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Bucs are going to love catching duo

By Jarrod Prugar For the Mirror Catching prospects Endy Rodriguez and Henry Davis are together once again, now only one step away from Pittsburgh, following the promotion of Davis. The Pirates recently promoted Davis to Triple-A Indianapolis after he ran roughshod over the Eastern League with the Curve. Davis was hitting .284 with 10 home runs and 27 RBIs at the time of his promotion. Rodriguez is no slouch either as he was hitting .247 with four home runs and 16 RBIs ahead of Tuesday’s game for Indianapolis. While Rodriguez’s stats aren’t lighting the world on fire just yet, ...

Curve move into first-place tie after win

From Mirror reports RICHMOND, Va. — With the game tied 4-4 in the top of the ninth inning, Curve catcher Dylan Shockley dropped an RBI single into shallow right field before Liover Peguero doubled him home, as Altoona came from behind to defeat the Richmond Flying Squirrels, 6-4, on Tuesday night at The Diamond. The win, the sixth in a row for the Curve, moved them into a tie for first place in the Southwest Division at 28-22 with 18 games to play in the first half of the season. It was the 13th come from behind win of the season for Altoona. The Curve fell into an early 3-0 ...

Davis sent up to Indy

Following Altoona’s 6-4 win over Binghamton in front of 3,817 fans at PNG Field Sunday, Curve catcher Henry Davis was promoted to Triple-A Indianapolis. “It feels good,” Davis said from the clubhouse following the game. “I’m just going there to help the team win.” Davis is currently fourth among all Double-A players in on-base plus slugging and was hitting .284 at the time of his promotion. His promotion is well-deserved, and it’s another player Curve manager Callix Crabbe has been able to promote from Altoona this season. “Anytime you get to promote a ...

Davis’ development more than just eye test for organization

By Jarrod Prugar For the Mirror Development is not something finite. In fact, development is more infinite than most things, especially in the game of baseball. Look no further than Altoona or Indianapolis even to see that development goes far beyond the eye test or even the box scores. ...

Jones does his share of work for Curve in victory

From Mirror reports It was a good night for Jared Jones. The Altoona Curve starter froze the Rumble Ponies bats across six innings in his first win of the season for Altoona as the Curve won their third-straight game, this one by a final of 6-3 over the Binghamton Rumble Ponies on Friday ...

Scott’s game-ending catch in ninth wins it for Altoona

By Jared Prugar For the Mirror Connor Scott’s diving catch to end the game saved the Altoona Curve from disaster as they escaped with a 9-8 win over the Binghamton Rumble Ponies in front of 3,276 fans Thursday night at PNG Field. “I’ve seen Scott make some terrific catches in ...