The Curve's game against the Bowie Baysox scheduled for this evening at 7.05pm at Prince George's Stadium has been postponed due to unplayable field conditions and dangerous wind conditions in Bowie, MD

The game has been re-scheduled as part of a doubleheader tomorrow night beginning at 6.05pm
Both games are scheduled for seven innings

Tonight's scheduled starters RHP Wardell Starling (0-1) for Altoona and LHP Craig Anderson (1-0) for Bowie are expected to start game one
The Curve have yet to announce a starter for game two

RHP Beau Hale (0-1) who was the expected Baysox starter for Tuesday, will make the start for Bowie in the second game

Thus far this season, four of the Curve's scheduled seven road games have now been postponed due to inclimate weather

Altoona also lost one of a scheduled four home games over the weekend at Blair County Ballpark
Sunday April 15's contest v Reading which was postponed due to rain at Blair County Ballpark will be made up as part of a scheduled doubleheader on June 2nd
Game one against the Phillies will begin at 6.05pm

The Result
Game One - Baysox - 1 run to 0
Game Two - Curve - 7 runs to 5

The Curve - Year-to-Date
3 wins and 5 losses

Brett's Position and the Batting Order
Game One
----------Playing - First base
----------Batting - #5
Game Two
----------Playing - First base
----------Batting - #5

Brett's at-bats --- Game One
First plate appearance
Righthanded pitcher
Bases empty - one down
Ball - downstairs
Ball - below the knees
Ball
Ball
Walk
Left stranded at the end of the innings
Second plate appearance
Righthanded pitcher
Runner at first base - two down
Ball - outside
Called strike - on the outside corner
Ball - low and inside
Ball - low
"That's a slow roller on the right side and it should be an easy play ... the first-baseman comes off the line, collects the ball and throws on to the pitcher covering the base for the final out of the innings"
Ground out to first base - 3 to 1
Third plate appearance
Righthanded pitcher - "and Bowie's closer has been clocked at 92mph with his fast ball"
Led off the innings
Ball - low and outside
Ball - outside
Called strike
Ball - low and wide
"That is hit very well by Brett ... but the leftfielder is going back and he makes the catch on the warning track!! ... Roneberg gave that a good ride ... looked good ... Brett went the opposite way and it was a nice piece of hitting"
Fly out to leftfield - F7

Brett's at-bats --- Game Two
First plate appearance
Righthanded pitcher
Bases empty - one down
Ball - low and wide
Called strike
Called strike
Foul ball - a half swing and fouled off near the third base dugout
Ball - inside
"There's a high drive into rightfield ... the fielder is drifting back and makes the catch near the warning track"
Fly out to rightfield - F9
Second plate appearance
Righthanded pitcher
Bases empty - one down
Ball - just missed - low and inside
Called strike
"Brett lines that ball into centrefield for the Curve's first hit in the ballgame and it's now the top of the fifth innings ... in fact, that is the Curve's first baserunner of the game as the Bowie pitchers had sat down thirteen batters in a row ... that hit by Brett was a clean single into the outfield"
Single to centrefield
Advanced to second base on a walk
Advanced to third base on a hit
Scored on a hit - "That is the Curve's first run of the night ...... and that comes after twelve innings of baseball over the two games"
Third plate appearance
Righthanded pitcher
Runner at first base - none down
Ball
Swing and a miss - low - "The ball gets away from the catcher and the runner advances to second base on a passed ball"
Called strike?/Try and miss? - "Brett squared to bunt but he can't get it down and the count is now 1ball-2strikes"
"There's a bouncing ball across the diamond ... and it's through and into rightfield and Roneberg has his second hit of the game ... the runner was held up at third base by the Curve Manager Tim Leiper who didn't want to take any risks late in a tied ball game and with no outs in the innings"
Single to rightfield
Advanced to second base on a hit
Advanced to third base on a wild pitch
Scored on a walk
Fourth plate appearance
Lefthanded pitcher
Bases empty - one down
Called strike
Ball
Ball - curve ball - low
Foul ball - skied back and out of play
"That pitch hit Brett ... it was a slow curve ball and that will not faze Brett at all"
Hit by pitched ball
Stole to second base - "Here comes the pitch ... and it's a ball ... and the runner goes!!! ... and Brett is into second base with his second steal for the year!!!"
Advanced to third base on a sacrifice bunt
Left stranded at the end of the innings

At the end of the Games
Game One
----------0 hit from 2 at-bats - 1 x walk
Game Two
----------2 hits from 3 at-bats - 2 x singles, 2 x runs scored, 1 x stolen base, 1 x hit by pitched ball
TOTAL
----------2 hits from 5 at-bats - 2 x singles, 2 x runs scored, 1 x walk, 1 x stolen base, 1 x hit by pitched ball

Heard during the game

Email from Brett

Game Reports

The Curve rallied from a 4-0 deficit to score seven unanswered runs and claim a 7-5 victory over the Bowie Baysox in the nightcap of a doubleheader Tuesday night at Prince George's Stadium in Bowie, MD

