This is a beautiful park in a crappy neighborhood of even crappier town. I think the biggest problem here that they there are better options for baseball fans in every direction. If you live south of town, Aberdeen is better. If you live west of Lancaster, go to Harrisburg. If you live east of town, you've got a great ballpark and cheesesteaks in Philly. North of the city? Head to Reading. The other big problem is ticket prices. They seemed way out of line for an independent league. The food was OK and parking was close.

There are some positives in the area. If you haven't been to Amish country, it will be an interesting trip. Visit Intercourse and enjoy seeing the horse-and-buggies. The Iron Hill Brewpub near Franklin & Marshall University are worth a visit if you like great beers. So is a trip north to Adamstown if you like antiques. These things boost the Extras rating up to 3 stars.

Went to a game here over the summer of 2011 while vacationing in the Amish Country. It was a last minute idea to fill a void on a half day trip. Got to park, early, before gates opened,went to see if any tickets were available. They only had sitting room only in the outfield grass area.
Not having a blanket or chairs with me I decided to go to a store near by to purchase a blanket or something. Not likely! There were no stores in walking distance and even if there was I would not feel comfortable walking through that neighborhood alone. I went back to the box office to buy those tickets after asking my wife and daughter if they minded sitting on the ground without a chair or blanket. I was in luck when I went back. The guy in rot of me was selling back his tickets. I bought them without hesitation. Great seats, third base side. Boy there is absolutely no shade in this ballpark at all. This was a late game also. Should have taken the outfielld grass area that was shaded by billboards. The have a playground area for the kids, small rides. Food was the average for ballparks. They did have a before game concert which you were able to actually go out onto the outfield and sit and dance.
If you like cows you'l like their mascot, Cylo. They had fireworks after the game which was awesome. Overall, it is a well maintained ballpark, staff was friendly and fans were behaved. Good time had by all.

I went to my first Barnstormers game on 9/15/12 vs. MD Blue Crabs. I've more or less ignored baseball for the last 15 years, but am on a hot streak of renewed interest this season. That being said, I've been to a bunch of games all over the place at various levels this season, but before that, not for a long time.

Food & Beverage: Seemed great. I'm a vegetarian, so I usually can't engage in much ballpark fair (the good stuff, anyways)...but I'm always on the look-out for things I can make my brother eat. He would be have been satisfied with the selections. The lines got a little long at times...but weren't the worst I've seen (MD Blue Crabs last season, yikes). A Diet Cola and Auntie Annie's pretzel did the trick for me, but carnivores would have plenty to eat.

Atmosphere:
Pros: The stadium is nice, clean, modern. It's a nice ballpark at which to see a game. The staff were great, and helpful. The ushers were made a good effort to control the riff-raff (see my 'fans' comments below).

Cons: I'm not an old man, but I'm going to sound like one...the interior sound system is WAY too loud, and incredibly obnoxious. Lots of super annoying sound bites that took me right out of the game (ex - Frosty, etc). Also, you don't have to blast something after every...single...pitch. It's okay to let it breathe a little... This definitely took me out of the game. I came to watch a baseball game, not listen to a morning zoo radio program.

Neighborhood/Access: It's in a city. It's not the best place, not the worst. Parking was free, but also a little confusing. As long as you plan ahead and get there a little early the first time you go, you'll be fine. I was a little late, so I had to park pretty far away, but it wasn't the end of the world, there were spaces available, and I did not feel unsafe walking between my car and the stadium.

Fans: Quantity, check. Quality, just awful. I'm generalizing...but I've never seen so much riff-raff at a game before. Teenage girls STANDING around in the seats chatting (ushers were pretty quick to break this kind of thing up), people turned around in their seats shouting at each other (probably due to the sound system) and not even watching the game, people shouting into cell phones from their seats, entirely too many kids too young to enjoy a baseball game, etc. I'm not sure why these folks came out, but it certainly wasn't to watch a baseball game. Bummer.

Return on Investment: Tickets were pretty cheap. Parking was free. I would say good return on investment.

Extras: Where was the mascot hiding for the first 4 innings of the game? I had to imagine my own...Barny the Amish Barn. Then Cylo almost ran me over on a scooter :). I did not receive any sort of program to get to know the team.

Conclusion: Other than the sound choices, it seems like the people running the stadium are doing a decent job of facilitating an enjoyable atmosphere. That being said, the 'fans' really crushed that enjoyment and made watching baseball incredibly difficult.

Even though I didn't have a great time, I would definitely give the Barnstormers another shot next season. Perhaps not going on a Saturday would weed out some of the non-core fans.

I first visited Clipper Magazine Stadium in its inaugural year (2005) and came away quite impressed. Upon a recent visit in 2012, however, I was not quite so impressed. It is still a nice enough ballpark, but it has some design flaws that can't really be corrected - like the concourses that are too tight the location of the press box on the concourse level. The concessions are quite good, but there seems to be an overall lack of stands. With large crowds, I would expect the lines to be very long. Clipper Magazine Stadium is still one of the better ballparks in the Atlantic League, but compared to some of the newer ballparks which have been built, it just doesn't stack up. For my full review, check out my website, www.ballparkreviews.com.