Player of the Year Voting



The Lancaster Barnstormers have selected six of their best players to be in contention for the 2010 MVP. Vote online or at Barnstormers home games and don’t forget to come out on September 19 to find out who has been selected Barnstormers MVP!

The nominees (stats thru 8/25):

Has jumped into the top five in the league in batting average…Is also near the top in doubles and RBI…From June 25 to August 15, batted safely in 38 of 46 games, hitting .362…Through August 15, had knocked in 68 runs in previous 82 games…Drove in a tying run with two outs in the ninth at Newark on June 15 and doubled home the decisive runs in the 10th at Somerset on July 2…Is the club’s top hitter with runners in scoring position…Played 60 consecutive games from June 3-August 6…Was one of Lancaster’s six representatives to the Atlantic League All-Star Game at Long Island.

Joined the Barnstormers just prior to the All-Star Break…Was instrumental in the Barnstormers early success in the second half…Hit safely in 25 of his first 30 games…Had a 12-game hitting streak, July 11-26…Had thrown out 37.5% of base stealers in those 30 games…Hit a grand slam at Southern Maryland, July 5...Was 3-for-5 with three RBI against Bridgeport, August 11.

Rejoined Lancaster in late May…Hit safely in 13 of 14 games, May 31-June 13…Batted .442 (19-for-43) with three homers and 11 RBI in that stretch…Homered in back-to-back games at Somerset, July 2-3…The second gave Lancaster a lead in the top of the 11th inning…Drove in five runs against Somerset in a 9-5 win on July 9, in the second game of the current half…Was batting .331 before straining an oblique muscle, July 12…Had a five-game hitting streak with seven RBI through August 15.

Has exceeded 60 RBI as of mid-August despite batting leadoff much of the season…Played 96 straight games, April 29-August 9…As of mid-August, was tied for the team lead in multi-RBI games…Switch hitter with balanced numbers from the two sides of the plate…Drove in 20 runs in 15 games, June 25-July 11, including nine in a three-game series at Camden…Hit .358 in the first 36 games of the second half…Played 95 of the first 103 games of the season at shortstop… Was one of Lancaster’s six representatives to the Atlantic League All-Star Game at Long Island.

All-Star in 2006 who returned to Lancaster in 2010 in late May…Hit a game-winning homer in the tenth inning at Southern Maryland on July 13…Tied a game against Long Island with a leadoff homer in the ninth on July 31…Batted .367 with 24 RBI, June 22-July 13…Drove in 36 runs in 43 games, June 20-August 10…Through August 15, was batting .354 with 11 homers at home…Hit six homers in 11 games, July 28-August 8.

League leader in strikeouts and second in ERA through August 15…Broke the franchise’s single season strikeout record on July 27 and became the first Barnstormer to reach 100 K’s on August 1…Threw Lancaster’s only complete game shutout of the season, a five-hitter at Newark, June 17…Retired the first 17 batters of the game and struck out nine…Has had four leads get away after he has left the game…Pitched seven shutout innings at Southern Maryland on May 11 in a game eventually won by the Barnstormers, 2-0, in 11 innings…Fanned eight in five shutout innings prior to a rain delay, August 1…Represented Lancaster in the All-Star Game at Long Island.

First 10-game winner for the Barnstormers since Josh Stephens in 2007, winning his 10th against York on August 14…Through August 15, was tied for third in the league in runs scored and was fifth in strikeouts…Tied a Barnstormers record with wins in six consecutive starts, June 11-September 8…Also won eight straight decisions, May 26-July 8…Throught August 15, Barnstormers were 16-5 in his starts…Threw a complete game in a 2-1 loss at Bridgeport on August 9…Allowed only two homers in 75 1/3 innings, June 11-August 14.

Ninth inning was given the nickname “Hammer Time”…Was selected to play in the Atlantic League All-Star Game but had to sit out with inflammation in his left elbow…Went 20 consecutive appearances without allowing an earned run, June 2-August 1…In 23 1/3 innings in that span, struck out 39 batters…Has fanned at least one hitter in 35 of his 40 appearances…Fanned seven of nine batters for an eight-out save at Camden, June 26…Allowed only two hits in 17 innings, June 14-July 30.

Has a chance at setting the club record for appearances in a season, which stands at 63…Appeared 47 times through August 15…Averaged only 2.3 walks per nine innings in that time…Picked up three saves in 10 days just after the signing of Scott Patterson by Seattle…The first two of those saves were two or more innings…Went from June 8-27 without allowing a run and gave up only two total from May 21-June 27…Has walked only two in his last 17 innings…Represented Lancaster in the All-Star Game at Long Island.