Friday 12th May 2006
Blair County Ballpark - game against the Mets
Dimensions
Left Field - 325 ft
Left-centrefield - 365 ft
Center Field - 405 ft
Right-centrefield - 375 ft
Right Field - 325 ft
Righthanded pitcher - Miguel Pinango
About Miguel Pinango
Righthanded pitcher
Hometown - St. Teresa, VZ
Date of Birth - 1/20/1983
Position - Starting pitcher
Bats - Right
Throws - Right
Height - 6' 1"
Weight - 189lbs
Second at-bat of the game
The bases are loaded
- and there is none down
Called strike
Ball - downstairs
Swing and a miss, and then......
"Brett gets hold
of that and drives it in the air to rightfield
...... and that has got a chance!!!
...... the fielder is going back and he's at the fence
...... but it doesn't matter because that's out of here!!!
...... a grand slam home run to Roneberg!!!
...... and he is circling the bases as the Curve take a 4-0 lead
in the game!!!
...... and that's the first grand slam for the Curve this year!!!"
"GRAND SLAM" HOME
RUN - 4 x RBI's and 1 x R
#01 - In the nightcap, Brett Roneberg’s third inning
grand slam was enough offense for Altoona, as they won 4-2
Roneberg provided all the offense Altoona needed in Game Two when
he hit the Curve's first grand slam of the season in the third
inning
#02 - In Game Two, Miguel Pinango (0-3) allowed four straight hits to begin the third, the last of which was a grand slam by Brett Roneberg
#03 - Jason Roach’s three-hit pitching and Brett Roneberg’s
grand slam gave the Curve a 4-2 win in the second game to earn
a doubleheader sweep of the Mets before 5,042 at Blair County
Ballpark
Everybody knows that that Roneberg can hit, getting hits in 16
of the 17 games he’s played with the Curve, but the Aussie
also showed in the second game he has some power
After Roach, Guzman and Buttler began the bottom of the third
with singles to load the bases, Roneberg hammered a Miguel Pinango
1-2 offering over the right-center field fence for a grand slam
It was the first grand slam by a Curve batter this season
“I’m just trying to make sure I get one run in at least”
said Roneberg, who thought that might have been his first grand
slam ever
“You don’t want to strike out with the bases loaded
or hit into a double play
I was trying to get one in, and I managed to get a few more than
that”
“It’s always hard to sweep a doubleheader” Roneberg
said, “so it was nice to get that buffer with Roach just
dealing out there”
#04 - Brett Roneberg's third-inning grand slam was the decisive
blow as Altoona claimed a 4-2 victory in Game 2 Friday night that
made for a sweep of the Binghamton Mets in the Eastern League
In Game 2, Mets starter Miguel Pinango (0-3) gave up four consecutive
hits to start the third inning - the last of which was Roneberg's
shot to right-center field, his fourth home run of the season
#05 - Roneberg slams Mets
Brett Roneberg smashed a grand slam to lift Altoona to a 4-2 win
and a doubleheader sweep of visiting Binghamton on Friday
Jason Roach, Javier Guzman and Vic Buttler hit consecutive singles
in the third inning off Mets starter Miguel Pinango (0-3) before
Roneberg launched a shot over the center-field wall for his fourth
homer and a 4-0 lead
Roneberg has six RBIs in his last three games after driving in
eight runs in his first 14 contests
Hey Geoff
Just got back from the ballyard, and what a fun night it was
After tying up the Mets in the last inning of the first game,
and winning it in extra innings, we won the second game, thanks
to Brett's Grand Slam
I'm sure you know all this, but at 10.10pm EST, when Brett came
up with the bases loaded, I turned to my buddy across the aisle,
and told him - "You know Warren, the "Thunder From Down
Under" could give us 4 quick ones"
No sooner said then done
Brett has really been strokin', and along with the other guys,
the Curve are looking good
Hope you and yours are well, take care, and I'll talk to you in
awhile
Ed