2014 Altoona Curve Media Guide

APRIL 2014 3 Postgame Fireworks | Opening Day | Schedule Magnet Giveaway presented by Premier Services of PA to the first 5,000 fans | Thirsty ThursdayTM | Silver Steamers Club Day presented by Homewood at Martinsburg4 Pittsburgh Steelers Cam Heyward Appearance presented by Holiday Inn Express & WTAJ-TV | Armstrong County Night5 Postgame Fireworks6 Youth Baseball Clinic7 Mirror Monday8 Two-for-Tuesday9 4-Pack Wednesday17 College Night | Thirsty ThursdayTM18 Postgame Fireworks | Free Ritcheys Dairy Curve Kids Club Game19 Youth Baseball Clinic21 Mirror Monday22 Two-for-Tuesday23 4 Pack Wednesday24 Thirsty ThursdayTM

MAY 20142 Postgame Fireworks3 Postgame Fireworks presented by US Foods4 Youth Baseball Clinic | Free Ritcheys Dairy Curve Kids Club Game5 Mirror Monday6 Chamber Night | Two-for-Tuesday7 Education Day | 4-Pack Wednesday16 Postgame Fireworks | Armed Forces Night | Huntingdon County Night17 Gerrit Cole Garden Gnome Giveaway presented by Peoples Natural Gas to the first 1,500 fans | Somerset County Night18 Postgame Fireworks | Free Ritcheys Dairy Curve Kids Club Game | Pet Food & Supplies Collection for Central PA Humane Society | Clearfield Co. Night19 Mirror Monday20 Two-for-Tuesday21 Education Day | 4-Pack Wednesday22 Education Day | Thirsty ThursdayTM30 Postgame Fireworks | Junior Engineers Club Game31 Postgame Fireworks | Free Ritcheys Dairy Curve Kids Club Game | EMS Night | Child Safety Day (Take 25 Campaign)

JUNE 20141 Starling Marte Oven Mitt Giveaway to the first 1,500 fans | Youth Baseball Clinic | Macys Celebrates the American Family3 Two-for-Tuesday4 Peoples Natural Gas Customer Appreciation Night | 4-Pack Wednesday5 Postgame Fireworks | Thirsty ThursdayTM10 Postgame Fireworks presented by Loyal Gaming Rewards | Free Ritcheys Dairy Curve Kids Club Game | Tyrone Night | Two-for-Tuesday11 Postgame Fireworks | Cresson Night | 4-Pack Wednesday12 Danielle Colby of American Pickers Appearance | Thirsty ThursdayTM | Bedford County Night13 Andrew McCutchen T-Shirt Giveaway presented by Ravine Ink&Threadtothefirst1,500fans|Buccomania with The Pirate Parrot, Bucco Brigade & The Pierogies 14 Andrew McCutchen MVP Giveaway presented by UniFirst to the first 1,500 fans | Allegany County, MD Night | Scout Night 15 Postgame Fireworks presented by Lakemont Park & The Island Waterpark | World Cup Night 26 Gus Fring (Giancarlo Esposito) of Breaking Bad Appearance presented by Atlantic Broadband | Thirsty ThursdayTM27 Jameson Taillon Tuxedo T-Shirt Giveaway to the first 1,500 fans | Silver Steamers Club Day presented by Homewood at Martinsburg28 Al-In-The-Wall Giveaway presented by Super 8 Altoona to thefirst1,500fans|FreeRitcheysDairyCurveKidsClubGame29 Postgame Fireworks | St. Jude Childrens Research Hospital Jersey-Off-The-Back presented by Reliable Towing Tire and Auto Center | St. Vincent DePaul Society Soup Kitchen Food Drive | Indiana County Night

JULY4 Postgame Fireworks presented by Pennsylvania Lottery | Hat-Off-The-Head Auction5 Pedro Alvarez Bobblehead Giveaway presented by Nuts For You to the first 1,500 fans6 Postgame Fireworks | Free Ritcheys Dairy Curve Kids Club Game7 Mirror Monday8 Two-for-Tuesday | Senior Night at the Ballpark presented by Senior Life 9 Hair Cutters Night | 4-Pack Wednesday10 Celebrity Appearance |Thirsty ThursdayTM 15 Curve, PA Wounded Warrior Amputee Softball Team Heroes Softball Game | Ghost Man Games Hitting Challenge16 2014 Eastern League All-Star Clash presented by UPMC Health Plan | Postgame Fireworks17 Celebrity Appearance | Free Ritcheys Dairy Curve Kids Club Game | Thirsty ThursdayTM18 Postgame Fireworks | Firefighter Appreciation Night19 Neil Walker T-Shirt Giveaway | 4-H Night | Scout Night20 Postgame Fireworks | Sheetz-Princess Pirate Party for Childrens Miracle Network28 Mirror Monday29 Free Ritchys Dairy Curve Kids Club Game | Two-for-Tuesday30 Super Splash Day presented by Altoona Water Authority | 4-Pack Wednesday31 Sons of Anarchy Piney William Lucking Appearance | Thirsty ThursdayTM | Silver Steamers Club Day presented by Homewood at Martinsburg

AUGUST PROMOTIONS1 Postgame Fireworks | Agriculture Night2 Gerrit Cole T-Shirt Giveaway to the first 1,500 fans | Scout Night3 Postgame Fireworks | Cambria County Night presented by Conemaugh Health System | Knights of Columbus Night12 Postgame Fireworks presented by Hometown Markets of Bellwood/Hollidaysburg/Philipsburg | Two-for-Tuesday13 UPMC Health Plan Member Appreciation Night | 4-Pack Wednesday14 Appearance by Holly Hatcher-Frazier from Dance Moms presented by Ciannas Dance Boutique | Thirsty ThursdayTM | Junior Engineers Club Game22 Postgame Fireworks | Griffith Family Foundation Fund a Cure for Pancreatic Cancer Memorabilia Auction presented by Alto-Reste Park Cemetery and the Good Funeral Home | Free Ritcheys Dairy Curve Kids Club Game23 Shark Tank Fish Tank Ornament Giveaway presented by Premier Services of PA to the first 1,500 fans | Silver Steamers Club Day presented by Homewood at Martinsburg24 Postgame Fireworks | Day in the Arts with Jersey-Off-The- Back Auction25 Pittsburgh Penguins Craig Adams Appearance presented by WTAJ-TV | Jersey-Off-The-Back Auction | Mirror Monday26 Postgame Fireworks | Two-for-Tuesday27 4-Pack Wednesday28 Postgame Fireworks | Thirsty ThursdayTM | Fan Appreciation Night | Envision Laser Centers Night

2014 ALTOONA CURVE PROMOTIONAL CALENDAR

2014 DAILY PROMOTIONS SUNDAY NIGHT FIREWORKS

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MIRROR MONDAYSSave money on tickets with a coupon from the front

page of the sports section in the Altoona Mirror

TWO FOR TUESDAYSFans can take advantage of two-for-one offers on tickets, hot

dogs and small popcorns every Tuesday thanks to Atlantic Broadband

FOUR PACK WEDNESDAYSFans can grab four tickets, four hot dogs and four regular sodas

for $35 thanks to WALY 103.9

THIRSTY THURSDAYSTMTake advantage of 16oz. draft beer and regular soda specials

each and every Thursday thanks to Rocky 104.9

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The 2014 Altoona Curve Media & Information Guide is a publication of the Altoona Curve Communications Department. All information current as of March 21, 2014. This publication was researched and written by Mike Passanisi and Mike Baggerman of the Altoona Curve Communications Department. Layout, design and editing by Mike Passanisi and Mike Baggerman. Previous research provided by Rob Egan, Jason Dambach, Dan Zangrilli, Josh Ellis, Tyler Maun and Nathan Bowen.

Photos used in this publication provided by the Altoona Mirror, Gary Baranec, Pittsburgh Pirates Team Photographer Dave Arrigo, Altoona Curve Team Photographers: Jason Sipes, Teri Enciso, Scott Myers Jeremy Boland/Moments Photography, Mark Olson; the Bradenton Marauders and West Virginia Power Photographer Robin Black. Additional photos provided by: Matt Burton, Mike James, Carl Kline, Mark LoMoglio, Kevin Pataky, Cliff Welch and Jason Wise of MiLB.com. Statistical information provided in part by Major League Baseball Advanced Media (MLBAM), 75 Ninth Avenue, 5th Floor, New York, NY 10011.

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Special thanks to Kyle Stark, Larry Broadway and Diane DePasquale of the Pirates Baseball Operations Department for their assistance.

Further information on the 2014 Altoona Curve is available through the Curve Media Relations Department by calling (814) 283-3124 or by visiting www.altoonacurve.com.

