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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
First stop Season opener: New Hampshire at Altoona, Thursday, 6 p.m. Radio: WRTA-AM 1240 & 98.5-FM By Jarrod Prugar For the Mirror Henry Davis is ticked off. No, not in the way you might think. On the contrary, actually. Okay, to be fair he said it was ‘okay to be pissed ...
Nominations for 1st Summit Bank Teachers of the Year to be submitted by March 31 The Altoona Curve are excited to announce the opening of the 2023 1st Summit Bank Teachers of the Year Competition. Three nominated teachers will be named Teachers of the Year with a special on-field ceremony on Teacher Appreciation Night, presented by 1st Summit Bank, on Saturday, April 22, at Peoples Natural Gas Field when the Curve host the Bowie Baysox at 4 p.m. Teacher Appreciation Night will honor individuals who exude enthusiastic passion and creative skills to educate our next generation. The ...
From Mirror reports With just 43 days until opening day, the Altoona Curve on Wednesday revealed the full promotional schedule for the 2023 season, part of the year-long 25th season celebration at Peoples Natural Gas Field. “The release of the promotional schedule is something that we look forward to each spring,” Curve general manager Nate Bowen said. “Our staff dedicates a lot of time in the offseason to planning all the celebrities, entertainment acts, giveaways and zany ideas. The announcement of the promotions brings us one step closer to opening day and our year-long 25th ...
