The Result
Baysox - 4 runs to 0

The Curve - Year-to-Date
57 won and 41 lost

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

At the end of the Game
1 hit from 3 at-bats - single, 1 x walk, 1 x strike out, 1 x stolen base

Brett's at-bats
First at-bat
Righthanded pitcher
Runner at first base - two down
Ball - "and the runner is trying for second base ...... and he beats the throw!!! ...... and the Curve now have a runner in scoring position with two down"
Called strike
Called strike - on the outside corner
"Roneberg lifts that one into leftfield and the fielder is under it and makes the catch for the final out of the innings"
Fly out to leftfield - F7
Second at-bat
Righthanded pitcher
Bases empty - one down
Ball - high
Called strike - ??? not broadcasted
Ball - downstairs
Called strike - ??? not broadcasted
Ball - fast ball - high
Foul ball - "that is driven deep but foul into leftfield"
Ball - outside
Walk
And then the rain came!!!
Back on the field after 1 hour 44 minutes!!!
And Brett went back to first base!!!
Left stranded at the end of the innings
Third at-bat
Righthanded pitcher
Led off the innings
Called strike
Foul ball - wide of third base
Ball - fast ball - outside
"Brett swings and misses at that pitch for the first out of the innings"
Strike out
Fourth at-bat
Righthanded pitcher
Bases empty - one down
Called strike
Foul ball
"Roneberg goes the opposite way with that pitch and has a base hit into leftfield ...... and it is the top of the ninth innings and that is just the second hit for the Curve"
Single to leftfield
Stolen base to second base - "and Brett was off on that pitch ...... and here comes the throw!!! ...... and it's off the glove and into centrefield!!! ...... and that is Brett's fourth stolen base of the season"
Out at third base on a fielder's choice play - 6 to 5

Heard during the game

(#01) After Brett's hit in his fourth at-bat, the commentator mentioned - "Brett now has a modest four game hitting streak ...... and that is the longest current streak of any Curve player"

Email from Brett

Well, yesterday went okay with two RBI's
Today I was just happy to get a hit!!
It wasn't a good day for us but I did okay

Game Reports

The Curve were limited to just two hits and Altoona's defense matched a season-high by committing four errors in being shut out by the Bowie Baysox, 4-0, Saturday night at Prince George's Stadium in Bowie, MD

Baysox starter Brian Finch worked the first 3-1/3 innings before leaving the game after a 1 hour 44 minute rain delay, which halted play in the top of the fourth inning

Beau Hale completed the two-hitter by tossing the final 5-2/3 innings as Bowie picked up their first win of the series after Altoona won the first two games of the set by scores of 1-0 and 9-2

The Curve's only two hits came on singles by Brian Bixler and Brett Roneberg in the first and ninth innings, respectively

Altoona starter Mike Connolly (6-5) allowed a pair of runs to Bowie in the bottom of the third inning before being forced out of the game due to the lengthy delay
The left-hander was tagged with his second loss in three starts since being sent down from Triple-A Indianapolis prior to the Eastern League All-Star Break

Reliever Ron Chiavacci proved to be the lone bright spot in the Curve loss, striking out nine batters in five innings of relief

The nine punchouts are the most by any Curve relief pitcher in a single game

Chiavacci allowed unearned runs to the Baysox in both the fourth and sixth innings

The loss, coupled with Akron's doubleheader split at Harrisburg, dropped the Curve (57-41) to 1-1/2 games out of first place in the E.L. South

The Curve will look to complete a series victory on Sunday night as they send right-hander Wardell Starling (2-1, 3.07) to the mound against Bowie lefty Garrett Olson (2-2, 4.35)

First pitch is set for 6.05pm

Brian Finch and Beau Hale combined to toss a two hit shutout of the Altoona Curve Saturday night in Bowie as the Baysox won a wet one 4-0 in front of 7,521

In the bottom of the third, Pete Shier slapped a single through the hole into right field and advanced to second on Todd Donovan's perfectly placed bunt single between the right side of the mound and the first baseman
With speed on the bags, Bryan Bass laid down a beautiful bunt to third base but third baseman Brandon Chaves threw the ball in the dirt allowing Shier to score from second and putting both Donovan and Bass in scoring position with no outs
Cory Keylor followed with a sacrifice fly to deep center field to knock in Donovan with the second run of the inning