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The Captains Chair .............................. 12Curve Name ........................................ 15Longest Game...................................... 19Triple Plays .......................................... 20Pittsburgh E.L. Affiliates ...................... 27Baseball America Top-30 ...................... 28Tool Time ............................................. 36

Team MVPs .......................................... 38First Home Game ................................. 50Crazy 8s .............................................. 54Adam Hyzdu ........................................ 62Retired Jerseys .................................... 63Streaking ............................................. 65Pirates MiLB Players of the Year ......... 68

Major League Rehabs .......................... 69Pitchers Going Yard ............................. 70Opening Day Starters ........................... 73Futures Game ...................................... 82Grand Slam Trivia ................................ 84Boom, Home Runs ............................. 102National Exposure ............................. 103

Team History ...............................................................2-7Timeline .......................................................................... 7Front Office Personnel .................................................... 8Bob & Joan Lozinak ........................................................ 9Executives .................................................................... 10

Manager Carlos Garcia ................................................. 12Coaching Staff .........................................................12-14Players .....................................................................15-512013 Pirates Draft Class .............................................. 52

Year-By-Year Results/Postseason Results ..............54-55Year-By-Year Team Leaders .......................................... 56Curve Players in the Major Leagues .........................57-58All-Time Roster ........................................................59-61Retired Number: Adam Hyzdu ...................................... 62Single Season/Game Records .................................63-67Top Single Season/Career Highs .............................68-70Opening Day Lineups .................................................... 71Year-By-Year ............................................................72-86

Pirates Directory ...........................................................982013 Pirates MiLB Organizational Leaders ...................99Pirates Affiliates ................................................... 99-100

2014 E.L. Umpires/Mileage Chart ................................. 882013 Eastern League Review ........................................ 882014 Eastern League All-Star Game ............................. 89All-Time Curve All-Stars ................................................ 902014 Curve Opponents ............................................91-96Eastern League Information ......................................... 96

Curve Attendance ................................................102-103Peoples Natural Gas Field ...................................104-105Curve Ticket Information ............................................ 1052014 Broadcasting Information ...........................106-107Directions/Pregame Schedule/BP Times .................... 1082014 Visiting Team/Umpire Hotels ............................. 108Media Policies ............................................................ 109

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HISTORY & RECORDS 53-86

PIRATES ORGANIZATION 97-100

2014 CURVE 11-52

EASTERN LEAGUE 87-96

GENERAL INFORMATION 101-110

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OThe dream of one native son that began decades ago has not only become a reality, but is about to enter its 16th season in 2014. The story of the Altoona Curve begins in 1979. Area native Bob Lozinak, a successful McDonalds franchisee, knew his hometown was a baseball haven and always dreamed of what it would be like to have a professional sports team in his hometown. He had a chance to make a dream of many come to fruition, so as the 1970s were about to come to a close, a series of meetings and preliminary discussions took place to put the plan into motion. However, there was enough opposition that thwarted the idea as an initial fear from natives was that a professional team would hurt the successful youth teams in the region. Professional baseball, for the time being, was put on the back burner.

In the meantime, that same year, Bob and his family went across the country and bought what became one of the most success-ful franchises in the entire country - the Albuquerque Dukes, the long-time Triple-A affiliate of the Los Angeles Dodgers.

Fast-forward 16 years.

Like many other decisions in baseball, the latest round of major league expansion had a domino effect on the minor leagues. In 1995, Arizona and Tampa Bay were awarded major league franchises to play their inaugural season in 1998. To keep pace, baseballs rookie level added two teams in 1996. The following year, Class A and Class AAA each increased by two teams.

That left only Class AA in need of expansion to match the number of teams in the big leagues. In 1997, the National Association of Professional Baseball Leagues, as it was then called, decided the Eastern League would receive the two new franchises to start play in 1999. Erie was an easy first choice of the NAPBLs expansion committee. After all, the SeaWolves had established short-season attendance records in the new Jerry Uht Park as part of the New York-Penn League from 1995-98.

The awarding of the second franchise wasnt easy. For months, it seemed Springfield, Mass. would land the team. However, an inability to finalize land and stadium finance deals left the NAPBL looking for another option. Enter Altoona. City native Bob Lozinak and a group of Pennsylvania lawmakers put together an 11th hour stadium financing package and site plan. The proposal was presented to the expansion committee at an October 5, 1997 meeting in Las Vegas. It received unanimous approval and Double-A baseball was on its way to Altoona.

Ballpark ground breaking ceremonies took place on March 7, 1998 and the franchise was officially awarded the following month. In June of that year, the team selected Curve as its nickname. The combination railroad/baseball moniker beat out several choices like Lake Monsters, Ridge Runners and, believe it or not, Fish!

The next step for the Curve was affiliating with a major league team. Erie seemed to have an inside track on becoming the Pirates new Double-A club, as the SeaWolves had served as Pittsburghs short-season club from 1995-98. However, after a series of meetings with potential major league parent clubs, the Curve landed the coveted affiliation with the Pirates. The September 1998 announcement took the franchise to another level as the U.S. Route 22 pairing seemed an ideal fit. Central Pennsylvania fans, with their strong Pirates roots, could now cheer for the Bucs top prospects on their way to Pittsburgh.

The long-awaited first game in Curve history took place on April 9, 1999 in Reading, Pa. The game against the Phillies affiliate was suspended by rain and completed the next day as part of a doubleheader. For the record, the Curve lost their first contest, 6-2, but recorded their first win hours later with a 6-4 decision in game two of the twinbill.

Finally, the Curve christened Blair County Ballpark on April 15 with a triumph over the Bowie Baysox. A huge crowd of 6,171 attended the history-making contest despite cold, rainy weather and nearly a one-hour delay.

Groundbreaking ceremonies, March 7, 1998

The future site of Blair County Ballpark with nearby Lakemont Park in the distance

New Curve owner Bob Lozinak sports his Pirates jacket at the press conference announcing what has become one

of the longest and most successful affiliations between a minor league franchise and a major league parent club.

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After three remarkable seasons, the Lozinak family sold the franchise to a group headed by Pittsburgh attorney Chuck Greenberg on April 2, 2002. Among the limited partners in Greenbergs collective: Pittsburgh Penguins owner, star center and NHL Hall of Famer Mario Lemieux; Pittsburgh Steelers all-pro running back Jerome Bettis; Altoona-based businessmen Steve Sheetz and Don Devorris. Todd Parnell was tabbed as the teams new General Manager.

On August 5, 2002 the Curve announced a new four-year affiliation agreement with Pittsburgh, securing one of baseballs strongest affiliations through 2006. Despite the ownership change, the Curve franchise enjoyed its most successful season to that point, drawing 363,871 fans to Blair County Ballpark.

Between the 2002 and 2003 seasons, Blair County Ballpark underwent its first major capital expansion project, as a new third-base Picnic Area, left-field Party Deck and outfield reserved seating section were constructed. The additions of the new areas brought the seating capacity of the ballpark to just over 7,200 and created enough room to hold nearly 10,000 fans on any night.

During the 2003 season, the Curve, led by third-year manager Dale Sveum, took the franchise to new heights on the field, posting a 78-63 regular season record and securing the clubs first-ever Eastern League postseason berth. The Curve lost to the eventual E.L. Champion Akron Aeros three-games-to-one in the first round of the playoffs. The playoff run helped fuel yet another franchise attendance record as 365,376 fans came through the gates at Blair County Ballpark.

In 2004, the Curve, managed by Tony Beasley, finished with a league-best 85-56 record and not only returned to the playoffs, but took the next step and advanced to the Eastern League Championship Series for the first time in club history before losing to the New Hampshire Fisher Cats. The 04 season also turned out to be a banner year at the gates as the Curve added a fifth consecutive franchise attendance record after drawing 394,062 fans to Blair County Ballpark. Among those fans who attended Curve home games in 2004 was Vice President Dick Cheney, who attended the clubs Fourth of July game against Harrisburg. Following the season, Curve General Manager Todd Parnell was honored as the Eastern League Executive of the Year, while the franchise was presented the prestigious Larry MacPhail Trophy symbolizing the top promotional effort, both on and off the field, in all of baseball.

The 2005 edition of the Curve reached postseason play in dramatic fashion, sweeping a four-game road series from Bowie during the final weekend of the season to reach the playoffs for a third consecutive season. Despite losing in the first round of the playoffs, the Curve won big earlier in the season when the franchise was named the host of the 2006 E.L. All-Star Game.

Altoona would have a banner year in 2006. The highlight of the season, and arguably the top mo-ment in the first eight seasons of Curve baseball, came on July 12th when Altoona played host to the 2006 Eastern League All-Star Game. A Blair County Ballpark-record crowd of 9,308 were on

hand to witness Curve All-Star Brett Roneberg take home MVP honors in a 5-3 win for the Southern Division All-Stars.

In the fall of 2006, the franchise won two prestigious awards, most notably the John H. Johnson Presidents Trophy, which is given annually to Minor League Baseballs top club on the basis of long-time franchise stability, contributions to and promotion of the baseball industry and the financial success of the team. Also, the Curve were honored by Baseball America as the 2006 winner of the Double-A Bob Freitas Award.

The 2007 season proved to be a year in which the Curve continued their winning ways, as the club marched on to its sixth consecutive winning season. However, it wasnt enough to qualify for postseason play, as the club finished with an overall mark of 73-68. That season, plenty of the Pirates top prospects passed through Blair County Ballpark. In addition to third-baseman Neil Walker and outfielder Andrew McCutchen, first basemen Steve Pearce enjoyed one of the finest seasons in club history en route to being named the 2007 Topps Minor League Player of the Year.

In 2008, the Curve celebrated their storybook 10th anniversary season welcoming back plenty of former stars, including Adam Hyzdu and Josh Bonifay, among many others. The Curve also unveiled their 10th Anniversary All-Time team.

On June 17, Jimmy Carter, the 39th President of the United States attended the Curve versus Reading game while on a fishing trip in nearby Huntingdon.

Blair County Ballpark ribbon cutting, April 15, 1999.

Vice President Dick Cheney addresses the crowd on his visit

to BCB on July 4, 2004.

The Curve captured the John H. Johnson Award in

2006 as the top franchise in the country.

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OAs for the team, though, the Curve underachieved as they suffered their first losing season since 2001, finishing with a mark of 65-77 and a fifth place finish in the Eastern Leagues Southern Division.

However, 2008 will be remembered not for what happened during the season, but rather what happened following the season. On Dec. 1, 2008, President and Managing Partner, Chuck Greenberg announced that his group was selling the Curve back to original owner and visionary, Bob Lozinak. Greenberg announced that he was forming a sports consultation service and that many members of the Curve upper management would join his endeavor, including General Manager Todd Parnell.

