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CURVE COMPLETES SWEEP OF SENATORS WITH MARATHON 15-INNING WIN
Chris Heintz scored on a wild pitch in the bottom of the 15th inning as the Curve completed a three-game sweep of the Harrisburg Senators with a 2-1 victory on Sunday night at Blair County Ballpark.
The win improves the Curve's record to 30-29 and moves the club into sole possession of second place in the Eastern League's Southern Division standings.
The Curve plated the winning run in the 15th off of Senators' reliever Luis Torres, who falls to 0-3 on the season.
Clint Chrysler tossed a scoreless top of the 15th to pick up the win.
Chrysler even played a key part in the Curve bringing home the winning run.
After Heintz led off the frame with a single to left, Chrysler dropped down a perfect sacrifice bunt one batter later to move the winning run into scoring position.
Two batters later, with Jose Castillo facing a two-strike count and two outs in the inning, Torres uncorked a slider past catcher Scott Ackerman, allowing Heintz to race home with the winning tally.
Lost in the length of the game were the outstanding performances by both of the game's starting pitchers--Ron Chiavacci for Harrisburg and Landon Jacobsen of the Curve.
Chiavacci, a third-year starter on the Senators' pitching staff who had been struggling prior to his start on Sunday night, did not allow a run on just two hits in his 6 2/3 innings of work, and left the game with a 1-0 lead.
Meanwhile, Jacobsen, who was coming off his worst start of the season last Sunday at Trenton, rebounded to toss eight strong innings, allowing just one run on five hits, walking none and fanning six.
Trailing 1-0 into the bottom of the eighth inning, the Curve was able to force extra innings thanks to some shaky Harrisburg defense.
The Senators committed two errors in the frame, including a botched double play on which Chris Duffy scored from third to even the game at 1-1.
After taking a 1-0 lead against Jacobsen in the third inning, Harrisburg's offense went dormant throughout the remainder of the game.
The Curve bullpen of Neal McDade, Todd Ozias, Jeff Bennett and Chrysler combined to toss seven shutout innings before the Curve finally broke the deadlock in the 15th.
Offensively, the Curve was led by Brett Roneberg, who went 3-for-6, including singles in the 7th, 9th and 12th innings.
No other Curve hitter posted more than one hit.

Brett's Plate Appearances
Playing left field - batting at #5 - and had 6 x at bats
#1 - RHP - runners at first and second base/two down - called/ball, then "drilled the next pitch to rightfield" - but out "F9"
#2 - RHP - bases empty/one down - called/foul, followed by a ground ball to second base - out "4-to-3"
#3 - RHP - bases empty/one down - called/ball/foul/ball/foul, and then a line drive into leftfield - single - and was the potential tying run in a 1-0 ball game in the bottom of the seventh inning!!! - after picking up this single off the right-handed starting pitcher, the Senators made a pitching change, bringing in a left-hander - and before he threw a pitch he had Brett caught too far off first base and tagged out in a run-down play!!! - "a base running mistake by Roneberg" - caught stealing
#4 - LHP - bases empty/one down - called/called, and drove the next pitch down the line past the diving third-baseman - single - and was the potential winning run in the bottom of the ninth inning!!! - but tagged out on a double play hit by the next Curve batter
#5 - RHP - leading off the twelfth inning with the score tied 1-1!!! - called/foul/ball, and then a hit "deep into the hole at shortstop" - and the Senators fielder had no play!!! - infield single - and the potential winning run again!!! - sacrificed to second base, and then went to third on a groundout - but was left stranded at the end of the inning
#6 - RHP - leading off the fourteenth inning with the score tied 1-1!!! - foul/ball/ball/ball/foul, and then a grounder towards second base - out "4-to-3"

Photos taken during the game -----(click on the thumbnail to view the photo)

Warming up before the game

Waiting on deck

First at bat - fly ball to rightfield - off with the helmet

One of his three hits of the night - a great shot!!!

Singled in his third at bat - leading off from first base

A 'conference' at first base while the Senators made a pitching change

The lefty got him!!! - picked off at first and tagged out trying to reach second base

Fifth at bat - singled and 'sacrificed' to second base - the potential winning run!!!

Playing leftfield - ready to make the catch......

......and throwing the ball back in to the diamond

Running in from leftfield at the change of innings

THE -CURVE -CELEBRATE -THEIR -WIN!!!

Relaxed after the game - a very nice photo

"We heard every single pitch"

Email to the Altoona Curve, Game Announcers, and the Altoona Mirror newspaper
Hello all.
What a fantastic game of baseball!!!
And congratulations to the Curve!!!
We heard every single pitch over here in Cairns Australia, and there was a lot of cheering and jumping
around the lounge room!!!
Enjoyed every minute of the 15 innings!!!
"Great Call" by the commentators, and "THANKS" to everyone associated with the broadcast and putting it on the internet.
Regards,
Geoff and Sharon.