September 6-8

Temperatures were higher than normal during the middle part of the week, on Thursday they reached into the 90s. The Barnstormers returned home on Tuesday for a three-game series with the New Britain Bees. The ballclub's postseason hopes took a major hit as they scored just six runs in the three games and suffered three losses. In the Tuesday opener The Stormers went up 1-0 in the first, Trayvon Robinson reached on an error and scored on a sac fly by Josh Bell. New Britain replied with single runs in the second and third, a two-run sixth extended the lead to three. In the home seventh Kevin Ahrens doubled and scored on Dean Wilson's RBI groundout to make it 4-2 (Wilson is a recent addition, in 2015 he played for Evansville in the Frontier League). That would prove to be the final score, Justin Jackson was the pitcher of record. On Wednesday in game #2 the Bees scored in the first but the Stormers pulled even in their half, Caleb Gindl walked and scored on a fielder's choice. That would be the lone run for the club in a 3-1 loss, Tanner Peters (just back from a stint on the DL) took the loss in relief. Thursday's game was decided early on, New Britain scored four in the second and were never headed in a 14-3 win. The Stormers scored single runs in the third on a Yusuke Kajimoto home run, in the eighth on a K.C. Hobson single/Sean Halton sac fly and in the ninth on a Chase Patterson double/Caleb Gindl groundout. Patterson is a catcher/outfielder formerly of the Miami Marlins system, he has been seldom-used most of the season but has earned more time down the stretch. Joe Gardner (a Stormer in '14 and '15, recently returned) started and took the loss. The Bridgeport Bluefish come to town for the weekend. Take care, thanks for reading.