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Altoona clips Akron, 1-0

AKRON, OH. – Altoona’s bullpen covered all nine innings and combined on a three-hit shutout in a 1-0 win over the Akron RubberDucks on Thursday night at 7 17 Credit Union Park. Dominic Pipkin set the tone for the pitching staff and fired three scoreless frames to start the game. Making his first Double-A start, Pipkin allowed just one hit and two walks with four strikeouts. In the month of July, Pipkin has thrown 11.0 innings and allowed just two runs with 12 strikeouts. Cristhian Tortosa followed Pipkin with three dominant innings of his own, allowing just one baserunner on 36 ...

Akron rallies to best Curve, 7-6

AKRON, OH. – The Akron RubberDucks completed a miraculous rally to earn a 7-6 win over the Curve on Wednesday night at 7 17 Credit Union Park in Akron. Altoona held a 4-1 lead with two outs and the bases empty in the ninth inning before the ‘Ducks managed to start their comeback. After a walk and a run-scoring double to make it 4-2, Akron outfielder Jaison Chourio launched a pinch-hit, game-tying two-run homer. In the top of the tenth inning Altoona got RBI singles from Callan Moss and Lonnie White Jr. to take a 6-4 lead. Akron rallied for three runs in the bottom of the inning, ...

LeBron headed to Philly

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — LeBron James is heading to the Philadelphia 76ers. James made the announcement on social media, saying it will be his “last decision” and that it comes after he strongly considered retirement. James says “I believe I can help make the Philadelphia 76ers a ...

Mifflin County Babe Ruth 14s finish seventh

BY RAY WILDE Sentinel correspondent OLD BRIDGE, NJ — The Mifflin County Babe Ruth coaching staff of the 14-year-old All-Stars have to be pleased. The team went 1-3 at the Mid-Atlantic Regionals and finished in a tie for seventh. This year’s team scored 23 runs. Last year Mifflin County as 13-year-olds were 0-4 and scored only five runs. They played at the same place, Old Bridge, New Jersey. “We were very pleased with the effort our team put forth this year," said Keith Baker, the Mifflin County manager. “It was very good competition and we won one game ...

Curve launch four homers in win over RubberDucks

AKRON, OH. – Lonnie White Jr. hit two of Altoona’s four home runs in an 8-7 win on Tuesday afternoon at Akron’s 7 17 Credit Union Park. Altoona jumped all over the RubberDucks in the early stages of Tuesday’s game, sitting through a 1:42 rain delay from the scheduled start time. Facing rehabbing Guardians lefty Tim Herrin, Altoona loaded the bases with one out before he hit his hard pitch limit. Murf Gray stepped up after the pitching change and launched a Grand Slam, his second homer in four games with the Curve and his 25th of the season. Lonnie White Jr. followed him just two ...

Some Babe Ruth World Series Trivia

BY RAY WILDE Sentinel correspondent LEWISTOWN — With the upcoming Babe Ruth World Series, here are some thoughts and trivia concerning the upcoming World Series. The trip to Branson, Missouri is 1,061 miles (from Lewistown). That will rank fifth on the longest road trips Mifflin County has taken. The two longest trips were to Longview, Washington, 2,714 miles. Mifflin County made the trip twice in 2004 and 2018. The other two trips before Branson were in 2021 to Eagle Pass, Texas (1,805 miles) and Williston, North Dakota in 2022 (1,623 miles). —-------- ...