Shortly after the announcement of the sale, it was made public that David Lozinak would be appointed as the teams Chief Operating Officer, overseeing the day-to-day functions of the ball club.

The final block to the organizations new foundation was laid on December 5, 2008 when the Lozinak Family announced that they would bring back an old friend to steer the Curve into the future -- Rob Egan. Egan was the original play-by-play broadcaster for the team from 1999-2004. He left baseball for four years, but returned to the minors to become just the fourth General Manager in the clubs 11-year history.

On December 30, 2008, Minor League Baseball approved the sale of the Curve from Greenbergs group back to Lozinak and the second chapter of the Lozinak era officially began.

The new 2009 season saw the Altoona Curve stumble under first-year manager Matt Walbeck as the team got off to a franchise worst 0-8 start and was never able to recover, finishing the year 62-80. However, the team did see one of the most prospect-laden lineups ever assembled in team history. As Pirates General Manager Neal Huntington traded away many valuable players at the major league level, an influx of talent came back in return. However, no one expected the fanfare that Pirates 2008 top draft pick and top-rated prospect Pedro Alvarez would get when it was learned the New York native was being promoted from Lynchburg (A) on June 23. A throng of media attention ensued, and Alvarez lived up to all his hype.

The third baseman hit .333 with 13 home runs and 40 RBIs in just 60 games with the Curve. He was named the 2009 Curve M.V.P. not only for those staggering numbers, but primarily for the impact he had in the teams overall success. In games in which Alvarez played, the Curve were 34-26 (.567) while going just 26-51 (.338) in games where Alvarez did not play.

An outstanding partnership with the Pittsburgh Pirates became even stronger during the 2009 season when, on May 23, the Curve and Pirates signed a four-year extension to their Player Development Agreement, which extended through the 2014 season.

With a solid affiliation under their belt, the Curve embarked on what was their most magical season in Altoona in 2010. From the outset, the 2010 Curve had the swagger and winning attitude that would carry the club to its second division title and its first-ever Eastern League Championship.

The cast of the 2010 club pretty much came as a cohesive unit from High-A Lynchburg, where they won the Mills Cup (Carolina League championship) in 2009. On Opening Day 2010, Altoona was greeted by a prospect-laden roster that included four of the Pirates Top-10 prospects according to Baseball America and eight of the Top-30 overall prospects. It was also a roster that had veteran talent, and it proved to be the perfect mix to get Altoona off to a nearly perfect start as the club started the season 7-1, a drastic turnaround after starting 2009 0-8.

Included in those first eight games was one day where everything seemed to fall into place for a memorable afternoon at BCB. After the first three games of the season were played under dreary cold conditions, mother nature opened the skies for a perfect 67-degree day on April 11th when the national spotlight turned to Altoona for the first professional start of Harrisburg Senators phenom Stephen Strasburg. More than 70 media members from around the country and upwards of 7,800 people came to watch the professional debut of the heralded Strasburg on the picture-perfect day in Curve, Pa. The game was also carried live on ESPN360.com and had parts of it aired on ESPNews.

It was the first of two national exposure days for Blair County Ballpark and the city of Altoona during 2010 as Andy Pettitte later started against Altoona in the first game of the Eastern League Championship series. Pettittes start brought the MLB Network and some of the New York spotlight to BCB as Pettittes Thunder met the Curve for the first time in a playoff series.

All told, Altoona finished the regular season 82-60 to win its second division title and first since 2004. The 82 wins were second most in franchise history behind the 2004 clubs 85 victories under manager Tony Beasley. After dispatching of Harrisburg three games to one in the divisional round, the Curve forged on to the ELCS to meet Trenton.

Pettittes Thunder did take Game One but Altoona once again sprung back to take the final three games of the series. Curve closer Daniel Moskos was able to get the final out via the strikeout at Waterfront Park in Trenton on September 18th to bring the first-ever E.L. Championship to Altoona.

Stephen Strasburg brought the sports worlds eyes to Altoona on April 11, 2010 when the right hander made

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A few short months after the first-ever E.L. title was won, the Curve as a franchise took another step forward by unveiling the teams new logo set, which paid homage to the railroad engineers that helped put Altoona on the map. Along with the fresh

new look came a new addition to the mascot family with the team bringing Tenacious into the fold.

Armed with a fresh new look for 2011, the Curve were also given a makeover in the coaching staff assignments as P.J. Forbes became the sixth manager in Altoona Curve history. Forbes, who had piloted the Reading Phillies of the Eastern League for three seasons from 2006-08, was coming off of back-to-back playoff appearances with High-A Lynchburg and High-A Bradenton in 2009 and 2010 (he led the 09 Hillcats to a Mills Cup title) before joining Altoona.

The 2011 Curve didnt get off to as fast of a start as the 2010 champi-onship-winning club but did come out and compete on a nightly basis.

A strange streak occurred during the seasons first month as Altoona went on an unprecedented streak of 19-straight games of alternating wins and losses. The streak ran from April 10th through May 1st and was snapped on May 2nd, when Altoona won its second-straight game.

Despite the streak and an eventual 64-77 finish to the season, many positive things happened on the field in 2011 and they began with center fielder Starling Marte.

Marte, a native of Santo Domingo, D.R., was on the Curve roster from the get-go in 2011 and never ceased to impress. The 22-year-old proceeded to tear through the Eastern League en route to an Eastern League batting title and Eastern League Rookie of the Year honors. It was the first time in franchise history that a member of the Curve had won the Rookie of the Year award and it was also the first time that an active Curve player won the batting title (Jeff Keppinger won it in 2004 but spent the final months of the season as a Binghamton Met).

The speedy outfielder also set a few Curve single-season records along the way in 2011, posting franchise bests in outfield as-sists (18) and hits (178). In addition to his other accolades, Marte was both a mid-season and post-season E.L. All-Star, an XM Futures Game Selection, an Eastern League August Player of the Month and a Topps Double-A All-Star.

Season number 13 in Curve, Pa. also saw nine different former Curve players make their Major League debuts. Many of the nine played for the 2010 Eastern League Championship club (Mike Crotta, Daniel Moskos, Josh Harrison, Tony Watson, Chase dArnaud, Jared Hughes and Jeff Locke) while some were first-year Curve players that cracked the Pirates 25-man roster (Eric Fryer and Aaron Thompson).

Off the field, the Curve received much national notoriety for the first-ever, on-field reversible cap, which was introduced in 2011. The cap featured the new Curve engineer on the regular side and a Rally Cap on the inside fashioned after rally mascot Al Tuna. The Curves Summer Cruise Night Series, which combined a cruise giveaway with the stupendous films of Tom Cruise, was also a finalist for a Golden Bobblehead for one of the best promotions in Minor League Baseball. Average attendance at Blair County Ballpark also rose for the first time since it climbed from 2005 to the 2006 seasons.

The offseason leading into the clubs 14th year of existence was also no quiet one as the Curve forged a partnership with Peoples Natural Gas that renamed the ballpark Peoples Natural Gas Field. The partnership not only included a naming-rights deal but spurred economic development at the park and surrounding areas with the use of green energy.

Altoonas 2012 season began on April 5 with a very special announcement from Pirates President Frank Coonelly, who announced to the Opening Night crowd that the Pittsburgh Pirates would be returning to Altoona to play an

exhibition game before the 2013 season for the first time since 200. On the diamond, the Curve had an up-and-down season under P.J. Forbes, who directed the Curve for a second-straight season. An end-of-the-season winning streak propelled the Curve above the .500 mark and the team finished 72-70, but missed out on the E.L. playoff picture.

Curve GM Rob Egan (left) awards Peoples Natural Gas CEO & President Morgan OBrien a Curve jersey at the Peoples

Natural Gas Field presser on January 31, 2012.

The 2010 Curve celebrate postgame at Waterfront Park after clinching the Eastern League Championship

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OIn the future, the 2012 season may be remembered as the season where fans in Curve, Pa. had the opportunity to see two future aces in the making with top prospects Gerrit Cole and Jameson Taillon both making their way to Double-A during the season. Cole, the first-overall pick in the 2011 draft, reached Altoona on June 20 and made his debut at home while Taillon debuted almost exactly two months later on the road in Trenton. It was the first time that both the No. 1 and No. 2 prospects in the organization according to Baseball America were in Altoona at the same time since Andrew McCutchen and Neil Walker were in Curve uniforms for the 2007 season.

Other standouts on the field for the Curve included shortstop Brock Holt, who eventually went on to make his Major League debut later in the season with the Pirates. Holt stayed in Altoona until the beginning of August before he received his first promotion to Triple-A. After putting on a hitting clinic with Altoona, Holt lampooned International League pitching to earn his call up to Pittsburgh. The Texas native hit well enough with Altoona before his promotion and had enough at-bats to still hang on to win the Eastern League batting title, marking the second-straight season a Curve batter won the crown.

Holt was part of 11 more former Curve players to make their debuts in the major leagues in 2012, bringing the overall number to 101 in 14 seasons. Another former Curve player who made a splash in the bigs in 2012 was Marte, who homered in his first at bat as a member of the Pirates in Houston on July 26.

After being nominated for a Golden Bobblehead in 2011, the Curve franchise won a Golden Bobblehead in 2012 in the Best Charity Promotion or Event category for its efforts with Curve, Pa. Blue Out Saturdays, which aimed at raising awareness and funds for Prevent Child Abuse, Pennsylvania. The club, which partnered with six other teams across the state of Pennsylvania, wore Blue jerseys in support of the cause for each Saturday home game and also helped raise funds through the sale of special Blue-Out T-shirts and wristbands as well as text-to-donate programs. All told, the Curves efforts plus those of the other six participating teams raised over $11,000 from the season-long efforts.

