Batters of all ages step up to the plate in Altoona

Kristen — Mon, 30 Jul 2012 14:26:47 +0000

On Wednesday, July 25, batters, fans and a plethora of volunteers came out to the Peoples Natural Gas Field, home of the Altoona Curve, to participate in the second-to-last home run derby of the season. Take a Swing Against Breast Cancer® at the Altoona Curve started out with a group of “little sluggers” stepping up to the plate to take their turn at the batting cage. This group, comprised of 3 batters under the age of 15, knocked off the socks of spectators as they made some incredible hits to the outfield and truly held their ground. Look out for this group in the years to come at Altoona!

Thanks to all of our teams, and the groups of volunteers who stayed with us throughout the day to shag balls in the outfield as the sun beat down on them…that’s dedication! We had groups from AT&T, Best Buy, YTI Career Institute and the Altoona Curve Junior. We couldn’t have been there without you, thanks for your support!

Check out the list of teams below, and our solo home run hitter!

Community State Bank of Orbisonia – 1,580 points (Altoona Winners!)
Central PA Community Foundation – 1,170 points
PSU Altoona Grounds Crew – 785 points
The Sky’s the Limit – 780 points

Home Run Hitters:

Scott Knepper from Community State Bank of Orbisonia—1

Thanks to everyone who came out, including the staff of the Altoona Curve for their help and enthusiasm at our event. View all of the photos from the Altoona Derby at Peoples Natural Gas Field here.

Home Runs Lead the Pack in Altoona

Kevin — Sat, 30 Jul 2011 15:04:34 +0000

The 4th Annual Take A Swing Against Breast Cancer home run derby is coming to a quick close. Where did July go?! The PBCC crew was excited for the derby to be at the Altoona Curve. And the day did not disappoint! Check out our high scores and the home runs that just kept on coming!

Team Hershey – 2,070 points
Team Belmar – 1,580 points
C&G Savings Bank Team 2 – 1,395 points
Community State Bank of Orbisonia Team 1 – 1,325 points
Altoona First Savings Bank Team 1 – 1,275 points
Enterprise Car Rental – 1,275 points
Altoona First Savings Bank Team 2 – 1,240 points
C&G Savings Bank Team 1 – 1,065 points
Laurel Eye Clinic – 965 points
Community State Bank of Orbisonia Team 2 – 780 points
Curve Front Office – 710 points
Forever Broadcasting – 440 points

Single Batters at bat at Blair County Ballpark:

Bill Klenoshek – 355 points
Brice Verbit – 310 points

We handed out quite a few pink and white home run baseballs at Blair County Ballpark. We love seeing home runs, so we certainly enjoyed the day! Congratulations to all of the batters!

Matt Hershey from Team Hershey – 5
Scott Knepper from Community State Bank of Orbisonia Team 1 – 3
Justin Blackburn from Altoona First Savings Bank Team 1 – 2
Joe Glass from Team Belmar – 1
Mason Hershey from Team Hershey – 1
Bill Klenoshek, Single Batter – 1
Gary Wurm from C&G Savings Bank Team 2 – 1

Special thank you to the Altoona Curve, the staff, interns, field crew, and everyone who made the Home Run Derby a great day at Blair County Ballpark! WJAC, WTAJ and the Altoona Mirror all stopped by to check out the event. Thank you for helping to raise awareness in the Altoona area! Check out some of the great photos from the 10th stop of the 2011 Home Run Derby!

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Batters of all ages step up to the plate in Altoona

Home Runs Lead the Pack in Altoona