Looking much more like a seller than a buyer, the American Defenders of New Hampshire officially shed themselves of the contracts of second baseman Boomer Berry and closer Juan Padilla on Friday.
Berry, as had been previously reported, had his contract sold to Sioux City, Iowa of the American Association. And Padilla, second in the Can-Am [...]

Relax, Defenders fans, Adam Piechowski hasn’t changed addresses — just his pitching duties on the team. Beginning Friday night,  the longtime reliever is now a starting pitcher. For now anyway.
Piechowski, who was lights out through much of the first half of the season as a setup man but has struggled a bit in the second half (now [...]

Hard to believe that a team that’s 26-38 could have a critical game at this juncture of the season, but that’s what Thursday’s Defenders clash with Worcester at Holman Stadium will be thanks to their 7-5 win over Worcester before only 753 fans at Holman Stadium on Wednesday.
A win Thursday means three out of four [...]

Based on his performance on Tuesday night, sometime reliever, sometime outfielder, sometime pinch-hitter, sometime DH Rob Riley may be a full time starting pitcher. Riley, in an emergency start thanks to Luis Valdez’ ongoing elbow problems, tossed five innings of three-hit, two-run ball.
“That’s the plan right now,” Defenders manager Brian Daubach said when asked if [...]

It’s funny how it works sometimes. Pain led to a big gain for the American Defenders of New Hampshire on Tuesday night, in the form of an 8-3 win before only 987 fans.
Defenders scheduled starting pitcher Luis Valdez’ elbow was bothering him to the point where he had to be scratched before the game. And [...]

The beat goes on for the American Defenders of New Hampshire, who not only are last in the Can-Am League in attendance (only 932 announced Monday night), but also on the field as well. The Defenders, after a tough 4-3 loss at the hands of Worcester, are now 3-12 over the second half, and 24-38 [...]

And an eventful homestand. Wednesday’s Camp Day itself began with the downer of former Alvirne and Rivier standout pitcher Isaac Burkett having another disastrous start (six runs on seven hits in 1-1-3 innings) and being released. Tough call, but Burkett just didn’t have it his last few starts and the club really had no choice.
“He [...]

Anyone want a job pitching as a sixth/seventh inning specialist? Then the American Defenders of New Hampshire, namely manager Brian Daubach, want you.
Maybe he’ll get some volunteers from the local cigar bar that filled the Firepit area behind the visitors bullpen on Monday night. Daubach wasn’t too thrilled, understandably, after his team blew an early [...]

There’s no doubt about it, Bedford’s Nick Asselin is the ace of the American Defenders of New Hampshire starting rotation.
His six-inning, one-run performance in NH’s 10-1 win on Saturday night before a crowd of 1, 858 that snapped a 12-game Brockton winning streak said so.
“Nick’s really coming around,” Defenders manager Brian Daubach said. “Nobody else [...]

There’s an imprint of American Defenders starting pitcher Lucas Ledbetter on a wall somewhere. After sailing through five shutout innings on Friday – a miracle for this club — he hit the wall in giving up six runs in the sixth inning of an 8-5 loss. It had to be a disappointment for an announced fireworks [...]