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HVR Game Notes - May 13, 2022

May 13, 2022 - South Atlantic League (SAL)
Hudson Valley Renegades News Release


Aberdeen IronBirds (21-7) vs. Hudson Valley Renegades (15-14)

RHP Peter Van Loon (4-0, 3.86 ERA) vs. RHP Beck Way (1-0, 3.93 ERA)

| Game 30 | Home Game 16 | Dutchess Stadium | Wappingers Falls, N.Y. | May 13, 2022 | First Pitch 7:05 p.m. |

FOR THE BIRDS: The Hudson Valley Renegades host the Aberdeen IronBirds tonight in the fourth game of a six-game series. This is the first of three series between the former New York-Penn League rivals this season, with Hudson Valley making one trip to Aberdeen (May 31-June 5) and the IronBirds returning to Dutchess Stadium from August 9-14. With a 21-7 record, Aberdeen enters play Thursday night with the best record in affiliated baseball (MiLB and MLB).

ABOUT LAST NIGHT: The IronBirds pulled away late and defeated the Hudson Valley Renegades 7-2 on Thursday night at Dutchess Stadium. Will Warren turned a solid start, allowing only one run on one hit in 4.1 innings while walking one and striking out six. Spencer Henson continued his strong run of hitting with his second home run of the season, and Austin Wells clubbed his team-high sixth.

BASEBALL AMERICA UPDATES: On Wednesday, Baseball America released its midseason Top 30 prospects list for the New York Yankees, featuring several Hudson Valley Renegades. Five Renegades made the list, headlined by new #3 prospect Everson Pereira (#11 preseason). Joining him were Trey Sweeney (#7), Austin Wells (#9), Beck Way (#12), and Will Warren (#27).

COLEMAN STREAKING: With 1.2 scoreless innings on Wednesday against Aberdeen, Hudson Valley reliever Carson Coleman has a 16.1 inning scoreless streak to begin the season. That represents the longest scoreless streak for a pitcher in affiliated professional baseball this season (MiLB and MLB). Interestingly, the second-longest streak also resides in the South Atlantic League, with Rome's Lisandro Santos on a 16.0-inning streak to begin his season.

I'M ON FIRE: After a slow start to the season, Austin Wells has been locked in at the plate over the past four weeks. In his last 17 games (since 4/17), the catcher is 23-for-58 (.397/.500/.776), with four doubles, six home runs, 12 walks and seven stolen bases. With the outburst, he raised his season batting line from .148/.273/.222 to .318/.427/.600, a 532-point jump in OPS. Wells is the Yankees No. 4 prospect according to MLB Pipeline, who also ranks him as the No. 95 prospect in MiLB, and the No. 10 overall catching prospect.

BORN TO RUN: Through 29 games, the Hudson Valley Renegades are second in stolen bases among all teams in Minor League Baseball with 70. They trail only Lake Elsinore (A, SD) among all teams, which has 71.

- The Renegades have already stolen more bases this season in 26 games than they did in the entire 1997, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, and 2017 seasons (all between 74 and 76 games).

- Jersey Shore (PHI) has 62 to place second in the South Atlantic League, and fifth among all teams. The Gades have been caught stealing 15 times, leading to a 82.4% success rate.

- The Renegades have stolen the most bases of any team in the Yankees organization, with Somerset (AA) ranking second with 49.

- With 70 steals through 29 games, the Renegades are stealing an average of 2.41 bases per game, which puts them on pace for 319 on the season, which would smash the franchise record of 149 in 2021.

- Cooper Bowman leads the team with 16 steals, which is second in the SAL. Bowman has stolen multiple bases in a game six times this season. Aldenis Sánchez is tied for third in the circuit with 12 swipes. James Nelson is tied for eighth with nine.

- Austin Wells is 8-for-8 in steals this year, and is 24-for-24 in stolen base attempts in his career.

- The Renegades have stolen at least six bases in a game as a team three times this season, including a season-high nine on 4/30.

- James Nelson has 25 steals with the Renegades, and is one shy of moving into a tie for 10th place on the franchise stolen base list.

WE'RE ON THE CLOCK: The new Minor League Baseball pitch clock rules have been accomplishing their intention of speeding up the pace of play and shortening game times across the sport in 2022. Owing to MLB's temporary suspension of the pitch clock at Dutchess Stadium in April, the Renegades have played in only 10 games this year with a functioning pitch clock. In those contests, the average time of game is 2:31. In 2021, Hudson Valley played only three nine-inning games in under 2:30. This year, they have already played nine in 22 nine-inning contests.

STAYING IN THE YARD: Through 29 games this season, the Hudson Valley Renegades have allowed only 10 home runs in 246.0 IP (0.37 HR/9). That is the second-fewest home runs allowed in the South Atlantic League this year, with only Brooklyn (8 HR) having coughed up fewer. However, Brooklyn's home field, Maimonides Park, notoriously suppresses home runs. The Renegades have not allowed a home run at Dutchess Stadium this season in 131.0 innings entering play on Friday night.

IN A PINCH: Tyler Hardman clubbed a go-ahead, two-run pinch-hit home run for the Renegades on Wednesday vs Aberdeen in a 6-5 win. That was the first time this season that Hudson Valley had a pinch hit, and the first pinch hit for the franchise since 2019 (0-for-3 in 2021). It was the first pinch-hit home run for the Renegades in the portal era (2005 - Present).

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