Curve Game Preview
Published on April 13, 2004 under Eastern League (EL1)
Altoona Curve News Release
Yesterday: Game 1 of the Curve's three-game series vs. Norwich (San Francisco-AA) was postponed due to rain
Today's Games (Tuesday): 5:05 p.m. Doubleheader vs. Norwich @ Blair County Ballpark (Gates Open @ 4:30)
Records: Altoona (4-0, 1st in EL South, +2 over four teams)... Norwich (1-3, 4th in EL North, 2.5 GB Binghamton)
Pitching Matchup (Game 1): Altoona RHP Landon Jacobsen (0-0, 4.50) vs. Norwich RHP Jeff Clark (1st start)
Pitching Matchup (Game 2): Altoona RHP Ian Snell (1-0, 0.00) vs. Norwich RHP Chris Begg (0-0, 3.60)
Today's Promotion: The first 2,500 fans through the gates will receive a Diesel Dawg Button Card courtesy of Waste Management... $1 Hot Dogs... Recognition of the Sheetz Grand Shlam Program Steamer's Student All-Stars (pre-game)
Notes/Storylines
***The Curve will be looking to set a new franchise record for wins to open a season with a victory in Game One of tonight's doubleheader. The current 4-0 start equals the start of the 2000 club.
***Altoona is the Eastern League's only undefeated team and enters tonight's game with a two-game lead in the Southern Division
***Curve hitters pounded out 46 hits over the course of this past weekend's four-game sweep of Portland and as a team hit .351
***Chris Duffy will look to continue his red-hot start. The outfielder went 9-for-16 (.563) with five runs scored in the four games against Portland over the weekend.
***In Game One, the Curve will send RHP Landon Jacobsen to the mound for his second appearance and first start of the season. The South Dakota native went 9-11 with the 2nd-best ERA in the Eastern League (2.93) with Altoona in 2003.
***In Game Two, Curve RHP Ian Snell will look to improve to 2-0 after his win in last Thursday's Home Opener (5 IP, 4 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 6 K) and over his first five pro seasons is now 37-9 with an outstanding 2.45 ERA
***Norwich's Game Two starter Chris Begg will be making a homecoming of sorts. He made his professional debut during the 2001 season with the Johnstown Johnnies. But even hard-core Johnnies fans probably don't remember Begg, as he made just one relief appearance for the club on the road.
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