Fast forward to March of 2013 and the second-ever exhibition game between the Curve and Pirates. Despite snow the Monday before the game, the temperatures warmed up and the Curve welcomed a franchise-record 10,116 fans to watch the Pirates and Curve play their first exhibition game since 2000. Just like in 2000, fans were treated to a Curve victory, this time by a score of 8-6. Former Curve OF Starling Marte had himself a day, hitting a grand slam while going 2-for-3.

A pair big of big announcements also came with the Pirates-Curve Exhibition that day. The first announcement being that the Curve and Pirates had extended their Player Development Contract a season early and extended it through the 2018 season. When the affiliation reaches the 2018 season, the Curve and Pirates will be in their 20th year as parent and affiliate. It was then revealed a short time later that the Eastern League All-Star Game was returning to Blair County with the Curve poised to host the 2014 game at Peoples Natural Gas Field.

Altoonas regular-season had its ups and downs and the team finished with a record of 63-79 under first-year manager Carlos Garcia. Despite the record, fans were treated to some of the best prospects in the Pirates system throughout the season that included RHP Jameson Taillon, OF Gregory Polanco, RHP Nick Kingham and SS Alen Hanson. Taillon, who had a cup of tea with the Curve in 2012, spent a majority of 2013 with the club before a promotion to Triple-A in August while Polanco joined the team in June and also went to Indianapolis during the month of August. Kingham joined the club midway through the year and finished the campaign with the Curve. Hanson did the same but did not join the team until late July after beginning the year with Bradenton.

One couldnt talk about the 2013 Curve season without talking about the performance of outfielder Alex Dickerson, who was in his first season at the Double-A level. Dickerson, a native of Poway, Calif., had a slow start to the year before lighting the world on fire from June until the end of the season. He went on to hit .288 for the season with 36 doubles, three triples, 17 home runs and 68 RBI in 126 games en route to being named the Eastern League Rookie of the Year. He was the second Curve player to ever win the award and the second in the last three seasons after Starling Marte won it in 2011.

The 2013 campaign also saw the clubs second ever no-hitter come to fruition when Ethan Hollingsworth, Jason Townsend, Jhonathan Ramos and Ryan Beckman combine on a nine-inning no-no on July 25, 2013 in Manchester, N.H. versus the Fisher Cats. It had been over 10 years since the Curve threw a no-hitter, which occurred in 2002 when Adrian Burnside, Neal McDade and Chris Spurling accomplished the feat.

Now with 15 years in the books, the Curve franchise is set to enjoy a 16th season of baseball filled with excitement and fun with the 2014 Eastern League All-Star Stop presented by UPMC Health Plan on July 15 and 16. Combine the excitement of hosting an All-Star Game with the excitement oozing over from Pittsburgh with former Curve players impacting the Pirates success and you have a combination that can make the 2014 season one of the most memorable yet.

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June 1997 Altoona native Bob Lozinak joins a group that is pushing for a minor league baseball franchise. Oct. 4, 1997 With just hours to spare, the state of Pennsylvania allocates nearly $11 million in state funds towards the building of a new ballpark that would play host to the proposed new minor league baseball team.Oct. 5, 1997 The expansion committee of the National Association of Professional Baseball Leagues unanimously grants Altoonas bid for a new minor league franchise over the bid submitted by the city of Springfield, Mass.

March 7, 1998 Groundbreaking ceremonies take place at the future site of Blair County Ballpark.April 27, 1998 Altoona is officially granted an expansion franchise by the Eastern League.July 2, 1998 Curve is selected as the new franchises nickname.Sept. 15, 1998 The Curve announce a four-year player development contract with the Pirates.April 10, 1999 After a rainout the day before, the first game in Curve franchise history is played as part of a doubleheader in Reading--the Curve lose 6-2 in game one but bounce back for a 6-4 win in game two of the twinbill.April 15, 1999 The Curves home opener is played before 6,171 fans at Blair County Ballpark with Altoona defeating Bowie 6-1.Oct. 17, 2001 Curve majority owner Bob Lozinak announces that the franchise will be sold to a new group headed by Pittsburgh sports attorney Chuck Greenberg. Later, Greenberg would welcome Pittsburgh sports stars Jerome Bettis and Mario Lemieux into the new ownership group.April 3, 2002 Less than 48 hours before the start of the 2002 season, the ownership transfer officially takes place. Todd Parnell is officially named the clubs new General Manager.

Aug. 8, 2002 The Curve franchise is featured in a full-page feature story in the sports section of USA Today. The article titled Curve Shape a Regions Heart documents the gameday happenings at Blair County Ballpark.Jan. 2003 Construction begins on a nearly $1 million privately financed addition to BCB. The project yielded a left-field Picnic Pavilion, Party Deck and outfield bleacher seating section in time for the 03 season.July 4, 2004 The Curve welcome U.S. Vice President Dick Cheney for the Fourth of July game against Harrisburg. Cheney tossed out the first pitch and watched the first half of the game with his wife and granddaughter from the skybox of Pennsylvania State Senator Robert Jubelirer. Dec. 2004 After setting a fifth-straight attendance record and continuing to create more fun in-game and nightly promotions, the Curve are awarded the Larry MacPhail Trophy for promotional excellence in Minor League Baseball.July 12, 2006 The Curve host the 2006 E.L. All-Star Game in front of a record 9,308 fans. Dec. 2006 The Curve are awarded Minor League Baseballs highest honor, the John H. Johnson Presidents Trophy signifying the top franchise among all clubs across the U.S. and Canada. The club is also presented with the Baseball America Bob Freitas Award as the top Double-A franchise in the minors.June 17, 2008 Jimmy Carter, the 39th President of the United States, attends a Curve game while on a fishing trip to Spruce Creek in nearby Huntingdon. Altoona beat Reading, 4-3.Dec. 1, 2008 Chuck Greenberg announces his group is selling the Curve back to Bob Lozinak, the original owner of the team. Greenberg also announced he was forming a sports consulting firm and that many of the teams upper management would leave with him in this endeavor including GM Todd Parnell.Dec. 5, 2008 The original Voice of the Altoona Curve from 1999-2004, Rob Egan, is named the fourth General Manager in Curve history.Dec. 30, 2008 Minor League Baseball approves the sale of the Altoona Curve. Bob Lozinak and his family once again own their hometown team.May 23, 2009 The Altoona Curve extend their current Player Development Contract with the Pittsburgh Pirates for an additional four years. The pact not only ensures that the Curve and Pirates will be affiliated with one another through the 2014 season, but the term means the Pirates and Curve will be affiliated for 16 seasons, making the affiliation the longest the Pirates have ever had in their history with a minor league club.Sept. 18, 2010 Altoona defeats Trenton, 5-2, in Game 4 of the ELCS at Trentons Waterfront Park to clinch the first Eastern League championship in franchise history.

Nov. 23, 2010 The Curve unveil a new logo set that pays tribute to the engineers and railroad heritage that helped build the city of Altoona. Jan. 31, 2012 The Altoona Curve and Peoples Natural Gas forge an agreement to rename Blair County Ballpark, which was the standing name on the facility for the first 13 seasons, Peoples Natural Gas Field.

Oct. 4, 2012 The Curve receive Minor League Baseballs Golden Bobblehead Award for Best Charity Promotion or Event for their season-long community effort, Curve, PA Blue Out Saturdays. March 30, 2013 A franchise-record 10,116 fans flock to Peoples Natural Gas Field to watch the second-ever Pirates- Curve Exhibition Game. It was a game that the Curve won, 8-6. Prior to the game, the Curve extended their Player Development Contract with the Pittsburgh Pirates through the 2018 season.

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Manager ....................................................................................................................................................................Carlos GaricaPitching Coach .............................................................................................................................................................Stan KylesHitting Coach ................................................................................................................................................................Ryan LongCoach .......................................................................................................................................................................Miles DurhamAthletic Trainer .............................................................................................................................................................Mike Zalno Strength & Conditioning Coach ......................................................................................................................................Alan Burr

Year Established ....................................................................................................................................................................1999Ballpark (Seating Capacity) ......................................................................................................Peoples Natural Gas Field (7,210)Major League Affiliation ........................................................................................................................Pittsburgh Pirates (1999)Team Colors .....................................................................................................................Railroad Red, Boiler Bronze, Soot Black

Team Physician ....................................................................................................................................................Dr. Joshua PortHead of Security ........................................................................................................................................................ Tom OLearyHead Usher ..................................................................................................................................................................Joe Bettwy Public Address Announcer ..........................................................................................................................................Rich DeLeo Official Scorers ..............................................................................................................Ted Beam, Dick Wagner, Chris StrawmierHome Clubhouse Manager...........................................................................................................................................Jake HundtVisiting Clubhouse Manager .........................................................................................................................................Mark Biem

ALTOONA CURVE BASEBALL CLUBPeoples Natural Gas Field

1000 Park Avenue, Altoona, PA 16602Phone: (814) 943-5400 or (877) 99-CURVE

Fax: (814) 943-9050 or (814) 942-9132www.altoonacurve.com

[email protected]

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Managing Members ....................................................................................................................................... Bob & Joan LozinakChief Operating Officer ............................................................................................................................................David LozinakChief Administrative Officer .....................................................................................................................................Steve LozinakChief Financial Officer ..............................................................................................................................................Mike LozinakSenior Advisor .............................................................................................................................................................Sal BaglieriGeneral Manager ............................................................................................................................................................Rob EganAssistant General Manager - Promotions/Marketing ................................................................................................ Matt HooverAssistant General Manager - Communications .....................................................................................................Mike PassanisiDirector of Ticket Operations ..................................................................................................................................... Chris KeeferDirector of Merchandising ........................................................................................................................................Claire HooverDirector of Creative Services .................................................................................................................................... Mark MiliganDirector of Group Sales............................................................................................................................................ Corey Homan Ballpark Operations Manager ..................................................................................................................................Doug MatternManager of Concessions .....................................................................................................................................Glenn McComasAssistant Manager of Concessions ........................................................................................................................ Michelle AnnaCommunity Relations Manager ........................................................................................................................Courtney SimpsonSpecial Events Manager/All-Star Game Coordinator .......................................................................................Emily RosencrantsBox Office Manager ...........................................................................................................................................Steffan LangguthHead Groundskeeper ....................................................................................................................................................Ben Young Sponsorship Sales Executive ...................................................................................................................................Adam EriksonSenior Ticket Account Executive ............................................................................................................................Nathan BowenSenior Ticket Account Executive/Operations .............................................................................................................Tim Lozinak Ticket Account Executives .........................................................................................................................................Luke JohnsonAdministrative Assistant ...................................................................................................................................... Carol Schmittle




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Bob and Joan Lozinak, both Altoona natives who always had dreams of bringing professional baseball to their hometown, were finally able to realize that dream in 1999. The original owners of the franchise from 1999-2001, Bob and Joan along with their three sons, Mike, David and Steve, reacquired their hometown team on December 30, 2008.

