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Tom Herr will rejoin the Lancaster Barnstormers in 2010 as the field manager. Herr was the manager the first two seasons, leading the Barnstormers to the Atlantic League Championship in 2006. He left Lancaster in 2007 to take the job as manager for the Hagerstown Suns. In 2009 Herr rejoined the team as a bench coach, but took over managerial duties halfway through the season.

A lifelong resident of Lancaster, Herr had a prolific, 13-year Major League playing career with five teams, most notably the St. Louis Cardinals from 1979-1988. His best season came in 1985, when he batted .302 with, 110 RBI, 97 runs, 38 doubles and 31 stolen bases, on his way to playing in the All-Star game and helping his team to the World Series. Herr, along with Hall of Fame shortstop Ozzie Smith, formed one of the best double play combinations in baseball, three times leading league in twin killings.

Since retiring after the 1991 season, the 53-year-old was an assistant coach for 12 seasons for the baseball team at his high school alma mater, Hempfield High in Landisville, PA., where he coached his two sons – Jordan and Aaron. Tom resides with his wife, Kim, in Lancaster County.

Former Cardinal right-hander Danny Cox has joined the Barnstormers in 2010 as the third pitching coach in franchise history.

Cox, 50, spent 11 seasons in the Major Leagues, the first six in St. Louis. The right-hander, winner of 74 games overall, put together his most notable season in 1985, posting an 18-9 record and career-low 2.88 ERA for the Cardinals during the regular season. He also pitched the Cardinals to victory in the third game of the 1985 NLCS, the first of four straight St. Louis wins over the Los Angeles Dodgers that overcame a 2-0 deficit in the series.

The native of England won 12 more for the Cards in 1986 and 11 in the pennant-winning 1987 season. Perhaps Cox' biggest performance of his Major League tenure came on October 14 of that year when he tossed a complete game shutout in Game Seven of the NLCS against the San Francisco Giants, propelling St. Louis to another World Series visit. Overall, Cox was 3-3 in 15 games over five post-seasons.

He would later pitch for Philadelphia, Pittsburgh and Toronto, finally winning a World Series ring with the 1993 Blue Jays.

It will be Cox' first season in Lancaster but not his first as a minor league coach. He previously served as the manager of the Frontier League's Gateway Grizzlies (Sauget, IL) from 2003-2006, where he played an integral role in the conversion of Scott Patterson to the bullpen in the middle of the 2005 season. Patterson returned to Lancaster later that year as a dominant closer and eventually worked his way to the Major Leagues with the Yankees and San Diego. Cox also served as a pitching coach in Springfield, IL last summer.

Lance Burkhart was a fixture behind the plate during the Barnstormers' first four seasons. Now he is back as the team's hitting coach.

Burkhart joined the Barnstormers in 2005 after spending time in the Montreal, Milwaukee, Texas and Baltimore minor league systems. The Lancaster catcher in the club's first four season openers, Burkhart made a huge impact at the plate in Lancaster and still stands as the club's all-time career regular season home run leader with 61. He also connected in the clinching game of the 2006 Atlantic League Championship series against Bridgeport, helping to lift Lancaster to the title.

In addition, the right-handed hitting receiver remains among the Barnstormers career top five in most offensive categories, having appeared in 358 games over the four seasons. Injuries cut short his seasons in 2007 and 2008.

The 13-year pro signed with the Expos in 1997.

Burkhart, 35, had his best season in 2001 when he belted a combined 32 home runs between Class A High Desert (Cal) and Class AA Huntsville (SL) in the Milwaukee organization. He reached double figures in home runs in seven other professional seasons, amassing 155 total long balls. He reached Class AAA with the Expos, the Brewers and the Rangers.

The St. Louis-area native shifted to Southern Maryland last year, batting .242 with 13 home runs and 48 RBI for the Liberty Division Champion Blue Crabs.