EASTERN LEAGUE CHAMPIONS DIVISION CHAMPIONS PLAYOFF APPEARANCES PLAYERS TO MLB 2010 2004, 2010 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2010 117 BATTING AVG.: -- BATTING AVG.: -- TEAM HR: -- April 9, 2015 -- Game #1, Road Game #1 TEAM HR: -- WALKS: -- Altoona Curve (0-0) at Harrisburg Senators (0-0) WALKS: -- STRIKEOUTS: -- STRIKEOUTS: -- RHP Angel Sanchez (NR) vs. RHP Austin Voth (NR) TEAM ERA: -- TEAM ERA: -- WALKS: 443 -- 6:30 p.m. | Metro Bank Park | Harrisburg, Pa. WALKS: -- STRIKEOUTS: -- STRIKEOUTS: -- () -- EL Rank Radio - ESPN Radio 1430, WVAM | TV - MiLB.tv () -- EL Rank UPCOMING GAMES & PITCHING PROBABLES Fri., April 10 at Harrisburg 6:30 p.m. RHP Jason Creasy (NR) vs. RHP Joe Ross (NR) Sat., April 11 at Harrisburg 6 p.m. RHP Tyler Glasnow (NR) vs. RHP Paolo Espino (NR) Sun., April 12 at Harrisburg 1:30 p.m. RHP Chad Kuhl (NR) vs. RHP Tim Alderson (NR) Mon., April 13 at Richmond 6:35 p.m. LHP Zack Dodson (NR) vs. RHP Joe Biagini (NR) 17 AGAIN: The Curve uncork a 17th season of baseball tonight with the opener on City Island with the Harrisburg 2015 E.L. WESTERN STANDINGS Senators. Across the prior 16 seasons, the Curve have a franchise-record of 1132-1130. In the 16 years, the Curve Team W-L PCT GB Today have sent 117 players to the big leagues after playing in Curve, Pa. The Curve will seek their first winning record since Akron -- -- -- -- the 2012 season, when they rode a seven-game win streak to finish the season 72-70. Altoona -- -- -- -- Bowie -- -- -- -- CURVE/SENATORS SERIES: This is the first of four games to open the year in the capital of the commonwealth and the Erie -- -- -- -- first of 20 total games the two teams will play against one another this season. All time, the Curve are 3-0 when open- Harrisburg -- -- -- -- ing the season versus the Senators. Entering the year, the Curve are 158-131 all time versus Harrisburg with a 10-4 Richmond -- -- -- -- mark last season. FOR ALTOONA: Getting the Opening Day nod on The Island for the Curve will be RHP Angel Sanchez, who begins his 2015 E.L. EASTERN STANDINGS first full season in the Pirates organization after being claimed off waivers by the Bucs from Chicago (AL) in late July Team W-L PCT GB Today of 2014. Sanchez was assigned to Curve, Pa., where he made five starts in the regular season before heading to the Binghamton -- -- -- -- Arizona Fall League. Sanchez, 25, flourished in The Grand Canyon State, going 1-0 with a 2.26 ERA in eight games as a New Britain -- -- -- -- reliever. For more on Sanchez, see page two. New Hamp. -- -- -- -- Portland -- -- -- -- FOR HARRISBURG: Starting for the ‘Sens in the season lid lifter will be Austin Voth, who is starting the season with Reading -- -- -- -- Double-A Harrisburg for the first time in his career. Last season, Voth began the year in Hagerstown with the Suns Trenton -- -- -- -- (Low-A) and cruised in 13 starts (4-3, 2.45 ERA) before going up to Advanced-A Potomac, where he got even better (2- 1, 1.43 ERA). He was rewarded with five starts in Double-A at the end of the season but allowed 14 runs in 19.1 IP with the Senators. Voth was selected in the fifth round of the 2013 draft out of Washington and checks in as the 11th-best 2015 CURVE AT A GLANCE prospect in the Nationals system according to Baseball America. Overall Record ...............................................0-0 Home .......................................................0-0 I GOT FIVE ON IT: Of the 25 players on the Curve’s Opening Day roster, five of them are listed in the Pirates Top-30 Road .........................................................0-0 prospects according to Baseball America. The five are: Tyler Glasnow (#1), Josh Bell (#4), Willy Garcia (#12), Stetson Allie (#21) and Chad Kuhl (#28). Of the five, three of them spent time in Curve, Pa. in 2014. Place (E.L. Western) ............................................ Games Behind ....................................................... ALL HAIL THE PRINCE: The Curve have a new man to steer the ship in 2015 in manager Tom Prince. Prince, 50, em- barks on his first season at the Double-A level as a skipper and is coming off leading the Bradenton Marauders to a play- Streak .................................................................... -- off appearance and a second-half title in the Florida State League in 2014. Prince owns a career managerial record of Last 5 ..................................................................... -- 360-339 and has won one championship in 2012 with the GCL Pirates (their first title since joining the league in 1968). Last 10 .................................................................. -- 2015 vs. Harrisburg .....................................0-0 PLAYOFFS...PLAYOFFS?: Of the 25 men on the Curve’s Opening Day roster, three of