The Lozinaks had visions of bringing professional baseball to Altoona in the late 1970s, but public opposition thwarted the idea. They then pro-ceeded to buy the Triple-A Albuquerque Dukes from former Los Angeles Dodgers owner Peter OMalley and over the next 20 years (1979-2000), the Dukes captured six Pacific Coast League titles and numerous awards for club operations. Lozinak is among only a handful of minor league baseball owners to have been awarded the prestigious John H. Johnson Trophy

twice. The Johnson Trophy is awarded annually to the top franchise in Minor League Baseball in the U.S. and Canada. The Dukes were presented the honor in both 1984 and 1991. Additionally, Albuquerque also captured

the Larry McPhail Trophy for the countrys top promotional effort in 1987.

Lozinak sold the Dukes in 2000 so he could focus his efforts on his new franchise, the Altoona Curve.

After selling the Curve in 2002, the family purchased the West Tenn Diamond Jaxx and would enjoy Double-A affiliations in the Southern League with both the Chicago Cubs and the Seattle Mariners before the team was sold in the early months of the 2008 season.

Bob was born in Altoona on June 4, 1937. His college educa-tion was halted by five years of service in the Army during the 1960s. Lozinak completed Officer Candidates School in Lawton, Okla. and was honorably discharged as a 1st Lieuten-ant. Upon his departure from the Army, Lozinak returned to finish his education at St. Francis College in Loretto, Pa. and graduated with a Bachelors Degree in History.

After college, Bob and Joan became McDonalds franchisees in 1969 and their role as an owner-operator continues with stores in Hartford County, Maryland.

Since the purchase of their first McDonalds franchise, Joan has been actively involved in many phases of the operation of the restaurant, whether it means balancing the restau-rant budget or appearing at numerous functions within the community.

Joan, a graduate of Altoona Catholic High School, currently serves on the Board of Trustees for Bishop Guilfoyle Catholic High School in Altoona. She is actively involved in long-term planning, policy development, financing, capital improvements, public relations and marketing, development and alumni relations and budgetary management.

Joan has always been actively involved in the Catholic church serving as either a Eucharistic Minister or singing in the choir.

The couple can often be found somewhere inside Peoples Natural Gas Field on game days enjoying Curve baseball with fellow fans and enjoying the fun, affordable family atmosphere they always dreamed of providing through the game of baseball in their hometown.

Bob & Joan Lozinak, Managing Members

Lozinak (left) poses for a picture with Pat McKernan. McKernan was the former President of the Eastern League from 1974-81. He also served as Lozinaks General Manager of the Albuquerque Dukes from 1979-99.

Together the duo won a pair of John H. Johnson Trophies (1984 and 1991) as the top franchise in the country along with the Larry McPhail Trophy in 1987 for the top promotional effort in the minors. The two are shown pictured in Altoona together in 1999. McKernan was named the King of Baseball, at

Baseballs Winter Meetings in 2000. McKernan passed away in 2001.

Bob and Joan Lozinak on Opening Night 2009, their first game back as owners of the team

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David enters his sixth year as the Chief Operating Officer of the Altoona Curve. His day-to-day responsibilities are to oversee the entire operation of the franchise.

Prior to his family reacquiring the team in December 2008, Lozinak held the same position with the West Tenn Diamond Jaxx of the Southern League.

Lozinak also spent three years working in the Accounting and Concessions departments for the Albuquerque Dukes, a team that his family owned and operated from 1979-2000.

David is a 1987 graduate of Widener University with a degree in Business Administration. He resides in Hollidaysburg with his wife, Aimee, daughter, Katie and son Will.

The teams radio voice for the first six seasons (1999-2004), Rob Egan was named the fourth General Manager in Altoona Curve history on December 5, 2008. Egan returned to the Curve after spending nearly four years as the Secretary for Communications for the Catholic Diocese of Altoona-Johnstown (2005-08). Egan also created and hosted the daily sports talk show Front & Center on the ESPN Radio affiliates in Altoona and State College in 2005, hosting it for three and a half years.

Egan enters his 16th season in professional baseball, spending the majority of his career in the fields of communications and public relations. Prior to his first stint with the Curve (1999-2004), he worked for minor league clubs in Charleston, S.C. (1997-98), Johnstown (1996), and Salinas, Calif. (1995).

During his first five years as General Manager, the franchise has achieved several firsts: In November 2010, the Curve unveiled entirely new logos and uniform designs which redefined the teams brand for the first time since the clubs original marks were revealed in 1998. The new logos embrace the regions railroad history by incorporating an engineer character as the centerpiece with the iconic Pennsylvania keystone also used in the backdrop. In 2011, for the first time since 2006, the Curves average home attendance increased. An enhanced promotional and marketing effort including more giveaway events, increased social media interaction with fans, and more ticket and food value programs, produced the increase.

In January 2012, the Curve announced another first as the franchise prepared for its 14th season. Peoples Natural Gas, a marketing partner since relocating its headquarters in Pittsburgh in 2010, agreed to acquire the naming rights to Blair County Ballpark with a long-term pact. As part of the relationship, the Curve installed a state-of-the-art video marquee with the Peoples Natural Gas Field logo along Park Avenue to inform all who pass by of upcoming games, promotions, and events at the facility.

In 2012, the Curve once again increased average home attendance - the first time the club has experienced back-to-back seasons of growth in attendance since 2003-04. Along the way, the franchise announced its Curve, PA Blue Out Saturdays initiative designed to increase awareness and fundraising for Prevent Child Abuse Pennsylvania. The Curve dedicated every Saturday home game to the effort and reached out to all of the other affiliated clubs in Pennsylvania to join them. With their collective efforts, over $11,000 was raised and over 80,000 minor league baseball fans around the commonwealth were exposed to the important message in the wake of one of the worst scandals in sports history. The Curve were recognized for the outreach with Minor League Baseballs Golden Bobblehead award for best charitable promotion.

On opening night of the 2012 season, the Curve and Pirates announced that they would play an exhibition game in Altoona in March 2013. The game was to mark the first time the major league club had played in Altoona since 2000.

On March 30, 2013, a franchise-record crowd of 10,116 watched as the Curve hosted the Pirates on a sun-splashed afternoon at Peoples Natural Gas Field. Before the game, Pirates president Frank Coonelly announced that the affiliation between the Major League club and the Curve was being extended for four more years through the 2018 season. During the game, Egan announced with Eastern League President Joe McEacharn and Minor League Baseball President Pat OConner that the Curve would be hosting the 2014 EL All-Star Game for the first time since 2006.

A 1991 graduate of Central Michigan University, Egan serves on the boards of Explore Altoona and the Miracle League of Blair County. He is also a member of the Blair County Chamber of Commerce Attractions Committee, a past board member and chair-person for Catholic Charities of the Diocese of Altoona-Johnstown, and a lector at Cathedral of the Blessed Sacrament Catholic Parish. A native of Grand Blanc, Mich., Egan resides in Altoona with his wife, CK, and four children: Drew, Gabe, Caroline and Regina.

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robEGAN|general manager

davidLOZINAK|chief operating officer




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Gregory Polanco, the Pirates No. 1 prospect according to Baseball America suited up for the Curve during the 2013 season

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Former Pittsburgh Pirates All Star Carlos Garcia returns to Altoona to pilot the Curve for a second straight season in 2014 after leading the club to a 63-79 record last season. The 2014 campaign will be Garcias fourth-straight season managing in the Pirates system af-ter spending 2011-12 with the Bradenton Marauders and 2013 in Altoona. Prior to his time in Bradenton, Garcia spent the 2010 season as the first base coach and infield instructor for the Pirates at the major league level. All told, 2014 will mark Garcias seventh season in the Pirates organization. His stay in the Pirates chain began in 2008 when he served as the clubs minor league infield coordinator.

With the Curve in 2013, Garcia and his staff led the development of some of the top pros-pects in the Pirates system that included RHP Jameson Taillon and OF Gregory Polanco. Both Taillon and Polanco received promotions to Triple-A towards the end of the season after productive stints with the Curve under the tutelage of Garcia & Co.

In addition to his managerial experience over the past three seasons, Garcia managed Magallanes in the Venezuelan Winter League in 2009 and 2011. In 2009, the native of Ciudad Bolivar, Venezuela led Magallanes to a 41-22 regular-season record and a berth in the Championship Series (a series which they lost to Caracas, 4-3). His overall coaching career began in the Cleveland Indians chain as a player-coach in 2002.

