The Result
Curve - 9 runs to 2

The Curve - Year-to-Date
57 won and 40 lost

Brett's Position and the Batting Order
Playing - Designated hitter
Batting - #4

At the end of the Game
1 hit from 3 at-bats - single, 2 x runs-batted-in, 2 x walks, 1 x strike out, 1 x stolen base
--------------------(1 x caught stealing = see below in Brett's Second At-bat)

Brett's at-bats
First at-bat
Righthanded pitcher
Runners at first and third base - one down
Ball - high
Ball - low and outside
Ball - fast ball - high
Called strike
Ball - high
Walk
The next batter hit into a fielder's choice ground out and the Baysox made an error on the play ...... Brett was tagged out when he was caught in a run down play between second and third base ...... the commentator mentioned that "Brett was forced to go to third base as the Curve batter had turned at first and was heading to second base"
Second at-bat
Righthanded pitcher
Runner at first base - one down
Called strike
Ball - low and away
Ball - downstairs
Called strike - on the outside corner
Foul ball - back
Ball - high - "and the runner is trying for second base ...... and here comes the throw!!! ...... and it's not in time!!! ...... and he is safe at second base and there is now an RBI opportunity for Brett Roneberg"
Ball - "and Brett has his second walk of the game"
Walk
#01 - During a following Curve batter's plate appearance, the commentator said - "and here comes the '?ball-2strike' pitch ...... and it's a swing and a miss ...... and the runner is going!!! ...... and there is the throw to second base!!! ...... and he is out!!! ...... it's a "strike 'em out - throw 'em out" to end the innings!!! ...... and the Curve Manager Tim Leiper is over there and both he and Roneberg are going ballistic about that call!!!"
#02 - After the radio/advert break, the commentator said - "Tim Leiper spent that entire break arguing with the second base umpire!!! - and when the umpire will accept a discussion that long, it is usually because he realises that he 'may have made a mistake' on the call!!!"
--------------------A note from Brett
--------------------Have a look at the stolen base total!!
--------------------The game against Bowie on Friday 21st July
--------------------The play where "I was pushed off the base"!!
--------------------The official scorers changed it to a stolen base with something like a pickoff
--------------------Definately not a caught stealing!!
--------------------My year-to-date statistics are now 5 x stolen base and 1 x caught stealing
Third at-bat
Lefthanded pitcher
Led off the innings
Swing and a miss - fast ball
Ball
Ball - curve ball - low
Foul ball
Foul ball
"There's a bouncing ball across the right side of the diamond and the second-baseman has it and he throws on to first base for the first out of the inning ...... and Roneberg has been retired for the first time tonight"
Ground out to second base - 4 to 3
Fourth at-bat
Lefthanded pitcher
The top of the seventh innings!!!
The Curve are leading five runs to one!!!
The bases are loaded!!!
One down in the innings!!!
Ball - downstairs
"Brett hammers this pitch out into rightfield for a base hit!!! ...... and the runner from third base comes in to score!!! ...... and the runner from second base is rounding third base and he also comes in to score!!! ...... the runner from first base is now at third base ...... and Roneberg now has himself two RBI's in the game and they are his fourty-sixth and fourty-seventh runs-driven-in for the season"
Single to rightfield - 2 x RBI's
Advanced to second base on an infield ground out
Left stranded at the end of the innings
Fifth at-bat
Lefthanded pitcher
The top of the ninth innings!!!
The Curve are leading eight runs to two!!!
The bases are loaded!!!
None down in the innings!!!
Ball - inside
Called strike
Ball - breaking ball - inside
Called strike
Foul Ball
Foul ball
"Roneberg swings and misses at that pitch for the first out of the innings ...... with the Curve having such a good lead, I think Brett was looking for something to drive to the wall during that at-bat"
Strike out

Heard during the game

Email from Brett

Game Reports

Landon Jacobsen tossed six strong innings to become the Eastern League's first ten game winner as the Curve won their second straight game over the Bowie Baysox, 9-2, Friday night at Prince George's Stadium in Bowie, MD

Jacobsen (10-7) allowed just one run on three hits in six innings, walking none and striking out four in notching his tenth victory
The 27-year old became the league's first double-digit winner despite spending eight days at Triple-A Indianapolis in mid-June

With the win, Altoona (57-40) improves to a season-best seventeen games above the .500 mark and remain just one behind first-place Akron in the race for the top spot in the E.L. South

Jacobsen was provided three runs of early run support after the Curve touched up hard-throwing Baysox' right-hander Radhames Liz in the top of the first inning
The first two runs came home when, with the bases loaded, Bowie second baseman Pete Shier threw wide of the catcher, allowing Brian Bixler and Vic Buttler to score
Dave Parrish capped the three-run first with an RBI single to center

Javier Guzman increased the Curve lead to 4-0 in the top of the fifth with his sixth longball of the season off Liz