them have been a part of a playoff at Altoona .............................................0-0 team in the Pirates organization in each of the last three seasons. RHP Tyler Glasnow, 2B Max Moroff, and 3B Eric at Richmond.........................................0-0 Wood, have all been a part of teams that have made the playoffs in each of the last three seasons. It began when they All-time vs. Harrisburg ....................158-131 won the GCL title with the GCL Pirates in 2012 before they made the playoffs by winning the second half with the West at Altoona ........................................86-50 Virginia Power in 2013. Last season, under Prince, they won the second half title of the Florida State League South at Harrisburg ..................................72-81 division. Altoona as a franchise has not made the postseason since winning its only Eastern League Championship in 2010. Other members of the Curve’s Opening Day roster with playoff experience are Jason Creasy (2013), Tom Harlan ‘15 Home Attendance .................................... -- (2013), John Kuchno (2013), Jhondaniel Medina (2013 & 2014), Jonathan Schwind (2013) and Josh Smith (2014) Home Openings ................................................ -- Average Attendance ...................................... -- I WOULD WALK 500 MILES...: It’s been a good long while since the Curve had a record of .500 or better in the regular season. A win in tonight’s season-opener would put them over the .500 mark for the first time since they were 4-3 after a win versus these Senators on April 11, 2013. They came close to getting over .500 twice very early last season when BROADCAST INFORMATION they were 2-2 and 3-3. However, they were unable to accomplish the feat and went on to finish 61-81. SEASON OPENER NOTES: In season-opening games, the Curve...are 6-10 overall in 16 seasons....have not won an Opening Day game since April 5, 2012 (7-4 vs. Erie)...are 0-8 when opening on the season on the road...and have not played an opponent other than Erie on Opening Day since 2010 when they beat Harrisburg, 5-1. No Curve starter has Mike Passanisi and Trey Wilson will call been the winning pitcher on Opening Day since Mike Crotta earned the win in that victory over Harrisburg in 2010. Of all the action of the 2015 season on the all the Opening Day starters in franchise history, only three of them have grabbed the win. flagship of the Curve, ESPN Radio 1430, SHOT CLOCK VIOLATIONS?: The Curve are one of 60 teams that will play the entirety of the 2015 season with the WVAM-AM in Altoona. Pregame coverage use of pitch clocks (all teams in AA and above) but it wont be the first time seeing pitch clocks for a few of the players begins 15 min. before all games. on this 2015 team. IFs Josh Bell and Dan Gamache, RHP Tyler Glasnow, LHP Tom Harlan and RHP Angel Sanchez all The Curve can also be heard on the following played in the Arizona Fall League last season, where the clocks were first tested out. Enforcement of pitch clock viola- affiliate stations for selected games: tions will not begin in the Eastern League until May 1. - WTRN-AM/FM 1340/100.7 in Tyrone - Online streaming at AltoonaCurve.com ON THE ROAD TRIP ROSTER BREAKDOWN: The 2015 Curve roster....has 13 players that have provided by TuneIn Radio Games .............................................................................-- suited up in a Curve uniform at some point in their careers....10 that are - Via the TuneIn Radio App and the MiLB playing at the Double-A level for the first time....12 pitchers and 13 position Record .............................................................................-- First Pitch App players...and one member of the Pirates’ 40-man roster (Willy Garcia). Average ........................................................................ .-- Runs/Runs Per Game ............................................-- TROPHY CASE: The Curve have both the Pirates Minor League Player and Home Runs ..................................................................-- Pitcher of the Year from 2014 on their 2015 Opening Day roster. Josh Bell was named the Pirates Player of the Year after a stellar season with High-A RISP ................................................................................ .-- Bradenton that saw him win the league’s MVP award despite playing for Errors ...............................................................................-- Double-A Altoona the last month and a half of the season. RHP Tyler Glas- now was named the Pirates’ Pitcher of the Year for a second straight season THIS DATE IN CURVE HISTORY ERA ...................................................................................-- and was also named the Florida State League’s Pitcher of the Year in 2014. On this day two