HVR Game Notes - August 17, 2022
August 17, 2022 - South Atlantic League (SAL)
Hudson Valley Renegades News Release
Hudson Valley Renegades (58-50, 24-18) vs. Brooklyn Cyclones (54-55, 24-19)
RHP Juan Carela (1-0, 7.11 ERA) vs. RHP Jeffrey Colón (0-0, 0.00 ERA)
| Game 109 | Road Game 56 | Maimonides Park | Brooklyn, N.Y. | August 17, 2022 | First Pitch 7 p.m. |
BATTLE FOR FIRST IN BROOKLYN: The Renegades travel to Brooklyn for a crucial series with the Cyclones this week, completing a competitive, back-and-forth season series. The two teams have played close inthe first 25 meetings this season (13-12). Hudson Valley enters the game with a slim 0.5 game lead over Brooklyn for first place, with Aberdeen (23-20) in the mix, trailing 1.5 games behind.
ABOUT LAST NIGHT: Trailing 4-0 in the bottom of the fifth, the Renegades rallied to defeat the Brooklyn Cyclones 7-4 on Tuesday night. Grant Richardson and Ben Cowles each delivered two-run singles, while Carlos Narvaez put the Gades ahead with a two-out RBI double off Dominic Hamel. Hudson Valley tacked on two more in the eighth to pull away as Shawn Semple and Nelvin Correa closed out the game with 6.0 innings of relief.
HIT STRIKES HARDMAN: With his 16th home run of the season on Sunday, INF Tyler Hardman jumped into second place on the Renegades single-season home run list. Hardman broke a tie with Anthony Volpe (2021) and Joey Gomes (2002), and only trails Josh Breaux (17, 2021) and Dan Grummitt (22, 1999). After having just six double-digit home run seasons in team history from 1994-2019, seven Renegades have hit 10-or-more longballs since 2021.
LEADOFF LONG BALLS: On Thursday night INF Trey Sweeney hit the second pitch of the bottom of the first for a home run off Aberdeen's Connor Gillispie. It was the third time this season that Sweeney has led off a game with a home run, having previously done so against Greenville (4/8 off Brian Van Belle) and Wilmington (7/24 off Michael Cuevas). Sweeney has 13 home runs on the season in his first full year as a pro.
NARVY'S PARTY: Starting with his two-homer game on June 17, Renegades C Carlos Narvaez is batting a robust .253/.363/.526 with 5 doubles, 7 HR, 23 RBIs, 16 BB and 32 K in 31 games. Narvaez had a streak of two RBIs in three consecutive games snapped last Saturday, but was tied with OF Everson Pereira and C Tyler Hardman for the longest multi-RBI streak for a Hudson Valley batter this season.
ON THE DeMARCO: Renegades OF Pat DeMarco is 11-for-27 at the plate in his last nine games played, raising his season batting line from .208/.250/.252 to .231/.269/.293. The run includes his first home run of the year on Sunday, July 24 at Wilmington, a solo home run off Jose Ferrer.
THE MARTIAN EFFECT: In the first 12 games of Jasson Domínguez's home tenure, the Renegades welcomed 39,850 fans through the gates at Dutchess Stadium. The Gades rank 5th out of 12 teams in the South Atlantic League in attendance, and are in the top half among all High-A franchises. Hudson Valley's average attendance is up 25.4% compared to 2021, compared to a 16.5% jump across the SAL.
LUCKY NUMBER SEVEN: Scoring many runs gives a team a better chance to win a baseball game, and the 2022 Renegades are no exception. With Tuesday's 7-4 triumph over Jersey Shore, Hudson Valley is now 28-2 (.933) this season when scoring 7-or-more runs. The Gades are 30-48 (.385) when scoring 7-or-fewer runs.
PINSTRIPED PITCHING PROWESS: Strength in pitching is a theme across the New York Yankees minor league system and the Renegades are no exception. The staff sports a 3.74 ERA on the season, the second-best mark in the South Atlantic League, behind only Wilmington (3.67). It also ranks as the sixth-best staff ERA in High-A, and 13th-best in the minor leagues. All four Yankees affiliated teams rank in the top 25 in the minors in ERA -- Somerset 3.48, t3rd; Tampa 3.86, 22nd; Scranton/Wilkes-Barre 3.90, 24th.
RECORD-SETTING THIEVES: With Carlos Narvaez's steal of third base in the seventh inning on July 6, the Renegades stole their collective 150th base of the season to set a new franchise record. It took only 77 games to break the record that was set by the 2021 Renegades in 120 games. The Gades enter play Tuesday with 196 stolen bases on the year, third-most in the minors behind Down East (A, TEX -- 253) and Lake Elsinore (A, SD -- 214).
IN GOOD HANDS: The Renegades have been among the best fielding teams in the South Atlantic League this season, having committed the third-fewest errors (87) of any team, trailing only Bowling Green (85) and Winston-Salem (86). The Gades sit tied for second with Brooklyn in fielding percentage (.977). Hudson Valley fielders committed just 21 errors in 1292 total chances since the start of July (34 total games), the best fielding percentage (.984 )in the league.
OL' PROSPECTORS: With the trade deadline in the rear-view mirror, the Yankees Top 30 prospects list has changed. Per MLB.com, the Renegades feature the Yankees No. 2 (Jasson Domínguez), No. 6 (Trey Sweeney), No. 12 (Yoendrys Gómez), No. 29 (Edgar Barclay) and No. 30 (Juan Carela) prospects. Before the MLB.com's mid-season re-rank unveiled on August 17, Richard Fitts was the No. 28 prospect in the orgaization, though he fell off the list.
South Atlantic League Stories from August 17, 2022
- Clones Score Early, Hold on Late in 7-5 Win over Renegades - Brooklyn Cyclones
- Beau Comes Through, Braves Win Again - Rome Emperors
- Bats Stay Hot as 'Dads Win 8-1 - Hickory Crawdads
- Palma's Grand Slam the Only Offense in 9-4 Defeat - Asheville Tourists
- Renegades Lose 7-5 to Cyclones - Hudson Valley Renegades
- BlueClaws Fall 4-2 on Wednesday to Wilmington in ShoreTown - Jersey Shore BlueClaws
- Hot Rods Game Notes - Bowling Green Hot Rods
- HVR Game Notes - August 17, 2022 - Hudson Valley Renegades
- Dash Handled by Hickory in Series Opener - Winston-Salem Dash
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