After an 1:44 rain delay and an interim fireworks show, the two teams reconvened to resume the game with Hale throwing for the Baysox and Ron Chiavacci for Altoona

Three poorly played plays by the Curve defense led to another Baysox run in the fourth but Chiavacci was able to settle down and strike out the side with the bases loaded to quell the Baysox threat

The bad defense continued for the Curve in the sixth as both Gera Alvarez and Donovan reached safely on balls that skirted beneath the Altoona defense
Donovan's grounder scooted beneath thrid baseman Chaves' glove and into left field allowing Alvarez to score from third base with the Baysox fourth run of the evening

Hale returned in the top of the ninth for his sixth inning of work and retired the side to pick up his second win of the season after working six strong innings

Baysox manager Don Werner said after the game, "It's huge to win this game for us, because we suffered through three straight losses
We didn't hit the ball extremely well, but we took advantage of their errors and created some runs"

On Deck
The Baysox host Altoona in the final game of their four game series Sunday at 6.05pm
Sunday is also the Baysox Fourth Annual "Football Frenzy" night
The first 1,000 fans through the gate will recieve a Baysox mini-football courtesy of Remax Progressive and Comcast SportsNet
Their will also be a special appearance by the DC Divas
The Baysox will also be hosting a post game Fireworks extravaganza, courtesy of Allstate

The Curve might need some extra batting and fielding practice before tonight’s series finale against Bowie

Altoona stumbled to a 4-0 loss against the Baysox at Prince George’s Stadium on Saturday night, no thanks to some porous defense and struggling offense

The Curve committed four errors that led to three unearned runs, while their hitters managed only two hits

The game was interrupted in the top of the fourth inning by a rain delay of 1 hour 44 minutes

Bowie seized a 2-0 lead in the third inning against Altoona starter Mike Connolly (6-5)
With two runners on and none out, Brandon Chaves fielded a bunt down the third base line and threw the ball away to allow the first run to score
Cory Keylor’s sacrifice fly chased home another runner

Connolly finished with a line of two runs allowed - one earned - on three hits and one walk in three innings
The left-hander did not strike out a batter and suffered his first loss in ten career starts against the Baysox

Connolly remained in a tie with teammate Landon Jacobsen atop Altoona’s all-time wins list
Jacobsen earned his twenty-sixthth win in a Curve uniform against Bowie Friday night

Ron Chiavacci relieved Connolly after the rain delay and threw away another bunt in the fourth inning to stretch the Baysox lead to 3-0

Bowie tacked on it's final run in the fifth inning off Chaves’ fielding error, his second of the night

Chiavacci tied a team season-high with nine strikeouts in only five innings

Beau Hale (2-2) earned the win with 5-2/3 innings of one-hit ball in relief

Brian Finch and Beau Hale combined on a two-hitter as Bowie blanked Altoona, 4-0, on Saturday night at Prince George's Stadium

Finch gave up one hit, struck out three and walked two over 3-1/3 innings before the game was interrupted by a 1 hour 44 minute rain delay

Hale (2-2) took the mound with one on and one out in the fourth and retired the first nine batters he faced
He kept the Curve (57-41) hitless until the ninth
Brett Roneberg hit a one-out single and stole second but was thrown out at third as David Parrish grounded into a force play
As the rain continued, Hale induced a game-ending groundout by Brandon Chaves to seal the Baysox's tenth shutout

The 27-year-old right-hander gave up one hit while striking out five and walking three over 5-2/3 innings as Bowie (43-53) snapped a three-game slide

After Peter Shier scored in the third on an errant throw by third baseman Chaves, Cory Keylor's sacrifice fly plated the only earned run for the Baysox

Leo Daigle scored in the fourth on a throwing error by reliever Ron Chiavacci and Gerardo Alvarez came home in the sixth on Chaves' second miscue

Chiavacci replaced starter Michael Connolly (6-5) after the rain delay and struck out nine over five innings, setting a franchise record for relievers

Brian Bixler had the other hit for Altoona, which had a three-game winning streak stopped, singling with one out in the first