Gourson, Cimillo Lead 6-5 Win
EL Altoona Curve

Gourson, Cimillo Lead 6-5 Win

Published on July 19, 2025 under Eastern League (EL)
Altoona Curve News Release


CURVE, Pa. - Duce Gourson's RBI double in the bottom of the ninth scored Mitch Jebb from second base to send Altoona to a 6-5 walk-off win in front of 4,733 fans at Peoples Natural Gas Field on Saturday night. Altoona has earned a series win over the RubberDucks with tonight's win and will go for the sweep on Sunday night.

Altoona built a 5-1 lead in the first three innings on the strength of a two-run homer and a two-run triple off the bat of Nick Cimillo. Cimillo reached base safely in each of his first three plate appearances after he drew a walk to leadoff the fifth inning.

Gourson, who recorded his third straight multi-hit game in the win, went 3-for-4 with a hit by pitch out of the leadoff spot in the order. Jebb added a two-hit game to aid a 10-hit attack for the Curve.

On the mound, righty Antwone Kelly tossed five innings of two-run ball in his home debut, allowing two hits and two walks, with four strikeouts. Akron rallied back into the game with two unearned runs off Brandon Bidois in the seventh inning and tied the game on an RBI triple from Joe Lampe in the eighth inning. Ryan Harbin and Bidois both failed to strike out a batter in their respective outings, the first time all season that both pitchers appeared in the same game with Greensboro and Altoona and neither recorded a strikeout.

Beau Burrows earned the win with a 1-2-3 ninth inning on the mound for Altoona. Burrows has a 0.49 ERA (1 ER / 18.1 IP) in 18.1 innings with Altoona and has held opponents to a 0.60 WHIP since joining the Curve on June 7.

The Curve wraps up their series with the Akron RubberDucks on Sunday night at 6:00 p.m. RHP Wilber Dotel takes the ball for the Curve with RHP Rorik Maltrud slated to start for the RubberDucks.

Sunday night's game will be available live on SportsNet Pittsburgh with former Curve and Pirates outfielder Alex Presley joining the broadcast.

For tickets and more information on the 2025 Altoona Curve Season, presented by Stuckey Automotive, visit AltoonaCurve.com, call 877.99.CURVE or stop by the PNG Field box office. Additionally, the Stockyard Team Store is open Monday-Friday from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., during every home game and online 24/7/365.

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