Bowie won the earlier game, 1-0, as three pitchers combined on a three-hit shutout

The twinbill was forced after Monday's scheduled game between the two clubs was postponed because of heavy winds and rain

Trailing 4-0 and without any baserunners into the fifth inning, the Curve erupted to score four times in the fifth, highlighted by a Brandon Chaves two-run single that evened the score at 4-4

In the sixth against Bowie reliever Fredy Deza (0-1), Altoona added three more runs to take control of the game
Javier Guzman singled home pinch-runner Andrew McCutchen with the go-ahead tally while Vic Buttler and Chaves also added to the lead with RBI's in the frame

Romulo Sanchez (1-0) was the beneficiary of the Curve outburst and earned the win after tossing one scoreless inning in relief of starter Yoslan Herrera, who allowed four runs and seven hits over four innings in his second start of the season

Matt Peterson relieved Justin Vaclavik with two outs and the tying run at the plate in the ninth inning and notched the final out of the game to pick up his first career save

In the first game, Curve starter Wardell Starling pitched six strong innings, but was outdueled by Baysox' starter Beau Hale and two relievers in a 1-0 loss
Starling (0-2), who allowed six runs in just two innings of work in his first start of the season at Akron last Tuesday, gave up just one run - a sacrifice fly off the bat of Matt Cepicky - but that run turned out to be the difference in a Bowie win

Hale (1-1) worked 5-1/3 shutout innings and relievers Jim Miller and James Hoey completed the three-hit shutout by working the final 1-2/3 frames

Randy Ruiz, Alex Fernandez and Dave Parrish claimed Altoona's only three hits - all singles

Altoona (3-5) will try to earn its first series victory of the 2007 season Wednesday night in the rubber match of the three-game series at Prince George's Stadium
Curve right-hander Kip Bouknight (0-0, 6.00) will oppose Baysox' lefty Craig Anderson (1-0, 1.80) in the 7.05pm contest

Beau Hale and two relievers combined on a three-hitter as host Bowie edged Altoona, 1-0, in the opener of Tuesday's doubleheader

Hale (1-1) gave up two hits and two walks while fanning five over 5-1/3 innings to notch the victory
The 28-year-old right-hander allowed just two base runners over the first three innings and did not allow a hit until the fourth
Hale, the 14th overall pick in the 2000 draft, yielded one hit and a walk over six scoreless frames in a no-decision against Trenton on Opening Day
He missed the 2003-04 seasons following shoulder surgeries

Jim Miller retired the only two batters he faced and Jim Hoey worked around a one-out hit in the seventh to nab his fourth save for the Baysox (6-4)

Bowie snapped a scoreless tie in the fifth when Jeff Fiorentino and Brandon Sing led off with back-to-back singles and Matt Cepicky lofted a sacrifice fly

Altoona starter Wardell Starling (0-2) took the hard-luck loss
The 24-year-old righty gave up one run on six hits while striking out three over six innings

Alex Fernandez had a hit and a stolen base for the Curve (2-5)

Brandon Chaves had two hits and drove in three runs as Altoona rallied to beat host Bowie, 7-5, to earn a split of Tuesday's doubleheader

After getting blanked in the opener and held hitless for four innings in the nightcap, the Curve exploded in the fifth
With Altoona trailing, 4-0, Brett Roneberg started the rally with a one-out single
Javier Guzman followed with a walk and Alex Fernandez laced a single to left field to load the bases for Taber Lee, who hit a bloop RBI single
After Milver Reyes popped out, Vic Buttler drew a walk, and Chaves followed with a two-run single

The Curve added three runs in the sixth to complete the comeback

Roneberg went 2-for-3 with two runs scored and Buttler had two walks and two RBIs to lead Altoona (3-5)

Romulo Sanchez (1-0) tossed a perfect fifth to earn the win

Matt Peterson relieved Justin Vaclavik with one on and two out in the seventh and retired Matt Cepicky to end the game and earn his first save

Bowie starter Paul Shuey tossed a perfect inning before giving way to reliever Rosman Garcia, who retired the first nine batters he faced before unraveling in the fifth
He allowed four runs on three hits and a walk, fanning three over 3-2/3 innings

Reliever Fredy Deza (0-1) took the loss, allowing three runs on two hits and two walks while retiring only two batters

Luis Hernandez drove in two runs and Cepicky went 2-for-3 with a solo homer and two runs scored for the Baysox (6-5)

The Baysox split their first double header of the season with the Altoona Curve, 1-0, 5-7

The Baysox picked up the lone run of the ballgame in the bottom of the fifth on a Matt Cepicky sacrifice fly, scoring Jeff Fiorentino, giving the Baysox a 1-0 lead

The Baysox had a solid pitching outing from starter Beau Hale, as the former first round pick went 5.1 innings giving up only two hits, while striking out five

