Home Run

Wednesday 10th May 2006

Commerce Bank Park - game against the Senators

Dimensions
Left Field - 335 ft (102.3 m)
Center Field - 400 ft (122 m)
Right Field - 335 ft (102.5 m)

Lefthanded pitcher - Oscar Alvarez

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About Oscar Alvarez
Date of birth - 9/17/80
Residence - Barcelona, VZ
Lefthanded pitcher
How Acquired - Signed this winter by the Nationals
Originally signed as a non-drafted free agent in 1997 by the Cleveland Indians
He has made it to 'AAA' in 2004 with Buffalo appearing in just one game
He previously appeared in the Eastern League with Akron in 2003 and 2004
Last year with Springfield (Cardinals 'AA') he was - 14 starts, 6W-2L, 3.40ERA in 106.0 innings
Previous Team - 2005 - Springfield and Palm Beach

Third at-bat of the game

Bases empty - two down

Ball - low and outside, then

"That ball is driven high and deep into leftfield and Roneberg has himself an opposite field home run!!!"

"That is Brett's third round-tripper of the season"

HOME RUN - 1 x RBI and 1 x R

From The Curve Game Notes

#01 - Brett Roneberg broke the Curve's five game homerless streak with a fifth inning shot to give the Curve a 3-1 lead

#02 - Brett Roneberg wasted no time starting a new hit streak as he belted a home run to left in the fifth to give the Curve a 3-1 lead
Roneberg’s team-high thirteen game hit streak was snapped the night before when the Australian native went 0-for-4
The first basemen finished 1-for-2 on Wednesday, with two runs and two walks
Altoona had been held homerless in their previous five games

#03 - Brett Roneberg, who had a thirteen game hitting streak stopped Tuesday, started another by stroking a two-out, solo homer to left in the fifth
The Curve had gone homerless for five straight games

#04 - 1B Brett Roneberg hit a solo home run

#05 - Roneberg tacked on a home run to left-center in the fifth to bump Altoona's lead to 3-1

#06 - Brett Roneberg went yard in the fifth frame