Tag Archives: Gift Ngoepe
Prospect Watch: Cole Starts Rough, Then Throws Six No-Hit Innings
Top Pitcher: Joely Rodriguez, Top Batter: Gift Ngoepe, Home Runs: None
Prospect Watch: Glasnow Continues to Strike Everyone Out; Karstens Rehabs
Top Pitcher: Tyler Glasnow, Top Hitter: Josh Harrison, HR: Brett Carroll, Josh Harrison, Jerry Sands, Andrew Lambo, Gift Ngoepe, Stetson Allie
Pimentel struggles but bats rescue Curve in 9-8 victory
Two major stories coming out of Altoona this season have been how good pitcher Stolmy Pimentel has been and how poorly the offense has swung the bat. Tonight, those stories… Read more
Prospect Trends: Some Turnarounds and Some Struggling Altoona Hitters
A month into the minor league season, things are starting to take shape with the Pirates’ full-season affiliates. With a deep roster and very talented pitching staff, Indianapolis is dominating… Read more
Prospect Notebook: Vasquez, Curry, and Lambo leading the Altoona offense
The Curve lost their best hitter when Adalberto Santos went down with a hip injury April 15, and the offense has struggled for noticeable spells in the early season. Santos… Read more
Prospect Notebook: Recapping Week One in Altoona
I should start by acknowledging that I’m taking some liberties by saying “week one” since I’m actually looking back over the first 11 games of the season. This review highlights… Read more
Sadler, Cunningham lead Curve to victory in home opener
The Altoona Curve defeated the Harrisburg Senators 5-4 in their first home game of the year. Starting pitcher Casey Sadler was solid in the victory, going six innings and surrendering… Read more
8 prospects, 8 questions: An initial look at the Altoona Curve’s top prospects
One fun aspect of prospect analysis is that it truly is an adventure in ‘prospecting’— looking for gold amongst the less valuable pebbles. We deal in long shots, not sure… Read more
Pittsburgh Pirates 2012 AFL Season Recap
The Pittsburgh Pirates sent seven players to the Arizona Fall League this year — three position players and four pitchers. Kyle Kaminska emerged as the star of the group among… Read more
AFL Recap: Season Finale
In Arizona Fall League action today, Scottsdale lost 3-2 against Peoria. The only Pirates player in the starting lineup today was Gift Ngoepe. He batted ninth and played shortstop. Ngoepe… Read more
