SAL Hudson Valley Renegades

HVR Game Notes - June 16, 2022

Published on June 16, 2022 under South Atlantic League (SAL)
Hudson Valley Renegades News Release


Hudson Valley Renegades (30-29) vs. Greensboro Grasshoppers (24-34)

RHP Beck Way (3-2, 4.62 ERA) vs. RHP Justin Meis (0-0, $B!g(B ERA)

| Game 60 | Road Game 30 | First National Bank Field | Greensboro, N.C. | June 16, 2022 | First Pitch 6:30 p.m. |

TWO WEEKS IN THE TRIAD: The Hudson Valley Renegades continue their 12-game road trip of the season tonight as they take on the Greensboro Grasshoppers in the Gate City. This is the lone 12-game trip of the year for Hudson Valley. Following this week's six-game series, the Renegades have a six-game date with the Winston-Salem Dash. This is the only series of the year between Hudson Valley and Greensboro, despite both playing in the North Division.

SO, ABOUT LAST NIGHT: After falling behind 4-0 in the first inning, the Hudson Valley Renegades bashed a season-high four home runs in an 8-7 win over Greensboro. Tyler Hardman hit two long balls and drove in four runs to lead the way in the victory, while Eric Wagaman hit his team-leading eighth and Trey Sweeney connected for his seventh. In the first two games of the series, the Renegades have hit seven home runs off Grasshoppers pitchers after having only 48 home runs in 58 games coming in.

PEREIRA YARD WORK: Everson Pereira hit two home runs for the Renegades on Tuesday night, his fourth career multi-homer game. All four have come within the last calendar year, and three while a member of the Hudson Valley Renegades. The two-homer game also moved Pereira past Josh Breaux for second all-time on the Renegades career home run list.

Pereira Career Multi-HR Games:

6/14/22 at Greensboro Grasshoppers

9/5/21 at Greensboro Grasshoppers -- 3 HR

8/12/21 vs. Jersey Shore BlueClaws

7/10/21 at Dunedin Blue Jays

YANKEES AFFILIATES IN GREENSBORO: In the history of Greensboro baseball, the Yankees have fielded teams in the league several times. From 1958-68, the Yankees were affiliated with a Carolina League team, the Greensboro Yankees/Patriots. From 1980-84, the Yankees returned as the parent club of the South Atlantic League Greensboro Hornets. After a five-year hiatus, the Yanks returned from 1990-02 as the parent club of the Hornets/Bats.

START ME UP: In the last 25 games, Renegades starting pitchers have turned in some great individual performances, and as a unit have been performed at a high level. In those games, HV starters are 7-5 with a 2.97 ERA (40 ER/121.2 IP), with 108 hits allowed, 41 walks (3.04 BB/9) and 122 strikeouts (9.05 K/9). The run has lowered the collective starting pitcher's ERA from 4.61 to 3.82, and the starters win total has quadrupled.

CLOSE GAME TROUBLE: Entering play on Wednesday, the Renegades sit one game over .500 with a 30-29 (.508) record, despite a +33 run differential (33-26 pythag record). Part of the reason for this has been the Gades performance in one and two-run games this season. Hudson Valley is 9-10 (.473) in one-run games, and 7-10 (.412) in two-run games this season. Teams are typically around .500 in these kinds of games, indicating that the Gades have experienced some bad luck.

HEADS ABOVE WATER: The win Wednesday night over Greensboro put the Renegades a game over the .500 mark on the season. Today marks the first time since May 12 (Game 29) that the Gades are be over .500 on the season.

BOWMAN ON THE RUN: Cooper Bowman stole his 23rd base of the season on Wednesday night in Greensboro. That is the most steals in a single season by a Renegades player since Jake Fraley set the franchise record with 33 in 2016. Bowman has been successful in seven straight attempts since he was last caught stealing, and is 36-for-40 (.900) on steals in his career.

ALVAREZ CLOSING IN ON RECORDS: Reliever Nelson Alvarez has his sights set on two of the Renegades all-time pitching records. He currently ranks fourth all-time in total appearances, just four shy of tying Oscar Bustillos and Jason Jimenez for the lead. Alvarez also has racked up seven wins out of the bullpen, which ties him with teammate Charlie Ruegger for third on the all-time relief wins list, two shy of Mike Venafro's mark set in 1995. Dubiously, Alvarez has issued 51 career walks with Hudson Valley, which ties him for fifth most, but he is still 42 shy of Rich Dorman's franchise mark of 93.

HARDMAN HEATING UP: After a slow start to the season, infielder Tyler Hardman has been swinging a hot bat lately, picking up hits in 13 of his last 15 games. The hot stretch has lifted his season batting line from .173/.279/.298 to .235/.319/.395, a 137-point jump in his OPS. The stretch was punctuated by his first career multi-homer game on June 15 at Greensboro.

HUDSON VALLEY TO THE SHOW: The Renegades have had two 2021 alumni recently make their MLB debuts. Infielders Josh Smith and Ezequiel Duran both made their debuts with the Texas Rangers last week. They became the second and third Renegades, respectively, under the Yankees affiliation (2021 - Present) to debut in the Major Leagues, joining RHP Elvis Peguero, who saw his first MLB action August 26, 2021. Ironically, all three Yankees-era Renegades in the majors debut with other organizations after both were traded in 2021. Duran's debut marked the 110th former HV player to make it to MLB.

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