As a player, Garcia spent 10 total seasons in the Major Leagues with Pittsburgh (1990-96), Toronto (1997), Anaheim (1998) and San Diego (1999). He made his Major League debut on September 20, 1990 as a member of the Buccos and singled as a pinch hitter versus the Chicago Cubs at Wrigley Field. He hit a career-high 12 home runs for Pittsburgh in 1993 with his first career home run coming as an inside-the-park home run off Orel Hersh-iser at Dodger Stadium on April 16 that same season.

In 1995, Garcia amassed a 21-game hitting streak for the Bucs and then a year later hit the 8,000th home run in Pittsburgh Pirates history on April 13, 1996.

All told, Garcia had a career average of .266 in 610 big league games with a total of 33 home runs, 197 RBI and 73 stolen bases. His last Major League game came with the San Diego Padres on April 15, 1999. While with the Buccos and Blue Jays, Garcia chose to wear the number 13 as a tribute to former Reds shortstop and Venezuelan native Dave Concepcion.

The Venezuelan native currently resides in Depew, N.Y. with his wife Cathy and three children; Carlos Jr. and twins Isabel and Emanuel.

MANAGERIAL RECORDYear Team (League) Record Pct. Finish Playoffs2011 Bradenton Marauders (Florida State League) 74-63 .540 5th/1st Lost 1st Round2012 Bradenton Marauders (Florida State League) 60-77 .438 6th/4th -- 2013 Altoona Curve (Eastern League) 63-79 .444 6th --TOTALS 197-219 .474

Carlos Garcia is the seventh man to steer the Altoona Curve in their 14-year history. With Garcia returning in 2014, all seven managers in team history have spent at least a pair of seasons at the helm of a Curve club with Dale Sveum and Tim Leiper being the only managers to manage three seasons. Manager Years Record Win %Marty Brown 1999-2000 137-145 .486Dale Sveum 2001-03 213-211 .502Tony Beasley 2004-05 161-122 .569

Manager Years Record Win % Tim Leiper 2006-08 213-209 .505Matt Walbeck 2009-10 144-140 .507P.J. Forbes 2011-12 136-147 .481Carlos Garcia 2013-pres. 63-79 .444

carlosGARCIA|managerSEASONS IN ALTOONA: ONEBIRTHDATE: OCTOBER 25, 1967 (46)BIRTHPLACE: CIUDAD BOLIVAR, VENEZUELARESIDES: DEPEW, N.Y.MANAGERIAL EXPERIENCE: THREE SEASONSPLAYING EXPERIENCE: 10 SEASONS (MLB)

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Stan Kyles returns for his second season in Altoona in 2014 after performing the same duties under Carlos Garcia in 2013. Kyles was tasked with the development of the Pirates second-best prospect according to Baseball America in 2013 with RHP Jameson Taillon. Taillon started the season in Double-A under Kyles and went on to post a 4-7 record with a 3.67 ERA in 20 games (19 starts) before being promoted to Triple-A in early August. The Curve pitching staff as a whole in 2013 finished with a team ERA of 3.92, which was fifth in the 12-team Eastern League.

Kyles came to Altoona in 2013 after spending three-and-a-half years as the bullpen coach for Milwaukee from 2009-2012. Before to his work in the majors, Kyles served as the pitching coach for three seasons at Triple-A Nashville from 2005-08. His other stops as a pitching coach in the Brewers system included Triple-A Indianapolis (2004), Double-A Huntsville (2002-03) and High-A High Desert (2001). Before his time with Milwaukee, Kyles coached in the Cubs system (1992-93, 1997-2000) and in the Rockies system (1994-96). 2014 will be his 24th season as a coach after starting his coaching career in 1991 with Bend of the Independent Western League.

His coaching career was preceded by an 11-year MiLB career that spanned from 1979-1989. A fourth-round pick by the Cubs in 1979, Kyles played in their minor league system from 1979-1983. His other stops included Oakland (1984-87), Los Angeles (1988), San Francisco (1989) and Milwaukee (1989). In 279 career games (120 starts) at the minor league level, Kyles posted a career ERA of 3.86 and a win-loss record of 52-56.

The Illinois native enjoyed one of his best seasons in the minor leagues in 1982 with Salinas of the High-A California League when he went 11-5 with a 2.51 ERA in 26 starts. He struck out 118 batters that season in 172 innings and registered five complete games and two shutouts.

One of nine siblings, Kyles currently makes his offseason home in Spartanburg, S.C. with his wife Monica. They have one son, Marques (28), who pitched in the Brewers organiza-tion in 2010.

Ryan Long, or Ryno as some fans in Curve, Pa. might know him, retains his role as the teams hitting coach for the 2014 season and is in his second stint in the role. Long previ-ously served a two-year tour in Curve, Pa. as the hitting instructor from 2009-2010 before assuming the same role with the Bradenton Marauders in 2011.

Last season, the Curve hit .252 as a team and had the fourth fewest strikeouts as a team in the 12-team Eastern League. Highlighting the Curve offense was the promotion of OF Gregory Polanco as well as OF Alex Dickerson, who spent the entire season in Curve, Pa. Under Longs guidance, Dickerson finished the season among the league leaders in aver-age (.288, 9th), doubles (36, 2nd), slugging percentage (.494, 2nd), extra-base hits (56, 2nd) and total bases (223, 5th).

In previous seasons, other Curve hitters that have flourished under Long have been Brock Holt (won E.L. batting title in 2012), Hector Gimenez (.305 average in 2010) and Alex Presley (.350 average in 67 games before promotion to Triple-A in 2010).

This will be Longs fifth season in a Curve uniform and his sixth overall in the Pittsburgh organization after spending two seasons as the hitting coach for the Burlington Bees (Kansas City Royals affiliate in the Midwest League). Prior to his time with the Kansas City organization, Long spent six seasons (2001-06) as a coach in the White Sox farm system. All told, 2014 will mark Longs 15th season as a minor league coach. He was originally drafted by Kansas City in the second round of the 1991 draft and went on to play for ten seasons professionally.

He appeared in six games for the Royals in 1997, going 2-for-9 with a pair of RBI while collecting his first MLB hit off Seattles Randy Johnson on July 18, 1997.

Long was born in Houston, Texas and currently resides in Pearland, Texas with his wife Olivia and their son Easton.

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stanKYLES|pitching coach

ryanLONG|hitting coach

SEASONS IN ALTOONA: ONE

BIRTHDATE: FEBRUARY 26, 1961 (53)

BIRTHPLACE: CHICAGO, ILL.

RESIDES: SPARTANBURG, S.C.

COACHING EXPERIENCE: 23 SEASONS

PLAYING EXPERIENCE: 11 SEASONS (MiLB)

SEASONS IN ALTOONA: FOUR

BIRTHDATE: FEBRUARY 3, 1973 (41)

BIRTHPLACE: HOUSTON, TEXAS

RESIDES: PEARLAND, TEXAS

COACHING EXPERIENCE: 14 SEASONS

PLAYING EXPERIENCE: 10 SEASONS (MiLB)

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Miles Durham makes his return to Altoona as a coach for the 2014 season after holding the same role with the Low-A West Virginia Power in 2013. It will be his second season as a coach in the Pirates system.

Durham is no stranger to Curve, Pa. after first joining the Curve as a mid-season call-up during the 2009 season from High-A Lynchburg. The Fort Worth, Texas native then went on to spend the entire 2010 season and the first part of 2011 with the Curve before earning his first promotion to Triple-A Indianapolis in mid-May of that season. Durham began the 2012 season in Triple-A before returning to the Curve in mid-May.

In his only true full season in Altoona (2010), Durham played in 136 games and was the everyday right fielder on the team that claimed the only Eastern League title in franchise history. During that season, Durham might be most remembered for ending the longest home game in franchise history, which came on Fri., August 13, 2010. The Curve and New Hampshire Fisher Cats were locked in a 3-3 tie until Durham untied it in the bottom of the 19th inning with a walk-off homer to left-center field. It ended the game at 5 hours and 49 minutes.

Durham was originally drafted by the Pirates in the 22nd round of the 2006 draft out of Northwestern State.

Mike Zalno, a two-time New York-Penn League Athletic Trainer of the Year (2009 & 2010), returns to Altoona in 2014 for his fourth season with the Curve and his 12th with the Pi-rates organization. He began his Pirates career as a trainer with the GCL Pirates (2003-04) before going to Williamsport in 2005 and then Hickory in 2006. The Pennsylvania native then made his way close to home and served as the athletic trainer for State College from 2007-2010.

Zalno graduated from Duquesne University in 2000 with a bachelor of sciences degree in athletic training and a minor in psychology. After completing his undergraduate work, Zalno went to Eastern Kentucky University and obtained a master of sciences degree in sports administration in 2001.

No stranger to the area, Zalno worked with Joyner Sports Medicine as the Head Athletic Trainer at Tyrone (Pa.) High School from 2001-03.

He currently resides in State College, Pa. with his wife Heather and their son, Natee.

The newest member of the 2014 coaching staff will be Alan Burr, who will serve as the strength and conditioning coach. It is Burrs second season with the Pirates organization and his first at the Double-A level.

Burr spent 2013 in the same capacity down in West Virginia with the Low-A West Virginia Power serving on the staff of former Curve coach Michael Ryan (2012). Prior to joining the Pirates organization, Burr served as an assistant strength and conditioning coach at both Central Connecticut State (2008-2011) and Florida International University (2011-12). His travels as a strength coach also took him to Georgia Tech (May-July 2008 as an intern Strength Coach) and a grad assistant strength coach at Appalachian State (Aug. 2006 - May 2008).

Born in Roanoke Rapids, N.C., Burr received his bachelors degree in exercise science from East Carolina University before getting his masters in exercise science/strength & conditioning from Appalachian State in 2008.

