A FITTING FINISH

Barnstormers End Season with Zany 11-Inning Win

It was designed to be a fun day with Sean Halton circulating through eight different positions, and the York Revolution coming off a night of celebrating their second half Freedom Division title.

By the end, two teams were fighting to the bitter end with the Lancaster Barnstormers taking the season finale, 11-8, in 11 innings in the longest game, by time, played by both ballclubs in 2017.

With one out in the ‘Stormers 11^th, Steve Clevenger lifted a pop fly that dropped among a trio of York defenders in shallow left center.  Lance Zawadzki took Grant Sides (0-1) over the wall in right for his second home run in as many at bats for a 10-8 lead.  Tyler Clark followed with a single into left and stole second.  Two walks loaded the bases before lefty Jared Gaynor was summoned to face pitcher John Anderson, batting for the first time as a professional.  After taking a strike on the outside corner, Anderson was able to punch a single into left, scoring Clark with the game’s final run.

As they had done all season, the Barnstormers fought back.  Down, 3-0, to York starter Frank Gailey, the Barnstormers began their comeback on a two-run double to right by Trayvon Robinson in the fifth.

After York scored again in the fifth inning, Halton led off the top of the sixth with a home run to left center, wrapping up the league long ball title with his 26^th.  Nate Coronado reached on an error, stole second and advanced to third on a base hit to left by Clevenger.  Zawadzki singled into right to tie the game.

Lancaster forged ahead on RBI singles by Robinson and Coronado in the seventh, and player/hitting coach Josh Bell pitched a scoreless seventh to hold the lead.

Halton’s turn on the mound was not as successful.  The infielder/outfielder failed to retire a batter, walking three around a double by Travis Witherspoon as York narrowed the gap to 6-5.  Scott Shuman inherited loaded bases and allowed the tying and lead runs on consecutive ground balls.

York was one strike from victory when Zawadzki crushed his first home run off the yellow tents in right, staking Lancaster to an 8-7 lead.  York tied it up in the bottom of the ninth on singles by Rubi Silva, Telvin Nash and Luis Cruz off Anthony Carter.

NOTES:  The Barnstormers finished at 76-64, tied for the best overall record in the Atlantic League…They were 38-32 in each half…Halton won the home run title with 26 and the RBI crown with 90…Bell threw three scoreless innings over two appearances…Darian Sandford stole two more bases, finishing with 45 in 59 games with Lancaster…Each club struck out 18 times, most for and against the ‘Stormers this season…Robinson had a four-hit game.

Game Date: 09/17/2017
Lancaster Barnstormers 11 AT York Revolution 8 (EXTRA INNINGS)

YTD YTD
Lancaster AB R H BI AVG York AB R H BI AVG
Sandford, D CF 5 1 1 0 .324 Harris, A LF 5 0 2 1 .315
Robinson, T LF,RF 6 1 4 3 .287 Mitchell, J RF 6 1 1 0 .295
Gindl, C DH 4 0 0 0 .272 Silva, R 2B 6 1 2 0 .379
Bell, J LF,P 1 0 0 0 .245 Nash, T DH 5 0 1 1 .282
Shuman, S P 0 0 0 0 .000 Tejeda, I 1B 5 1 0 0 .300
Carter, A P 0 0 0 0 .000 Cruz, L 3B 3 2 2 1 .276
Amaral, B PH 0 0 0 0 .293 Witherspoon, T CF 5 2 2 1 .275
Anderson, J P 1 0 1 1 1.000 Simpson, C SS 3 1 1 1 .199
Halton, 1B,2B,3B,L 6 2 2 1 .267 Carp, J C 5 0 1 3 .100
Coronado, N 3B,SS 5 1 1 1 .333
Clevenger, S 1B,LF 6 1 2 0 .293
Zawadzki, L 2B,3B 4 3 3 5 .233
Clark, T C 6 1 2 0 .176
Garcia, J 2B,LF 5 1 0 0 .143
49 11 16 11 43 8 12 8