Liz (1-1), who was named Eastern League Pitcher of the Week last week after shutting out Binghamton over six innings in his Double-A debut last Saturday, suffered the loss after allowing four runs on six hits in five innings

After Jacobsen allowed his only run on a fifth-inning solo homer by Baysox catcher Ryan Hubele, Altoona broke the game open with four runs in the top of the seventh, aided by three consecutive walks by Bowie reliever Carlos Jan and a two-run single by Brett Roneberg

Four different Curve hitters enjoyed two-hit efforts in the club's ten hit attack, including center fielder Vic Buttler, who broke out of a 2-for-24 post-All Star Game slump by going 2-for-3 with an RBI, two walks and two runs scored

Bixler, Guzman and Parrish also contributed two hits in the win

Simon Pond was hitless in four at-bats, but picked up three RBI's in the contest

Altoona will look to make it three straight wins over Bowie Saturday night as they send left-hander Mike Connolly (6-4, 4.35) to the mound against Baysox righty Brian Finch (4-9, 3.32)

Game time is set for 7.05pm

Landon Jacobsen became the Eastern League's first ten game winner, tossing six solid innings in visiting Altoona's 9-2 win over Bowie on Friday

Jacobsen (10-7) allowed a run on three hits, striking out four without issuing a walk
The 27-year-old right-hander retired the first eight batters he faced before Peter Shier ripped a two-out double to right in the third

Chris Hernandez yielded a run and a hit over the next two frames before Matt Peterson worked a 1-2-3 ninth for the Curve (57-40), who jumped out to a 3-0 lead in the first and never looked back

Javier Guzman homered, doubled and scored twice and Simon Pond drove in three runs for Altoona, which won its third in a row

Ryan Hubele went 2-for-3 with a homer and two RBIs for the Baysox (42-53), who dropped their third straight

Radhames Liz (1-1) took the loss in his second Double-A start after surrendering four runs on six hits and three walks with five strikeouts in five innings

The weather was great for baseball Friday night in Bowie but the Baysox defense was not as Radhames Liz was victimized by a first inning throwing error which lead to three runs and poor defense, putting the Baysox in a tight bind
It was all Altoona needed as the visitors took game two from the Baysox 9-2 in front of 5,190 Friday evening in Bowie

After loading the bases in the top of the first, Altoona jumped out quickly to a 3-0 lead on a ground ball to second baseman Pete Shier who tried to save the run at the plate but made a poor throw, allowing two runs to score
David Parrish followed with an RBI single into center field that scored Simon Pond from second with the third run of the game

Altoona added a fourth run in the 5th inning on a Javier Guzman solo home run to right-center before Ryan Hubele (pictured) finally put the Baysox on the board in the fifth with his fifth home run of the season, a straight shot down the the left field line off Landon Jacobsen

Altoona tacked on four more in the seventh inning while Hubele could only gain one back with an RBI double to left-center

After loading the bases, Richard Stahl walked in a run in the Altoona ninth as the Baysox dropped their fifty-third game this season

Good times keep rolling for the Curve

Altoona waltzed to a 9-2 victory over Bowie at Prince George's Stadium on Friday night behind its strong pitching and a balanced offense

The easy win moved the Curve to a season-high seventeen games over .500

Altoona starter Landon Jacobsen became the Eastern League's first ten game winner with his latest solid outing
The right-hander tossed six strong innings and combined with two relievers for the Curve's second consecutive four-hitter against the Baysox
Jacobsen (10-7) allowed just one run on three hits and no walks
He struck out four and lowered his ERA to 3.10

Altoona's hitters were equally impressive, tagging Bowie starter Radhames Liz (1-1) for three runs in the first inning
The frame was highlighted by a throwing error that allowed two runs to score

Javier Guzman stretched the Curve lead to 4-0 with a homer in the fifth inning, his sixth of the season

Altoona then blasted the game open with a four runs in the seventh inning and another in the ninth

Liz lasted five innings, surrendering four runs on six hits and three walks

Simon Pond finished 0-for-4 but drove in three runs on two RBI grounders and a bases-loaded walk
The first baseman padded his team-leading RBI total to sixty

Vic Buttler busted out of a 2-for-24 slump with two hits
In the fifth inning, the outfielder whacked a two-out shot double to center but was thrown out at third trying for his fifteenth triple of the season
Buttler reached base safely in all five of his plate appearances, as he also walked twice and reached on an error

The Baysox didn't dent the scoreboard until the fifth inning, when Ryan Hubele lifted a homer down the left field line that just squeaked over the wall, close to foul territory

Altoona (Double-A, 57-40) won, 9-2, at Bowie (Orioles)

First baseman drove Simon Pond in three runs without getting a hit

Designated hitter Brett Roneberg added a two-run single

Right-hander Landon Jacobsen (10-7) allowed one run on three hits in six innings to get the win