Erie SeaWolves 6, Altoona Curve 1 (box)

The SeaWolves got outstanding efforts from their pitchers, with some credit to Josue Briceño for calling a good game, and even the divisional series on Thursday. As a result they force a decisive Game 3 on Friday night.

The star of the show early on was lefty Andrew Sears, who has climbed the prospects rankings rapidly this season. After an uncharacteristically rough pitching performance in Game 1, the SeaWolves needed a stop from their starter and they got it.

Sears didn’t throw as many strikes as we’re used to but he kept the ball out of the middle of the plate and his fastball was topping out at 97 mph in this one. The Curve couldn’t do much against him. For five innings the fast working left-hander blanked their lineup, holding them to four si

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