Burr makes his offseason home in Liverpool, N.Y. with his wife, Erin, son, Carter, and dog, Boone.

milesDURHAM|coach

mikeZALNO|athletic trainer

alanBURR|strength coach

BIRTHDATE: SEPTEMBER 27, 1976 (37)

RESIDES: STATE COLLEGE, PA.

EXPERIENCE: 11 SEASONS

BIRTHDATE: SEPTEMBER 26, 1983 (30)

RESIDES: LIVERPOOL, N.Y.

EXPERIENCE: SEVEN YEARS

BIRTHDATE: MARCH 21, 1983 (31)

BIRTHPLACE: FORT WORTH, TEXAS

RESIDES: FORT WORTH, TEXAS

PLAYING EXPERIENCE: 7 MiLB SEASONS

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YR CLUB AVG G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB CS E 12 GCL Pirates (R) .213 42 150 23 32 6 2 3 19 21 50 2 0 1013 West Virginia (A) .324 66 244 42 79 16 1 17 61 36 79 6 1 3 Bradenton (A) .229 66 236 28 54 18 0 4 25 41 82 2 3 4MiLB Totals .262 174 630 93 165 40 3 24 105 98 211 10 4 17

stetsonALLIE|1bHEIGHT: 6-2 | WEIGHT: 244BIRTHDATE: MARCH 13, 1991 (23) BIRTHPLACE: OLMSTED FALLS, OHIO

BATS/THROWS: RIGHT/RIGHTRESIDES: OLMSTEAD FALLS, OHIOACQUIRED: 2ND ROUND (2010)

HITS: 4, 3x, last - 5/24/13 (WVA v. LWD)RUNS: 3, 2x, last - 7/19/13 (BRD v. CLR) 2HOME RUNS: 2, 3x, last - 5/21/13 (WVA @ KAN)

RBI: 5, 3x, last - 6/11/13 (WVA @ DEL)STOLEN BASES: 2, 4/24/13 (WVA @ CSC)LONGEST HIT STREAK: 11, 5/17-5/26/13

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CAREER TRANSACTIONS... Selected by the Pittsburgh Pirates in the 2nd round of the 2010 MLB Draft from St. Edward (Ohio) High School

CURVE CUTS...Listed by Baseball America as the 23rd-best prospect in the Pittsburgh Pirates organization prior to the 2014 season...Named to SAL All-Star Team in 2013 with West Virginia PowerOriginally drafted as a pitcher but converted into a position player during 2012 seasonWent 9-1 with a 1.29 ERA as a senior at St. Edward High School with 134 strikeouts in 60.0 IPWas ranked by Baseball America as the eighth-best prospect in the country prior to the 2010 draft as having the second-best fastball among all high school pitchers behind former Curve pitcher Jameson TaillonIn 2011 was ranked by Baseball America as Pittsburghs 3rd-best prospect...Rated by same publication as having the Best Slider in the system

2013Split season between Low-A West Virginia Power and High-A Bradenton MaraudersBatted .324 with 17 home runs and 61 RBI in 66 games with Power and hit .229 with four home runs and 25 games in 66 games with MaraudersBegan season with Power and went 0-for-4 in first game on 4/4 vs. ASH with four strikeoutsHit walk off blast for first home run of season on 4/7 vs. ASH in extra innings to give West Virginia first win of 2013Hit safely in 11-of-12 games from 4/6 to 4/17 and raised batting average to .407Hit two home runs and had five RBI on 4/13 in win @ ASHReceived the first South Atlantic League Batter Of the Week after hitting .373 with five home runs and slugging .745...Repeated a two home-run and five RBI performance on 4/29 @ SAV in final game of AprilFinished April batting .351 with eight home runs, 26 RBI, and slugged .660Continued to produce offensively into second month of season with a .324 average in May with seven home runs and 25 RBIsHit safely in season-best 11 straight games from 5/17-5/26 to raise average from .306 to .346 after hitting .467 during streak (21-for-45)Tallied third multi-home run game of season on 5/21 @ KANNamed SAL Batter of the Week for second time of season for week of 5/20-5/27Faltered in June after .256 average with a pair of home runs and ten RBIs in final month with West VirginiaSelected to SAL All-Star Game as starting first baseman for North-ern DivisionWent 1-for-2 in All-Star Game on 6/19Promoted to

Bradenton after All-Star Game and went 1-for-3 with a double in first game on 6/21Gathered hits in four of his first five games with MaraudersFinished June with .205 average in Marauders uniform and no home runsShowed signs of improvement in 28 July games by gathering a hit in first four games played in the month including first home run on 7/6 vs. CHAWent 3-for-4 with three RBIs and three runs on 7/19 vs. CLR...Hit .171 (7-for-41) in final 11 games of JulySlumped in final month of season with .204 average and two home runs in final 26 games of the seasonHit safely in nine of ten games and batted .278 from 8/14 to 8/25Hit final home run of season on 8/15 vs. PMB 2012Began season with West Virginia Power as a pitcher and finished season with GCL Pirates as a position playerOnly start with West Virginia on 4/6 @ HAG lasted 0.1 innings (0 H, 2 ER, HB, 4 BB)Made final career appearance as pitcher in a relief outing on 4/20 @ CSC and lasted 0.1 inning (1 H, 2 ER, 4 BB)Sent to extended spring training and repackaged as a position playerMade profes-sional debut as position player on 6/18 vs. BLU as third baseman (2-for-3, 3B, RBI, BB)Struck out in 15 consecutive games from 6/19 to 7/10 (22 Ks during span)Made first career start at first base on 7/6 and did not play third base for the rest of the seasonBelted first professional home run on 7/7 vs. PHL and second home run in next game on 7/9 @ YANHit .211 in final 34 games

2011Spent entire season with short-season State College...Had an 0-2 record and a 6.58 ERA (15 games, 7 starts)Made professional debut on 6/20 vs.. AUB and lasted 2.1 innings (3 H, 3 ER, 3 BB)Continued to have command problems in second start on 6/25 by allowing four walks over 2.2 inningsShowed signs of improvement in following two starts on 7/1 and 7/6 (Combined 8.0 IP, 7 H, 2 ER, 2 BB, 10 K) dropping ERA from 9.00 to 5.40Tossed two innings in relief on 7/11 vs. BAT and allowed two runs and three walksStarted three more times from 7/17 to 7/28 and lost two gamesMoved to bullpen after start on 7/28 and appeared as reliever in his final seven gamesAmassed a 2.84 ERA in final seven games in relief after allowing only two earned runs over 6.1 innings

The name Curve was officially chosen as the team nickname on July 2. 1998. The name was selected by fans in a name the team contest. Other finalists included Fish, Ridge Runners and Lake Monsters. Curve was selected for two reasons: one for the baseball connotation but also as a tribute to the historic Horseshoe Curve, located just outside the city of Altoona The landmark Horseshoe Curve was built in the 1850s as a means to make it easier for incoming trains to navigate through the Allegheny Mountains. The first train went around the Curve in 1854.

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YR CLUB W-L ERA G GS CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB SO09 State College (A) 0-0 1.69 6 1 0 0 0 16.0 11 4 3 0 2 910 West Virginia (A) 6-5 2.99 16 16 0 0 0 87.1 68 36 29 3 20 63 Bradenton (A) 2-3 3.02 9 9 0 0 0 44.2 42 17 15 6 17 3111 Bradenton (A) 10-8 3.34 29 25 0 0 0 148.1 151 80 55 6 51 10512 Altoona (AA) 4-7 4.94 32 13 0 0 1 105.2 100 67 58 9 57 7713 Altoona (AA) 4-4 6.05 38 7 0 0 3 80.1 92 63 54 8 45 68MiLB Totals 26-27 3.99 130 71 0 0 4 482.1 464 267 214 32 192 353

CAREER TRANSACTIONS...Selected by the Pittsburgh Pirates in the 5th round of the 2009 MLB Draft out of the University of Mississippi

CURVE CUTS...Entered the 2011 season ranked as the 17th-best prospect in the Pirates system according to Baseball America...Named one of the Top 150 players by the same publication com-ing out of high school in Cordova, Tenn...Father, Tim, was drafted by the Boston Red Sox and his grandfather, Chuck Daniel, played professionally for the Detroit Tigers...Saw his strikeout totals jump in his senior year at Ole Miss from 6.23 per nine his first two years to 9.27 strikeouts per nine innings...Of his 49 collegiate appearances, 20 came out of the bullpen...Named a 2010 South Atlantic League mid-season All-Star

2013...Saw action in two spring games for the Bucs (1.1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 1 HB, 0 BB, 1 K)...Tossed 0.2 IP in Pirates-Curve Exhibition (4 BB, 4 R)...Grabbed first save on 4/6... Tossed 0.1 IP on 4/17 vs. RIC (2 BB, 3 R)...Stranded two inherited runners on 5/14 vs. TRE (1.2 IP, 0 H, 1 R, 1 BB)...Dealt 1.1 scoreless on 5/18...Recorded save on 6/1 @ POR...Was his first save since 4/6 @ ERI...Grabbed first win of 2013 on 6/4 vs. REA (1.0 IP, 1 H, 0 R)...Gave up three runs on three hits, including a homer, on 6/8 vs. BIN (0.0 IP)...Turned in four hitless innings of relief 6/26 vs. NBR striking out a season-high six...Worked a bullpen season-high 4.1 innings 6/30 @ AKR...Went five straight relief outings without allowing a run from 7/11-23 (7.0 IP)...Made first start of the year on 7/26 @ NHM (5.0 IP, 6 H, 2 R, 1 ER, 0 BB, 5 K)...Was 2-0 with a 1.23 ERA in eight appearances (one start) in July (14.2 IP)...Seven of his last nine appearances in 2013 were as a starter...In first full month as a starter in 2013 (August), Baker was 0-3 with a 6.14 ERA...Went at least five innings in all seven starts and at least six innings in four of seven starts...Best start was in his final appearance of the season on 9/1 vs. AKR (6.0 IP, 7 H, 2 R, 0 BB, 7 K)

