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Curve fall to RubberDucks

Endy Rodriguez homered for the second game in a row, but Akron picked up eight runs on 10 hits to defeat Altoona, 8-4, on Friday night at PNG Field. Akron scored in each of the first four innings. Micah Pries hit an RBI-single in the first inning off Curve starter Kyle Nicolas. Julian Escobedo hit a sacrifice fly in the second. In the third, Nicolas walked four batters before Omar Cruz entered and walked a fifth to give Akron two more runs. Angel Martinez hit a sacrifice fly in the fourth off Cruz to make it a 5-1 game. Rodriguez’s eighth home run with Altoona came in the ...

Curve take advantage of errors to top RubberDucks at home

Endy Rodriguez hit two home runs and Nick Gonzales recorded three hits as the Curve took advantage of four Akron errors and defeated the RubberDucks, 13-7, on Thursday night at PNG Field. Altoona scored six runs in the bottom of the third inning off Thomas Ponticelli and five runs in the eighth off Aaron Pinto. Fabricio Macias opened the third with a double to left field and advanced to third on a fielding error by Micah Pries. Liover Peguero scored Macias in the next at-bat and reached first base on an error by Jose Tena at short. Gonzales followed with an RBI-double to center field ...

Hollidaysburg LL team one positive on tough Curve night

Next stop Tonight: Akron at Altoona, 6 p.m. Pitchers: Curve RHP Luis Ortiz vs. Ducks RHP Thomas Ponticelli Record: 27-25 By Cory Giger sports@altoonamirror.com There wasn’t much to cheer during the game for Curve fans Thursday night, but there was plenty to cheer before the game at Peoples Natural Gas Field. The Curve celebrated the Hollidaysburg team that recently competed in the Little League World Series, and a good time was had by all, including players on both the Curve and the Little League squad. “Thank you for representing our community and Pennsylvania so well. It ...

Curve’s Gonzales gets winning hit

Next stop Tonight: Akron at Altoona, 6 p.m. Pitchers: Curve RHP Aaron Shortridge vs. Rubber Ducks RHP Tanner Bibee Record: 60-60 Radio: WRTA-AM 1240 & 98.5-FM By Jarrod Prugar For The Mirror Nick Gonzales’ three-run double in the sixth inning against Akron gave the Curve the ...

Curve release 2023 schedule

The Altoona Curve released their 2023 schedule of games to be played in the 25th season of baseball on Tuesday. The 138-game slate is the same length as the 2022 season and will feature nine home games in April, 14 home games in May, ten home games in June, 12 home games in July, 18 home games in August and six home games in September. The schedule format of six-game series’ returns for a third season of play. To access the schedule of 2023 home games, visit www.altoonacurve.com. Opening Day at PNG Field is slated for Thursday, April 6, against the New Hampshire Fisher Cats ...

Curve squander ninth-inning lead

BOWIE, Md. — Connor Scott made one of the great catches ever for the Curve to help win Saturday night, but the team got handed a crushing blow Sunday afternoon at Bowie. Altoona led by a run entering the bottom of the ninth, looking for a series split. Then the Baysox sent the Curve home hugely disappointed with a two-run, walk-off homer for a 5-4 win at Prince George’s Stadium. The loss was a bad one for the Curve’s playoff chances, as they are now 6¢ games behind co-leaders Bowie and Erie in the Southwest Division with only 18 games left to play. Had Altoona won Sunday, it ...