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Going 13-3 should give Curve fans hope for second half

Next stop Tonight: Akron at Altoona, 6 p.m. Pitchers: Akron (TBA) vs. Curve RHP Drake Fellows (2-0) Radio: WRTA-FM 98.5 By Jarrod Prugar For the Mirror The first half of the 2024 slate for the Altoona Curve could be summed up simply as a quote by author Charles Dickens. “It was the best of times, it was the worst of times.” A franchise-record 15-game losing streak from late April into May provided the worst of times to the extreme for a Curve team boasting what some considered the best rotation in the Pirates’ organization. Losses mounted and piled up early in the ...

Curve back home as win streak continues

From Mirror reports BOWIE, Md. — The Altoona Curve finished off one of their best weeks of the season with a 7-2 win over the Bowie Baysox on Sunday afternoon at Prince George’s Stadium. With the win, Altoona (29-40) has won 13 of its last 16 games of the first half of the Eastern League season, and earned its fifth straight victory over Bowie. Altoona built an early 3-0 lead in support of starter Po-Yu Chen, who tossed five innings of one-run ball in the victory. Chen earned his second win of the season and struck out four batters. Jase Bowen was one of three Curve hitters ...

Altoona’s Chandler dominates

From Mirror reports BOWIE, Md. — Bubba Chandler struck out a career-high 10 and matched his career-long outing with seven scoreless innings in a 5-0 win over the Bowie Baysox on Friday night at Prince George Stadium. After allowing a leadoff double in the first, Chandler struck out seven ...

Curve score five in extra innings to take down Baysox

From Mirror reports BOWIE, Md. — Kervin Pichardo became the second Curve batter to record four hits in a game this season, ending his day with a go-ahead two-run single in the 12th inning as Altoona outlasted Bowie, 10-8, Thursday night at Prince George’s Stadium. The Curve offense set a new season-high with 18 hits, with six batters in the lineup recording multiple hits. Pichardo went 4-for-5 with three RBIs, including his fifth home run of the season and numerous defensive gems. Altoona trailed 5-1 in the fifth, with the lone score coming on a Brenden Dixon second-inning home ...

Shackley finishes up short at Trials

From Mirror reports INDIANAPOLIS — Leah Shackley came up short on her final day at the U.S. Olympic Swim Trials at Lucas Oil Stadium Thursday morning. The Bedford Area High School graduate competed in the 200 backstroke preliminary race and missed the cut for Thursday night’s semifinals. She finished 17th in 2:11.52. “I won’t make excuses but I just didn’t feel it (Thursday) morning,” Shackley, who trained at the Blair Regional YMCA, said. “The 200 has always been one of my better events, but I could not get out of the funk I was in during warmups, and I missed the ...

Siani keys offense in Curve win

From Mirror reports BOWIE, Md. — Sammy Siani hit his third Double-A home run of the season on Wednesday night in a three-hit game as Altoona’s offense combined for 12 hits in a 6-4 win over Bowie at Prince George’s Stadium. Bowie scored three runs in the bottom of the first inning to force Altoona to play from behind early. Altoona starter Drake Fellows allowed all three runs, with two scoring on wild pitches. Fellows threw 31 pitches and only recorded two outs in the start, forcing the bullpen to cover 8• innings. Grant Ford tossed 1• scoreless innings of relief before ...