Lancaster 0 0 0 0 2 2 2 0 2 0 3 – 11 16 2
York 0 0 1 2 1 0 0 3 1 0 0 – 8 12 3
2B–Robinson, T LF,RF 2 (21), Mitchell, J RF (34), Witherspoon, T CF (17).
HR–Halton, 1B,2B,3B,L (26), Zawadzki, L 2B,3B 2 (7), Simpson, C SS (6).
RBI–Robinson, T LF,RF 3 (39), Anderson, J P (1), Halton, 1B,2B,3B,L (90),
Coronado, N 3B,SS (38), Zawadzki, L 2B,3B 5 (27), TOTALS 11 (0), Harris, A
LF (73), Nash, T DH (39), Cruz, L 3B (29), Witherspoon, T CF (48), Simpson,
C SS (22), Carp, J C 3 (3), TOTALS 8 (0). SF–Nash, T DH (3). SH–Garcia,
J 2B,LF (0). SB–Sandford, D CF 2 (45), Coronado, N 3B,SS (16), Clark, T C
(5), Harris, A LF (31). CS–Clevenger, S 1B,LF (1), Harris, A LF (13).
E–Coronado, N 3B,SS (15), Clark, T C (7), Silva, R 2B (2), Cruz, L 3B 2
(10).
LOB–Lancaster 13, York 9. DP–L. Zawadzki(2B) – S. Halton(SS) – S.
Clevenger(1B).
YTD
IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Lancaster
Shirley, T 5.0 7 4 4 2 8 1 6.57
Leverett, J 1.0 1 0 0 0 2 0 6.34
Bell, J 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.00
Halton, S 0.0 1 3 3 3 0 0 99.99
Shuman, S 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2.92
Carter, A 1.0 3 1 1 0 2 0 3.12
Anderson, J (W,3-1) 2.0 0 0 0 1 4 0 3.00
11 12 8 8 6 18 1
York
Gailey, F 5.0 2 2 0 3 9 0 4.12
Buchanan, H 1.0 3 2 1 0 2 1 3.40
Click, M 1.0 3 2 1 0 2 0 3.00
Westphal, L 1.0 1 0 0 1 1 0 3.35
Allen, B 2.0 3 2 2 1 3 1 2.98
Sides, G (L,0-1) 0.2 3 3 3 2 1 1 9.00
Gaynor, J 0.1 1 0 0 0 0 0 6.21
11 16 11 7 7 18 3
WP–Shirley, T (7), Buchanan, H (7). PB–Clark, T, Carp, J. SO–Sandford,
D, Gindl, C 4, Bell, J, Halton, S 2, Coronado, N, Clevenger, S 2, Zawadzki,
L, Clark, T 4, Garcia, J 2, Harris, A, Mitchell, J 4, Silva, R, Nash, T 3,
Tejeda, I 3, Cruz, L, Witherspoon, T 3, Simpson, C, Carp, J. BB–Sandford,
D 2, Robinson, T, Amaral, B, Coronado, N, Zawadzki, L 2, Harris, A, Tejeda,
I, Cruz, L 2, Simpson, C 2. BF–Shirley, T 23 (298), Leverett, J 4 (568),
Bell, J 4 (13), Halton, S 4 (4), Shuman, S 3 (241), Carter, A 6 (239),
Anderson, J 6 (262), Gailey, F 21 (654), Buchanan, H 6 (188), Click, M 7
(236), Westphal, L 5 (201), Allen, B 10 (253), Sides, G 7 (22), Gaynor, J
(135). P-S–Shirley, T 87-53, Leverett, J 15-12, Bell, J 11-8, Halton, S
18-6, Shuman, S 15-10, Carter, A 29-20, Anderson, J 22-15, Gailey, F 94-53,
Buchanan, H 27-14, Click, M 22-17, Westphal, L 24-14, Allen, B 37-26,
Sides, G 27-16, Gaynor, J 2-2.
T–4:25.
4th Inning—Lancaster mound visit, 8th Inning—Lancaster mound visit,
11th Inning—York mound visit

Weather: 80 degrees, overcast
Plate Umpire – Thomas Gandolfino Jr., Field Umpire #1 – Manolo Alejandro, Field Umpire #3 – Jorge Teran