Curve Charities Gala Set to Return on Saturday, February 8
CURVE, PA –Altoona Curve Charities, a 501c3 organization, are pleased to announce the return of the Curve Charities Gala on Saturday, February 8, 2025, at the Altoona Grand Hotel. The fundraiser features a special appearance from Curve alumnus and former Pittsburgh Pirate Ian Snell as well as a silent auction
Around the Curve | Paul Skenes Wins Rookie of the Year Award
CURVE, Pa. – Paul Skenes has gone from college phenom to rookie sensation in a year’s time, and the accolades are just beginning to pile up. After a dominant campaign that stacks up as one of the best rookie seasons by a pitcher in Major League history, Skenes has been
Around the Curve | Jared Triolo Wins First Gold Glove Award
CURVE, Pa. – In 2022, Jared Triolo took the field in his Altoona Curve uniform to accept his Rawlings Minor League Gold Glove Award for his fantastic infield play at Greensboro in 2021. Next season, he will repeat the action in his Pittsburgh Pirates uniform. Triolo was named the winner
Curve Charities Grant Program Accepting Grant Applications for 2024
CURVE, PA – Altoona Curve Charities, a 501c3 organization devoted to supporting local youth programs and organizations, is pleased to announce that Grant Applications for the 2024 Grant Program are available now to area non-profits that promote healthy living for the betterment of youth and community. The 2024 Grant Program
Curve Announce 2025 Game Times and Fireworks Dates at Peoples Natural Gas Field
CURVE, PA – The Altoona Curve, Double-A affiliate of the Pittsburgh Pirates, are pleased to announce home game times and fireworks dates for the 2025 season. Game times are subject to change. The 2025 season will once again feature 6:00 p.m. start times for many of the team’s home games
Curve Announce 2024 Team Awards
CURVE, PA – Prior to their penultimate game of the season on Saturday night the Curve honored four players with their annual team awards. Infielder Kervin Pichardo was named the team’s Most Valuable Player for 2024. Bubba Chandler was named the team’s Pitcher of the Year, Eddy Yean was named
Bowen and Wilson Go Back-to-Back In Finale Win
CURVE, Pa. – Jase Bowen and Eli Wilson banged back-to-back home runs to lead Altoona to a 5-1 win over Richmond in front of 4,330 fans on Sunday afternoon at Peoples Natural Gas Field. Jaycob Deese started a bullpen day for the Curve and went three innings allowing only one
Curve Fall in Penultimate Game of the Season
CURVE, Pa. – Jase Bowen hit his ninth home run of the season for the Curve on Saturday night, but the Richmond Flying Squirrels snapped Altoona’s three-game winning streak with a 7-2 defeat of the Curve at Peoples Natural Gas Field. The Curve welcomed 7,027 fans to PNG Field on
Third Straight Win Highlighted by Ten Late Runs
CURVE, Pa. – The Curve scored ten unanswered runs to complete a comeback win, 10-3, over the Richmond Flying Squirrels in front of 4,947 fans at Peoples Natural Gas Field on Friday night. Trailing 3-0 in the sixth, the Curve scored their first two runs of the night on a
Curve Offense Capitalizes Off Squirrels Miscues
CURVE, Pa. – The Curve picked up a second straight win over the Richmond Flying Squirrels on Thursday night in front of 3,814 fans at Peoples Natural Gas Field. Pirates catcher Endy Rodriguez went 1-for-4 in his third game on major league rehab assignment, catching seven innings in the field.
Bowen and Dixon Lead Late Rally Over Squirrels
CURVE, Pa. – Altoona won a wild back-and-forth affair, 8-7, over the Richmond Flying Squirrels on Wednesday night at Peoples Natural Gas Field. Pirates catcher Endy Rodriguez doubled in his first at-bat of the night and scored the game’s first run in the bottom of the first. Rodriguez went 1-for-5
Squirrels Fly Past Curve in Series Opener
CURVE, Pa. – The Richmond Flying Squirrels took advantage of four Curve errors to take a 6-2 win over the Curve on Tuesday night at Peoples Natural Gas Field. Pirates catcher Endy Rodriguez went 0-for-3 in his first game on rehab assignment. Rodriguez caught five innings in the field before
Pirates Catcher Endy Rodriguez Scheduled to Rehab with the Curve
CURVE, PA – The Pittsburgh Pirates announced that C Endy Rodriguez will begin a rehab assignment with the Curve beginning on Tuesday, September 10. Rodriguez is currently on the 60-Day IL for the Pirates recovering from Tommy John Surgery. Rodriguez is in the Curve lineup for Tuesday night’s game against
Early Offense Ensures Series Split with Yard Goats
HARTFORD, Conn. – The Curve earned a split of their six-game series with the Hartford Yard Goats on Sunday afternoon with a 9-5 win at Dunkin’ Park. Working against Rockies rehabbing right-hander Antonio Senzatela, Altoona plated four runs in the top of the first inning on four hits and a
Curve Offense Fuels Saturday Win
HARTFORD, Conn. – Termarr Johnson hit his second home run with Altoona in his first three-hit game with the Curve on Saturday night in a 4-2 win over the Hartford Yard Goats at Dunkin’ Park. The game began after a delay of over two hours due to rain in Hartford.
