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Five Alive!
The Curve matched a single-game franchise record by hitting five
home runs in a 13-3 win over New Britain on June 12
Steven Pearce and Brett Roneberg each hit a pair of longballs
in the contest while Jason Bowers added the other homer
That marked just the third time in club history that Altoona has
produced five home runs in a game
Contagious Clouts!
The June 12 game v New Britain marked the first of two occasions
during the 2007 season in which two different Curve players recorded
a pair of home runs in the same game
Steven Pearce and Brett Roneberg each went deep twice on June
12 and that feat was matched by Adam Boeve and Jason Delaney on
July 16 v Bowie at Blair County Ballpark
A Day for the Record
Books!
Jason Bowers and Brett Roneberg each put their name in the Curve
record book during a 13-6 win at New Britain on June 7
Bowers became the first player in club history to record five
base on balls in one game and also set a single-game mark by reaching
base six times in the game, while Roneberg matched a team record
by scoring four runs in the contest
The clubs 19 hits fell just two hits shy of equaling the
team record of 21 set on May 1, 2001 v Harrisburg
Walk-off Winner!
Brett Roneberg provided the Curve with their first walk-off victory
of the 2007 season with a fielders choice RBI grounder in
the bottom of the ninth inning of an 8-7 win over Harrisburg on
April 22
Roneberg, the Curve's 2006 Most Valuable Player who returned to
Altoona after re-signing as a minor league free agent during the
off-season, also homered and plated four runs in Altoonas
first walk-off winner of the season
All Stars Return!
A pair of 2006 Curve Eastern League All-Stars returned to open
the 2007 season in Altoona
Outfielder Brett Roneberg, who was the MVP of the 2006 E.L. All-Star
Game, returned for his third season in a Curve uniform (2003,
2006-07) while outfielder Vic Buttler, who was a member of the
leagues post-season All-Star squad in '06, also returned
after finishing the 2006 campaign at Triple-A Indianapolis
In addition to the returns of Roneberg and Buttler, the Opening
Day Curve roster also featured 2006 E.L. All-Star Game winning
pitcher Kip Bouknight (Harrisburg) and post-season All-Star and
league RBI champion Randy Ruiz (Trenton)
Ruiz was also an E.L. post-season All-Star in 2005 with Reading
after winning the league batting title (.349)
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