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New Hampshire caps off sweep of Curve

The New Hampshire Fishercats finished off a three-game sweep of the Altoona Curve Saturday at PNG Field with a 4-2 win that concluded the season-opening series. Trailing 4-0 in the bottom of the eighth inning, Altoona’s Henry Davis ripped a line drive under the dive of New Hampshire left fielder Steward Berroa that resulted in a two-run triple for Altoona, but the late efforts fell short for the Curve. Jared Jones dazzled in his Double-A debut for the Curve. The 21-year-old struck out six batters and allowed just one hit in 4 2/3 innings. The lone hit, however, was a two-run home ...

Altoona getting hurt by the LOBs

Next stop Saturday: New Hampshire at Altoona, 1 p.m. Pitchers: Fisher Cats LHP Jimmy Robbins (0-0) vs. Curve RHP Jared Jones (0-0) Records: New Hampshire (2-0), Altoona (0-2) Radio: WRTA-AM 1240 & 98.5-FM By Jarrod Prugar jprugar26@gmail.com Another game, another missed opportunity ...

Curve starter likes close-to-home feel

By Jarrod Prugar jprugar26@gmail.com When Justin Meis toed the rubber for the Altoona Curve Friday night, he became the third player in the franchise’s 25 year existence to hail from western Pennsylvania. Meis, a Bethel Park native, joined former Curve second baseman and current ...

Early double leads to Curve setback

Games aren’t typically won and lost on a play in the second inning, but a three-run New Hampshire double helped pave the way to a 8-2 Fisher Cats win Thursday night. New Hampshire plated four more runs in the sixth inning and another in the ninth, but it was that double that had the ...

Eldred reminisces about journey from Blair County to Japan

Driving to Altoona Thursday for an appearance at PNG Field, Brad Eldred thought back to his time in a Curve uniform. “It was almost 20 years ago,” Eldred said before the game. “Quite a long time and to think it’s been that long, it’s kind of scary. It was a long time ago, but it’s ...

New opportunities await players

The smell of peanuts, Cracker Jacks and Curve Burgers will soon be flowing through the air. Opening day serves as the first sign the weather is changing, that sunny days and warm temperatures are ahead. In the majors, opening day is the day optimism for every team is at its peak. Can this team or that team go the distance? Do they have what it takes to win the World Series? Sure, those questions aren’t answered on the first day of the season, but never is the optimism for every team higher. In the minors, opening day is a tad different. The Curve begin the 2023 season at 6 ...