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Home Run

When???

Wednesday 19th July 2006

Where???

Canal Park - game against the Aeros

Dimensions
Leftfield - 331 ft
Left Centerfield - 376 ft
Centerfield - 400 ft
Right Centerfield - 375 ft
Rightfield - 337 ft

"That ball was hit hard and went all the way to dead centre!!!"

......and there are more photos below

The pitcher

Righthanded pitcher - Nick Pesco

About Nick Pesco
Righthanded pitcher
Residence - Lodi, CA
Birthdate - 09/17/82, Berkeley, CA
Career Highlights
Selected by Cleveland in the 25th round in the 2002 draft
Had a great start to pro career, going 3-1 with a 1.82 ERA for Burlington in the Appalachian League in 2003, alowing only 36 hits while striking out 55 in 54-1/3 innings
Split 2004 season between Lake County (6-7, 3.91 ERA in 21 starts), Kinston (1-2, 3.21 ERA in three starts) and Class AA Akron (1-0, no earned runs in five innings in one start - with one walk and 10 strikeouts)
2005 Team - Kinston Class A
"Nick has a tremendous amount of potential, and after a late (25th) round draft selection, Nick has done nothing but impress"

The at-bat

Second at-bat of the game

Top of the second innings - bases empty - two down

Ball - inside ------ and then......

"Here comes the '1-0' pitch and Roneberg tags that one!!!"
"He hammers that ball deep into centrefield!!!"
"The fielder is going back, back ...... but he can give up the chase!!!"
"That ball is out of here!!!"
"Brett gets his seventh long ball of the season here at Canal Park!!!"
"That ball was hit hard and went all the way to dead centre!!!"

HOME RUN - 1 x RBI and 1 x R

Other Notes and Comments

From the Game Reports

Brett Roneberg (pictured) finished with four hits and three RBI

#01 - After scoring just two runs in the first two games of the series combined, Altoona scored three runs in their first at-bat, including an RBI double by Brett Roneberg, who finished the game with four hits and three RBI
The Curve would add another run in the second innings when Roneberg lifted his seventh home run of the year over the center field wall

#02 - Brett Roneberg drove in three runs and reliever Franklin Perez tied a franchise record for scoreless innings as Altoona defeated Akron, 8-5, on Wednesday at Canal Park
Roneberg, who went 4-for-5, ripped an RBI double in the first, homered in the second and slapped a run-scoring single in the sixth

#03 - The Curve teed off against Pesco (3-4) again Wednesday, with five different players turning in multi-hit performances
Roneberg led the way with four hits and three RBI's
Roneberg smacked an RBI double in the first and blasted a solo homer in the second

#04 - Pirates Farm Report
Brett Roneberg went 4 for 5 with a home run and three RBI

Canal Park