the ballpark in Lancaster the sun sets in left field, when the ladies are with me we sit on lawn chairs at the top of the hill beyond the left field fence. As the sun sets behind us the advertising signs on the stadium's outer fence afford a degree of shade. Since we last saw the Stormers the roster has undergone quite a bit of change, on this night newcomers played a big role. New outfielder Kyle Russell (recently signed as a free agent out of the Atlanta Braves organization) hit a second-inning home run, that would prove to be the only run of the game as the Stormers defeated the Sharks by that 1-0 score. Starting pitcher Rich Rundles (another newcomer late of the Orioles organization) worked five innings for the decision, relief support from Ross Peeples, Yoslan Herrera, Brodie Downs and Jason Richardson got the game into the hands of closer Jason Urquidez who wrapped it up for the save. After a week away from home this weekend was just a brief respite for the Barnstormers, they head back out for another seven days before returning home on Monday the 22nd. Take care, thanks for reading.