By Jim Lane AltoonaCurve.com CURVE, Pa. – Highs and lows. Athletes experience them all of the time. Curve infielder Mitchell Tolman has had more than his share. After graduating from El Toro High School in Lake Forest, Calif., Tolman committed to Cal State Fullerton where he planned to play college baseball. “(But), the (Fullerton) coaches … More Player Profile: Mitchell Tolman
By Jim Lane AltoonaCurve.com CURVE, Pa. –The road to Altoona and Double-A professional baseball wasn’t an easy one for Curve center fielder Jared Oliva. “Not your typical story,” Oliva said matter-of-factly at Peoples Natural Gas Field recently. Actually, Oliva is considered a rags-to-riches story in some baseball circles. He didn’t earn a starting position at … More Player Profile: Jared Oliva
By Jim Lane AltoonaCurve.com CURVE, Pa. — One of the first things that catches your eye about Curve pitcher Blake Weiman’s biography is his high school alma mater: Columbine, Colorado. That’s right! THE Columbine High School in the Metropolitan Denver area where 12 students and one teacher were murdered on April 20, 1999. Twenty-one others … More Player Profile: Blake Weiman
By Jim Lane AltoonaCurve.com CURVE, Pa. – Many baseball players are drafted after their junior year in college and begin their professional careers that same summer. Curve catcher Jason Delay was selected in the 11th round of the 2016 MLB draft by the San Francisco Giants after his junior season at Vanderbilt, but didn’t … More Player Profile: Jason Delay
By Jim Lane AltoonaCurve.com CURVE, Pa. – Standing 6-foot-3 and weighing 280 pounds, Curve pitcher Matt Eckelman looks more like an NFL player than a professional baseball player. But, after joining the Curve bullpen late last June and recording 11 saves in the Eastern League in 2018, Eckelman could eventually find himself in the major … More Player Profile: Matt Eckelman
By Jim Lane AltoonaCurve.com CURVE, Pa. – Duke and Stanford are two of the finest colleges in the country. When it comes to academics and athletics, few colleges are rated higher. Curve pitcher James Marvel was an outstanding student and baseball player at Campolindo High School near San Francisco and was drafted by the Minnesota … More Player Profile: James Marvel
By Jim Lane AltoonaCurve.com CURVE, Pa. –Curve outfielder Bligh Madris had just spent an hour taking extra batting practice under the watchful eye of hitting coach Jon Nunnally at Peoples Natural Gas Field. He was both grateful and excited. “We got home at 10 p.m. last night (from Richmond) and he’s out here helping me … More Player Profile: Bligh Madris
By Jim Lane AltoonaCurve.com CURVE, Pa. –Curve third baseman Hunter Owen wasn’t known as a power hitter in college, but he’s developed into one on the professional level. “In college, I think six homers was the most I ever had,” Owen, a product of Indiana State University, said recently at Peoples Natural Gas Field, “so … More Player Profile: Hunter Owen
By Jim Lane AltoonaCurve.com CURVE, Pa. – With a name like Pabst, it’s not surprising many of Altoona Curve catcher Arden Pabst’s teammates call him PBR. “You know, Pabst Blue Ribbon,” the Curve catcher answered, with a smile, when asked if his last name attracts nicknames. Nickname aside, Pabst has logged a lot of miles … More Player Profile: Arden Pabst
By Jim Lane AltoonaCurve.com CURVE, Pa. – By the time this is being read, the NCAA Final Four will be history and Curve pitcher Cam Vieaux will either be very happy or will be reminding friends “it was a really good run.” A Michigan State graduate, Vieaux loved watching college basketball’s big event on television … More Player Profile: Cam Vieaux