Yard Goats Take Third Game From Altoona
HARTFORD, Conn. – Termarr Johnson recorded his first multi-hit game with Altoona on Friday night, finishing 2-for-4 in a 6-1 loss for the Curve against the Hartford Yard Goats at Dunkin’ Park. Anthony Solometo allowed six runs on six hits in one inning to take the loss for Altoona. After
Dixon Home Run Lifts Altoona Over Hartford
HARTFORD, Conn. – Brenden Dixon hit his eighth home run of the season in the ninth inning on Thursday night to give Altoona a 3-2 win over Hartford at Dunkin’ Park. The game was tied 2-2 entering the ninth inning when Dixon hit a lead-off home run off Zach Agnos
Yard Goats Walk-Off Curve on Wednesday
HARTFORD, Conn. – Nick Cimillo led Altoona’s offense with three hits on Wednesday night, but Hartford rallied to walk-off the Curve in the bottom of the ninth inning, 6-5, at Dunkin’ Park. With the game tied 5-5 in the bottom of the ninth, Jack Carey entered for Altoona and walked
Curve Shutout to Open Series in Hartford
HARTFORD, Conn. – Sammy Siani and Carter Bins each recorded two hits to total Altoona’s offense in a 4-0 shutout loss to the Hartford Yard Goats at Dunkin Park on Tuesday night. The Curve were held to just four hits in the loss, stranding three on-base and striking out six
Cats Walk Curve Into Sweep
CURVE, Pa. – Altoona completed a six-game sweep of the New Hampshire Fisher Cats with a 5-2 win in front of 4,223 fans on Sunday afternoon at PNG Field. It is the first time in four seasons since the adoption of the six-game weekly schedule that Altoona has swept their
Curve Win Fifth Straight Over New Hampshire
CURVE, Pa. – Anthony Solometo struck out a season-high six batters over a season-long six innings as Altoona won its fifth consecutive game over New Hampshire, 1-0, on Saturday night at Peoples Natural Gas Field. Solometo allowed just three hits, a walk, and a hit batter in his six scoreless
Fraizer Sends Cats to Cradle with Walk-off Homer
Matt Fraizer launched a walk-off three-run homer in the bottom of the tenth inning to send the Curve to a 7-5 win over New Hampshire on Friday night at Peoples Natural Gas Field. Altoona earned their eighth walk-off win of the season and clinched a series victory over the Fisher
Dixon Earns Walk-Off Win for Altoona
CURVE, Pa. – Brenden Dixon hit his second walk-off winner of the season for Altoona in the bottom of the tenth inning on Thursday night, leading the Curve to a 5-4 win over the New Hampshire Fisher Cats at Peoples Natural Gas Field. Entering the tenth inning, Eddy Yean recorded
Three Curve Homers Turn New Hampshire into Grumpy Cats
CURVE, Pa. – Termarr Johnson crushed his first home run at the Double-A level, a two-run shot that served as his first Double-A hit as Altoona defeated New Hampshire, 8-4, on Wednesday night for the Curve’s second-consecutive victory. Johnson’s home run came in the fourth inning and traveled an estimated
Curve Catch Cats Napping in Tuesday Night Win
CURVE, Pa. – Nick Cimillo was responsible for plating all three of Altoona’s runs scored on Tuesday night as the Curve defeated the New Hampshire Fisher Cats, 3-1, at Peoples Natural Gas Field. Cimillo knocked a two-run double in the sixth inning to give the Curve a 2-1 lead. Kervin