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Sunday 22nd April 2007
Blair County Ballpark - game against the Harrisburg Senators
Ballpark Dimensions
----------Leftfield - 325 feet
----------Left-centrefield - 365 feet
----------Centrefield - 405 feet
----------Right-centrefield - 375 feet
----------Rightfield - 325 feet
----------Fence Height (left-field corner) - 16 feet
----------Leftfield Fence Height (in front of Outfield Reserved
Bleachers) - 6 feet
----------Outfield Fence Height - 8 feet
----------Centrefield Fence Height - 16 feet
Righthanded pitcher - Jim Magrane
Height - 6'2"
Weight - 200lbs
Bats - right
Throws - right
Date of Birth - 23rd July 1978
Residence - Ottumwa, IA
Previous Team - Durham Bulls "AAA"
Third plate appearance of the game
Runner at second base - none down
Ball - fast ball - down
and away
Ball - fast ball - inside and low ......and then......
"The 2-0 pitch is swung on and destroyed!!!"
"It is easily out of here ... the only question is will it
stay fair???"
"And it does!!! ... it twists around the rightfield foul
pole"
"Distance wise that was a definate no doubter!!!"
"Brett now has his first home run of the year and he would
be enjoying that trot around the bases!!!"
HOME RUN - 2 x RBI's and
1 x R
#01
Roneberg propels Curve
to 8-7 victory
"In a thrilling
ballgame, too many mistakes finally caught up with the Harrisburg
Senators as Brett Roneberg's slow-roller in front of the mound
scored Andrew McCutchen in the bottom of the ninth to give Altoona
a walk-off 8-7 win"
"Taber Lee was walked by Martinez, and both he and Chaves
scored on RBI singles by McCutchen and Roneberg"
"Martinez was removed from the game in favor of Jim Magrane
who promptly gave up a two-run homer Roneberg to give the Curve
a 6-3 advantage"
"The game stayed even at seven until the bottom of the ninth
The fifth pitcher of the night for Harrisburg, Jeremy Plexico,
yielded a one-out double to McCutchen who advanced to third when
Seth Bynum misplayed a ground ball off the bat of Adam Boeve
That left runners at the corners for Brett Roneberg
Roneberg trickled a ball in front of the mound and when Plexico's
valiant attempt to cut down McCutchen at the plate was too late,
the Curve were victorious 8-7"
#02
"In the last of the ninth, Andrew McCutcheon doubled with
one out for Altoona
He went to third on an error and then scored on a swinging bunt
off the bat of Brett Roneberg"
#03
"Brett Roneberg's ground ball in the ninth inning plated
the winning run as host Altoona defeated Harrisburg, 8-7, on Sunday"
"Roneberg went 2-for-4 and slugged a two-run homer in the
fourth, but it was his fielder's choice slow roller in front of
the pitcher's mound that scored Andrew McCutchen with the winning
run for the Curve (7-6)"
"Adam Boeve hit an RBI double to score McCutchen before Roneberg
connected for his first homer of the year"
#04
"With Andrew McCutchen on third base in a tie game in the
bottom of the ninth, Brett Roneberg hit a little dribbler between
home plate and the pitcher’s mound
“All I was trying to do was put the ball in play” Roneberg
said
“That run was all McCutchen
He won the game for us”
"Roneberg led the Curve’s nine-hit attack, going 2-for-4
with a two-run home run and four RBIs batting in the No. 3 spot
His ninth-inning dribbler was ruled a fielder’s choice, but
it was just as big as a hit"
“We’re a better team with him in the lineup” Manager
Tim Lieper said “because this guy never gives away an at-bat
When he’s not in there, we’re missing something
He’s the one guy that really stabilizes us
He did the same thing last year
The guys kind of feed off of him”
"Roneberg and McCutchen both had RBI singles up the middle
in a three-run bottom of the second inning to give the Curve a
3-1 lead"
"Roneberg then teed off on Martinez, hitting his two-run
shot just inside the right field foul pole"
#05
"The Curve pushed an unearned run across to win in the bottom
of the ninth off hard-luck losing pitcher Jeremy Plexico (0-2),
the only one of five Harrisburg pitchers not to dispense a walk
Andrew McCutchen doubled with one out, moved to third when Adam
Boeve reached on a fielding error by shortstop Seth Bynum, and
scored on a swinging-bunt grounder to the mound by former Senator
Brett Roneberg"
"Roneberg also homered for Altoona and finished with four
RBIs"
"Altoona plated three in the bottom of the second inning
thanks to an error and RBI singles by McCutchen and Roneberg
The Curve peppered Martinez and reliever Jim Magrane for four
more runs in the fourth, highlighted by Roneberg's two-run homer
While both teams threatened over the next couple innings, neither
mustered a run until Roneberg's walk-off RBI in the ninth"
#06
"Leftfielder Brett Roneberg had a two-run home run and a
game-winning fielder's choice in the ninth inning"