2012...Went five innings and gave up just one earned run in Double-A debut on 4/6 vs. ERI...Continued strong start to the season at RIC on 4/13 (W, 6.0 IP, 0 R)...Went nine straight shutout innings between first two starts...Walked a career high-tying four on 4/18 at HAR...Suffered his second setback in a row to Harrisburg on 4/25...First two starts (2-0, 0.82 ERA)/next three (0-3, 12.41 ERA)...Rebounded with seven shutout innings on 5/5 vs. RIC...Lost on 5/10 @ ERI (5.0 IP, 7 H, 5 R, 3 ER)...Took a no decision in Bowie on 5/16 and walked a career-high five...Came out of the bullpen in a piggyback role as Jeff Karstens made a rehab start on 5/21 (4.0 IP, 3 H, 1 R, 0 ER)...Walked a career-worst five on 5/16, 5/26 & 6/2...Failed to pitch at least five innings in four appearances (three starts) from 5/16-6/2...Finished 5.2 innings

in AKR on 6/8 and allowed two runs for a no decision...Moved to the bullpen for good on 6/20...Responded to move well, giving up one run across his first five outings (10.2 IP)...From 7/8 to the end of the season, couldnt put together back-to-back scoreless relief outings...Went into the break with a 3-6 record and a 5.00 ERA (19 G, 12 starts)...Was 1-1 with a 4.80 ERA after (13 G, one start)...Allowed six runs on six hits (3 HR) in 2.2 IP on 8/14 @ POR...Finished off the campaign with a strong scoreless five innings on 9/2 @ ERI

2011...Spent the season with Bradenton...Gave up 10 runs in his first two games...Allowed four or more runs in three of four April games (5.57 ERA)...Did not record a win in the month of May but posted a 3.81 ERA across six starts...Turned in first quality start of the season on 5/1 @ PMB (6.0 IP, 2 R, 0 BB, 5 K)...Allowed a season-worst seven runs (two earned) in 1.2 IP on 5/18 vs. DUN...Threw six shutout innings with eight strikeouts on 5/23 @ LAK...Continued to lower his ERA into June (2-2, 3.21, 7 G, 4 GS)...Finished the first half 3-4 with a 4.15 ERA...Really took off in the second half of the season (7-4, 2.62 ERA 14 G, 13 GS)...Tossed a career-high 8.1 innings in win over PMB on 7/5...Five of his 13 second-half starts were quality starts...Had an ERA of 3.07 across five July starts...Had his best month of the season in August (4-1, 1.96 ERA in six starts)...Won five of his last six decisions...His 3.34 ERA was seventh best in the FSL...Made one start during the playoffs (7.0 IP, 2 R, 1 ER, 5 K)...Was 1-1 with an 8.80 ERA in 10 games (one start) for Mesa in the Arizona Fall League...Gave up 15 runs in 15.1 IP

2010...Began the season with West Virginia before earning mid-season promotion to Bradenton...Started the season with a slow April (4.19 ERA in four starts) but ended his time with West Virginia with a 2.99 ERA...Was named the South Atlantic League Pitcher of the Week on 7/12 (14.0 IP, 0 R, 2 H, 12 K)...Went a career-best eight hitless innings, allowing only one baserunner (HBP) on 7/6 at Hagerstown...Led West Virginia in ERA...Seven of his 16 starts with WVA were quality starts...Tossed at least five innings in all but three of his 16 starts...Opponents had a .210 BAA...Sported a 1.01 WHIP with West Virginia...Made nine starts with Bradenton and had an ERA of 3.02...Went back-to-back starts on 8/20 and 8/28 without allowing a run (10.2 IP)

2009...Made his professional debut with State College on 8/5 throwing two scoreless innings vs. Aberdeen...Appeared six times, making one start and held his opponents to a .193 batting average and three earned runs over 16 innings...Five of his six appearances were scoreless

nathanBAKER|lhpHEIGHT: 6-1 | WEIGHT: 216BIRTHDATE: DECEMBER 27, 1987 (26) BIRTHPLACE: MEMPHIS, TENN

BATS/THROWS: LEFT/LEFTRESIDES: CORDOVA, TENN.ACQUIRED: 5TH ROUND (2009)

IP (START): 8.1, 7/5/11 (BRD @ PMB)IP (RELIEF): 6.0, 6/2/11 (BRD v. BRV)RUNS ALLOWED: 8, 4/30/12 (ALT @ ERI)

WALKS: 6, 8/10/13 (ALT v. HAR)STRIKEOUTS: 8, 4x, last - 8/29/11 (BRD v. SLU)MOST HITS: 11, 8/21/13 (ALT v. REA)

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YR CLUB W-L ERA G GS CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB SO09 GCL Pirates (R) 2-2 5.49 11 3 0 0 0 39.1 45 26 24 5 8 1910 State College (A) 0-2 4.68 21 0 0 0 3 42.1 40 25 22 3 16 2111 West Virginia (A) 0-0 0.00 4 0 0 0 2 6.0 5 0 0 0 0 3 Bradenton (A) 4-4 3.12 42 0 0 0 11 52.0 44 29 18 1 18 4612 Altoona (AA) 0-0 0.00 1 0 0 0 0 0.1 1 0 0 0 1 113 Bradenton (A) 2-0 4.00 13 0 0 0 1 18.0 20 9 8 2 5 11 Altoona (AA) 0-1 2.37 15 0 0 0 1 19.0 19 7 5 0 7 15MiLB Totals 8-9 3.92 107 3 0 0 18 177.0 174 96 77 11 55 116

CAREER TRANSACTIONS...Selected by the Pittsburgh Pirates in the 18th round of the 2009 MLB Draft out of Grayson County (Texas) CC

CURVE CUTS...Was home schooled but played high school baseball near his hometown of Fort Worth, Texas...Attended same commu-nity college, Grayson County CC in Denison, Texas, that produced Boston Red Sox pitcher John Lackey and former Pirate Andy LaRoche and Danny Darwin...Reportedly earned the nickname The Butcher from his Adelaide Bite teammates in Australia after carving up 15 pounds of kangaroo meat for a team barbecue...Throws a fastball, curveball, and changeup from a sidearm slot

2013...Began the season recovering from Tommy John surgery...Did not make 2013 debut until 6/3 with High-A Bradenton... Earned save with Bradenton on 6/23 @ STL...Worked 2.0 innings in five of his 13 relief appearances for the Marauders...Joined the Curve on 7/16 after beginning the season with Bradenton (2-0, 4.00 ERA, 13 games)...Was 1-0 with a 1.64 ERA in his last four games (3 BB, 3 K) with Marauders...Picked up first career Double-A save on 7/18 vs. ERI...Combined with Hollingsworth, Townsend & Ramos on second-ever no-hitter in Curve history on 7/25 @ NHM (1.0 IP)...Gave up first run in Double-A on 7/28 @ NHM...Went through August and was 0-1 with a 2.25 ERA in nine games (.239 BAA)...Made one appearance in September and gave up one run on five hits on 9/1...10 of his 15 appearances with the Curve were scoreless outings

2012...Started season in Double-A Altoona...Made one appearance for the Curve...Faced just three batters in outing on 4/6 before he felt discomfort in his right elbow...Missed the remainder of the season after having Tommy John Surgery

2011...Made four appearances for Low-A West Virginia before a move up to Bradenton where he spent the duration of his season...Allowed just five hits and no runs in six innings, picking up two saves in two chances...Struck out three without issuing a walk and limited opposing hitters to a .227 average against in the South Atlantic League...Kicked off High-A stay with three more appearances without allowing an earned run...Victimized for five unearned runs on 4/27 vs. St. Lucie...Only gave up one earned run in first eight FSL appearances...Had tough five-game span in late May and early June, allowing eight earned runs in six innings to watch his ERA balloon

from 0.93 to 5.17...Finished strong, allowing runs in just three of final 23 appearances...Went 3-1 with six saves in eight opportuni-ties and a 2.43 ERA in 24 outings in the second half versus 1-3, 5/6 (SV), 4.08 in 18 appearances in the first half...Strong in the ninth inning for the Marauders (25.1 IP, 17 H, 12 R, 7 ER, 21 K, 7 BB, 2.49 ERA) but struggled in the eighth (14.2 IP, 18 H, 16 R, 10 ER, 10 K, 4 BB, 6.14 ERA)...Better against LH hitters (.190) than RH (.252)...Surrendered just one home run with Bradenton (8/28 vs. SLU)...Pitched over the offseason for the Australian Baseball Leagues Adelaide Bite...Appeared in 14 games for Adelaide, going 1-2 with a 3.20 ERA and six saves (third-most in the ABL) in eight chances...Had the third-lowest batting average against among ABL pitchers (.219) in his 19.2 innings...Struck out 19 batters, a ratio of 8.69 per nine innings, fourth-best in the circuit among relievers...Walked just 2.29 men per nine, fifth-best for relievers in the league...Surrendered just one run in his first seven ABL appearances and just two in his first eleven...Allowed five runs in two appearances against eventual league-champion Perth on 12/29 and 12/30 to send his ERA from 1.10 to 3.38...Finished his season with a scoreless inning of relief and a save against Perth on New Years Day...Pitched strong on the road in the ABL with a 1.23 ERA versus a 4.38 mark at Coopers Stadium in Adelaide

2010...Spent all season in State College, making 21 appearances for the Spikes and going 0-2 with a 4.68 ERA a

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