Baysox closer, Jim Hoey picked up his fourth save of the season in his fourth attempt, capping the game off sitting down Curve shortstop Brandon Chaves on strikes to end game one

Hale improved his record to (1-1) on the season, while Curve starter Wardell Starling took the loss and dropped to (0-2) on the season
Starling went six complete innings, giving up six hits and the lone run of the ballgame

The Baysox jumped out to a quick second inning 1-0 lead in game two, when Matt Cepicky connected on his first home run of the season off of Altoona starter Yoslan Herrera, giving the Baysox a 1-0 lead

The Baysox would strike again in the fourth with three more runs off the Cuban born starter Herrera
OF Nolan Reimold led off the frame with a double and was brought around on a Bryan Bass single to center, giving the Baysox a 2-0 lead
Herrera would then walk 2B Pete Maestrales to load the bases, with two outs
In the very next at bat, Luis Hernandez would plate two runs, with a single to right, bringing home Cepicky and Bass putting the Baysox ahead, 4-0

The Baysox would run into trouble in the fifth though, yielding four runs to the Curve, tying the game up at 4-4
Rosman Garcia, who relieved starter Paul Shuey in the second inning, got into trouble early in the inning
Curve second baseman Taber Lee hit a bases loaded single, scoring Brett Roneberg, cutting the Bowie lead to 4-1
Felix Romero then replaced Garcia with the bases loaded and walked Vic Buttler, the first batter he faced, which scored Javier Guzman, cutting the Baysox lead to, 4-2
Brandon Chaves would belt a single in the very next at bat, plating Alex Fernandez and Lee, tying the game up at four
Romero would get out of the inning with no further damage, sitting Neil Walker down on strikes to end the threat

Freddy Deza replaced Romero to start the sixth, but wouldn’t fair much better
Deza gave up a lead-off walk to Randy Ruiz and then a passed ball by Baysox catcher Brian Bock advanced Ruiz to second
Javier Guzman would single through the hole at second, plating Andrew McCutchen, who was pinch running for Ruiz to give the Curve a 5-4 lead
David Haehnel would then replace Deza with the bases loaded and yield a run scoring walk to Vic Buttler, giving Altoona a 6-4 lead
Then Brandon Chaves would single to second base, scoring David Parrish, padding the lead to 7-4
Haehnel got out of the inning though, striking out Neil Walker to end the inning

The Baysox would attempt a late rally in the bottom of the seventh when, Val Majewski reached base with a lead-off double
Oscar Salazar would advance Majewski to third on a four-three groundout
Jeff Fiorentino would bring around Majewski on a fielding error by Curve third baseman Neil Walker, cutting the Cutting the Curve lead to 7-5
Former Curve starter, now reliever, Matt Peterson then came on with two outs in the ninth and notched his first career save, getting Matt Cepicky to ground out ending the game

Former Major League pitcher, Paul Shuey, who was placed on the Baysox active roster yesterday, started game #2 for the Baysox

Freddy Deza took the loss for the Baysox, his first of the season, putting his record at (0-1)

The Baysox and Curve combined to use nine pitchers in the second game, with the Baysox sending five to the mound

Romulo Sanchez picked up the win in relief for the Curve, boosting his record to (1-1) on the season

Matt Cepicky went 2-for-3 with a solo homerun, and Luis Hernandez had two RBI in game #2

The Baysox and Curve close out their three-game homestand tomorrow at 7.05pm at Prince George’s Stadium
LHP Craig Anderson (1-0) will get the start for the Baysox and oppose RHP Kip Bouknight (0-0) for the Curve

The twinbill split puts the Baysox record at (6-5) and puts the Curve at (3-5) on the season

The Curve bats awakened in the fifth inning of the second game of a doubleheader against Bowie Tuesday to help earn a split and avoid the worst start to a season in the franchise’s history

After a 1-0 loss in the first game, the Curve (3-5) scored four runs in the fifth and three more in the sixth of the second game to beat the Baysox, 7-5, before 758 fans at Prince George’s Stadium

Altoona was losing 4-0 going into the fifth, but Taber Lee’s RBI single, Vic Buttler’s bases-loaded walk and Brandon Chaves’ two-run single tied the game

In the sixth, Javier Guzman’s RBI single, Buttler’s second bases-loaded walk and Chaves’ RBI infield hit gave the Curve a 7-4 lead

Justin Vaclavik tried to pitch the final two innings and get the save, but he was pulled with two outs in the seventh after an unearned run scored
Matt Peterson got the final out to earn his first career save

In the first game, which took 1:32, or about two hours less than the home opener at Blair County Ballpark, the Curve’s Wardell Starling and Beau Hale hooked up a in scoreless pitcher’s duel for the first four innings
The Baysox finally scored in the bottom of the fifth on Matt Cepicky’s sacrifice fly
Starling, who gave up six runs without getting an out in the third inning of his last start against Akron last Tuesday, went the distance against the Baysox