For a fourth consecutive season the Altoona Curve are headed to the postseason. Following a 3-0 victory over the Richmond Flying Squirrels on Sunday evening, the Double-A affiliate of the Pittsburgh Pirates clinched a postseason berth.
While the Curve are the defending Easter League Champions, making the postseason was no slam dunk. Due to players such as Brandon Waddell, J.T. Brubaker, Mitch Keller, and Jason Martin getting promoted to Triple-A, the Curve roster was gutted earlier this season.
On August 1st, the Curve were seven games behind the first place Akron Rubberducks in the Eastern League Western Division standings.