Maverick Baker Baseball All-Star Showcase Returning to Peoples Natural Gas Field

CURVE, PA – The Altoona Curve are excited to announce the return of the Maverick Baker Baseball All-Star Showcase, coming to Peoples Natural Gas Field on Saturday, June 7. The event will bring our region’s top senior baseball players together for a nine-inning all-star event.

“The inaugural game last season was great to see and even went into extra innings,” said Curve GM Nate Bowen. “We are excited for year two and to give the talented baseball players in our region another chance to get on the field together at a great facility like Peoples Natural Gas Field”

27 high schools from throughout our region are represented in the showcase, with 45 players split into Team East and Team West. Gates will open at 3:00 p.m. with a home run derby scheduled to kick off the day at 3:30 p.m. before the 6:00 p.m. game. The teams were selected by a private committee of local baseball coaches and evaluators.

The three-day event for players and their families will conclude with the baseball showcase on Saturday, June 7. Tickets for the event are on sale now at $5 general admission, with ticket proceeds benefiting Maverick’s Mission. The Curve will sell food and drinks at the event. Tickets can be purchased online at altoonacurve.com, over the phone by calling 814-943-5400, or at the PNG Field Box Office along Park Ave. For more information on the event, click here.

Team East:

1. Davin Yocum Mount Union
2. Julian Weilrich Mount Union
3. Dylan Shawver Mount Union
4. Jude Scavone State College
5. Connor Perry Bald Eagle
6. Aaron Smearman Altoona
7. Ryan McConnell Altoona
8. Landon Douglas Claysburg Kimmel
9. Jack Stoudnour Tussey Mountain
10. Ben Kormanski Tussey Mountain
11. Landon Myers Tussey Mountain
12. Reece Musselman Northern Bedford
13. Preston Farabaugh Penn Cambria
14. Mason Mento Penn Cambria
15. Noah McCoy Marion Center
16. Zach Gonzalez Bellwood-Antis
17. Matt Berkowitz Bellwood-Antis
18. Brady Steiner Hollidaysburg
19. Lukas Black Central
20. Michael Cacciotti Bishop Guilfoyle
21. Owen Horne Bedford
22. Owen Taylor Bedford

Team West:

1. Jake Yatsky Forest Hills
2. Bryce Roberts Forest Hills
3. Brad Valeria Northern Cambria
4. Caleb Dolney Northern Cambria
5. Shawn Gisler Northern Cambria
6. Greg Schilling Blacklick Valley
7. Grady Snyder Central Cambria
8. Logan Black Central Cambria
9. Brayden Blasko Central Cambria
10. Owen Harringer Central Cambria
11. Garrett Jasper Cambria Heights
12. Bradyn Jarvis Bishop McCort
13. Lucas Turner Bishop McCort
14. Adam Radkowski Bishop McCort
15. Braden Dunn Homer Center
16. Callen Miller Somerset
17. Logan Heinlein Conemaugh Valley
18. Connor James Penns Manor
19. Lucas Oleksa Windber
20. Gunnar Shoop West Shamokin
21. Max Long West Shamokin
22. Braden Talmadge West Shamokin
23. Sam Yantis River Valley

The showcase will be organized by Maverick’s Mission and is named in honor of Maverick Baker, a Northern Cambria high school student who passed away from suicide in February of 2022. Maverick was a promising athlete who excelled in football and hockey, but baseball was his true passion.

“It was incredible to see this event honor Maverick last summer, and I’m excited for its return,” said Maverick’s stepfather and event coordinator PJ Shell. “Baseball was a sport that Maverick had an undying love for, and Peoples Natural Gas Field was his favorite place to play. This event honors him with the sport that he loved most while supporting these great athletes from our area.”

For tickets and more information on the 2025 Altoona Curve Season, presented by Stuckey Automotive, visit AltoonaCurve.com, call 877.99.CURVE or stop by the PNG Field box office. Additionally, the Stockyard Team Store is open Monday-Friday from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., during every home game and online 24/7/365.