Jarrod Prugar For the Mirror From the moment Altoona Curve owner Chuck Greenberg walked into a minor league baseball stadium, he knew he wanted to be a part of it and own a team someday. Altoona helped make that dream come true, albeit way quicker than he ever could have anticipated. “I ...
From Mirror reports BOWIE, Md. — Aaron Shortridge continued to build upon his strong month of August for Altoona on Thursday night. The right-hander tossed six innings in a 6-3 win for the Curve over the Baysox at Prince George’s Stadium in Eastern League baseball action. In his first start since his nine-inning complete game for Altoona against Erie a week ago Friday, Shortridge allowed just two runs on seven hits without walking a batter. He gave up two runs in the bottom of the second inning on an RBI single from Greg Cullen and a sacrifice fly by Maxwell Costes. In the ...
By Ken Love For the Mirror I’ve been a golf fan for many years, but I cannot remember seeing anything quite like the turn around Lucas Glover has made in his golf game over the past few weeks. A career journeyman, the 43-year-old Glover had just four career victories (including the 2009 U.S. Open) coming into this year. Always known as a great ball-striker, Glover’s weakness on the greens has always held him back. Desperate to improve, Glover decided to switch to a long-putter in June, and the change quickly paid major dividends. Two weeks ago, Glover captured the Wyndham ...
From Mirror reports BOWIE, Md. — The Altoona Curve got off to a good start Wednesday night in Bowie, but it didn’t get any better after that first inning. Matt Gorski put Altoona on the board in the opening frame with an RBI double, but the Baysox pitching staff silenced Altoona for the rest of the contest as Bowie defeated the Curve, 5-1, in Eastern League action at Prince George’s Stadium. Gorski’s double came off the starter, Connor Gillispie, to score Jackson Glenn three batters into the game. It was the second night in a row that the Curve scored in the top of the ...
Next stop Tonight: Altoona at Bowie, 6:35 p.m. Pitchers: Curve TBA vs. Baysox RHP Connor Gillispie Record: 17-21 (2nd half) From Mirror reports BOWIE, Md. — In his third game in the Pirates organization, Joe Perez socked a solo homer in a four-hit game as Altoona defeated Bowie, 8-4, on Tuesday night at Prince George’s Stadium. Perez was signed by the Pirates as a minor league free agent on Aug. 11 after he was designated for assignment by the Houston Astros, after the acquisition of Justin Verlander, and later released. His home run came in the seventh inning off ...
By Jarrod Prugar For the Mirror The Altoona Curve’s rally to erase a five-run deficit fell short as they fell 5-4 to the Erie SeaWolves Sunday night in front of 7,381 fans at PNG Field. The Curve fell behind 3-0 early with the SeaWolves scoring three runs off Altoona starter Anthony Solometo in the first inning. Erie also plated two runs off Curve reliever Nick Dombkowski in the fourth inning as the Altoona offense was struggling against SeaWolves starter Lael Lockhart. It was the second time this week Lockhart silenced the Curve bats having thrown a shutout Tuesday. Despite ...
