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Friday 31st August 2007

Jerry Uht Park - game against the Erie SeaWolves

Ballpark Dimensions
----------Leftfield - 312 feet
----------Centrefield - 400 feet
----------Rightfield - 328 feet

Righthanded pitcher - Jeffrey Gerbe

Jeffrey Gerbe
Born - 07/04/1984
College - Michigan St U
Height - 6' 3"
Weight - 195lb
Bats - Right
Throws - Right

Highlights
06/19/2007 - Mid Season All Star - Class "A" West Michigan Whitecaps - Midwest League

#01
Batting in the bottom of the first inning, Altoona took a lead they never surrendered
After Erie starter Jeff Gerbe walked Peter Bergeron with one out, Brett Roneberg rocketed a first-pitch fastball off the scoreboard in right field
The two-run home run gave the Curve a 2-0 lead

Jeff Gerbe (0-1) did issue five walks to drop his first double-A decision
Three of those walks came in the bottom of the sixth, as the Curve blew the ballgame open with four runs
Gerbe walked Jason Bowers to lead off the inning, and after Bergeron bunted him to second, the SeaWolves elected to intentionally walk Roneberg
A wild pitch advanced the runners to second and third at which point Erie intentionally passed Adam Boeve to load the bases
Brad Corley followed with a ground ball that shot through the legs of third baseman Kody Kirkland and scored two runs
Jason Delaney followed with a two-run single to cap the scoring at 6-0

#02
The Curve got ahead in the bottom of the first inning against starter Jeff Gerbe
Peter Bergeron walked with one out and Brett Roneberg stepped in and connected on his seventh home run of the season to put Altoona ahead 2-0

In the bottom of the sixth, Gerbe issued a leadoff walk to Jason Bowers
Peter Bergeron sacrificed Bowers over to second
Brett Roneberg drew an intentional pass to set up a potential double play but that strategy backfired as a passed ball allowed both runners to advanced, forcing the ‘Wolves to intentionally walk Adam Boeve to load the bases with one out
Brad Corley stepped in and sent a ground ball to third that was misplayed by Kody Kirkland
The error allowed two runs to score, giving Altoona a 4-0 lead
Jason Delaney followed with a two-run single to give the Curve a 6-0 lead

#03
One day after being eliminated from playoff contention, the Curve turned in their most impressive evening of the season
Altoona flirted with history by almost throwing a perfect game and ended up firing two shutouts in sweeping a doubleheader Friday night against Erie at Jerry Uht Park
The Curve won, 6-0 and 3-0

Brazelton (5-5) struck out five, walked one and recorded his third complete game in 15 starts for Altoona in the opener
Brett Roneberg hit a two-run homer in the first inning, and Brad Corley’s two-run single highlighted a four-run sixth that blew it open

#04
With the right sequence of events, the champagne could have been uncorked
Instead, the Erie SeaWolves' offense kept it on ice, producing a combined five hits in 6-0 and 3-0 doubleheader losses to the Altoona Curve on Friday before 5,652 fans at Jerry Uht Park

The Curve managed just two hits off of Erie right-hander Jeff Gerbe in the opener, but one of them was a two-run homer by first baseman Brett Roneberg in the first inning
Gerbe, making a spot start following his promotion from low Single-A West Michigan, retired 14 straight hitters before the Curve scored four runs on just one hit in the sixth to break open a tight game
In that inning, the Curve took advantage of a three Gerbe walks and a costly fielding error by Erie third baseman Kody Kirkland