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Chesapeake swats Curve, 4-0

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CURVE, Pa. – After a one hour and 23-minute rain delay, Altoona dropped game the third game of the series to Chesapeake, 4-0, on Thursday night at PNG Field. The Curve were held without a hit through 6.2 innings before Ivan Brethowr slashed a single up the middle. Javier Rivas followed him with an infield single, but both runners were stranded in the inning by Baysox righty Alex Pham. Brethowr was the lone Curve batter to reach twice in the game, he walked in the second and singled in the seventh. Titus Dumitru and Omar Alfonzo marked Altoona’s third and fourth hits with a pair of ...

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Mifflintown native qualifies for U.S. Senior Open DAYTON, Ohio — The first thing Jonathan Clark did wasn’t celebrate. The Juniata County native didn’t pump his fist. He didn’t look around to see who noticed. He didn’t even let himself sit in the moment. He picked up his ...

Aberdeen bulldozes Spikes, 12-1

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ABERDEEN, Md. – One night after 12-0 win to clinch their first-ever series victory over the Aberdeen IronBirds, the State College Spikes’ bid for a sweep fell short as they dropped a 12-1 decision on Thursday night at IBEW Local 24 Union Field at Ripken Stadium. The game was shortened to six innings by thunderstorms in the Aberdeen area. The Spikes (4-5) took the opening lead of the game on Trent Turner’s RBI groundout in the second inning, but Aberdeen (3-5) unleashed two big innings, with four runs in the second and seven runs in the fourth. CJ Richmond extended his on-base ...

Anderson named Rawlings All-American

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UNIVERSITY PARK – Penn State baseball senior Michael Anderson was tabbed an ABCA/Rawlings first-team All-American on Friday. Anderson earned his second All-American honor this season, joining his NCBWA second-team selection on Wednesday. Anderson is Penn State’s 14th All-American selection and its first since catcher Ben Heath in 2010. Anderson is the program’s fifth first-team All-American, joining pitcher Ed Drapcho (1957), second baseman Larry Fegley (1960), second baseman Greg Vogel (1976) and outfielder Michael Campo (2000). Anderson joins Campo, Heath, ...

Altoona punishes Baysox, 10-3

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CURVE, Pa. – Altoona jumped out to an early 3-0 lead and cruised on the strength of a brilliant starting pitching performance from Peyton Stumbo and another 10-hit performance at the plate in a 10-3 win over Chesapeake. Stumbo tossed a career-long 5.2 scoreless frames and earned his first Double-A win on Wednesday. Stumbo allowed just two hits, one walk and struck out a season-high seven batters in the victory. The offense for Altoona started early with Callan Moss scoring Duce Gourson on an RBI single in the first inning. That would be the start as Javier Rivas would add two more ...

Belleville pummels Lewistown, 12-1

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By RAY WILDE Sports correspondent BELLEVILLE — Belleville scored early and often as it beat Lewistown, 12-1, Wednesday in the only game played in the Mifflin County Babe Ruth League. The game ended after five innings due to the 10-run rule. The win for Belleville (8-4) kept it in third place, two and a half games behind league-leading Beaver Springs (11-2). Reedsville is in second place at 10-3. Belleville scored five runs in the first and added five more runs in the second. In the first, Belleville only had two hits, an RBI single from Mason Joyce and ...