SAL Hudson Valley Renegades

HVR Game Notes - May 3, 2022

Published on May 3, 2022 under South Atlantic League (SAL)
Hudson Valley Renegades News Release


Hudson Valley Renegades (12-9) at Jersey Shore BlueClaws (6-14)

RHP Matt Sauer (0-0, 3.60 ERA) vs. RHP Griff McGarry (0-1, 5.06 ERA)

| Game 22 | Road Game 10 | ShoreTown Ballpark | Lakewood, NJ | May 3, 2022 | First Pitch 6:05 p.m. |

GREETINGS! FROM LAKEWOOD, NEW JERSEY: The Hudson Valley Renegades head down the shore to begin a six-game series with the Jersey Shore BlueClaws tonight at ShoreTown Ballpark. Tonight marks the first of 30 meetings between the teams this season, with the Renegades making three trips to Lakewood and the BlueClaws making two trips to Wappingers Falls. In 2021, the Renegades went 19-11 (.633) against Jersey Shore in their first-ever season-series.

MEETING ACROSS THE RIVER: In a back-and-forth contest with the Wilmington Blue Rocks on Sunday which featured four lead changes, the Renegades fell 8-6. Eric Wagaman, Aaron Palensky and Austin Wells all hit home runs for Hudson Valley, and all either tied the game of gave HV the lead at the time. However, the Blue Rocks rallied for three runs off Charlie Ruegger in the top of the ninth to win after the Renegades gained the lead in the bottom of the eighth.

ALL THE WAY HOME: Through 21 games, the Renegades are +24 in run differential, second-best in the South Atlantic League North Division. Aberdeen (+33) has the best run differential in the division, while Bowling Green (+40) is tops in the SAL. However, with only 79 runs allowed, the Renegades have allowed the second-fewest runs of any team in the 12-team league, with Brooklyn (66 RA) being the only team to give up fewer.

THE 9D SHUFFLE: On Saturday, April 30, the Hudson Valley Renegades tied a franchise record with nine stolen bases against the Wilmington Blue Rocks on nine attempts. James Nelson swiped three bags, while Aldenis Sánchez had two, and Everson Pereira, Austin Wells, Eduardo Torrealba and Cooper Bowman all had one each. That mark tied for the most stolen bases for Hudson Valley since they stole nine against the State College Spikes on July 5, 2010. In that game, Burt Reynolds (not the actor) stole three bases, and the Gades were caught stealing twice. A note: Nine stolen bases is a Portal Era (2005 - Present) record for the franchise. Game logs from 2004 and earlier are incomplete and may provide new information.

BORN TO RUN: Through 21 games, the Hudson Valley Renegades lead all teams in Minor League Baseball in stolen bases with 58.

- Jersey Shore (PHI) has 51 to place 2nd among all teams. The Gades have been caught stealing 13 times, leading to a 81.6% success rate.

- The Renegades have stolen the most bases of any team in the Yankees organization, with Somerset (AA) ranking second with 40.

- With 58 steals through 21 games, the Renegades are stealing an average of 2.76 bases per game, which puts them on pace for 365 on the season, which would smash the previous franchise record of 149 in 2021.

- Cooper Bowman leads the team with 12 steals, which is second in the SAL. Bowman has stolen multiple bases in a game four times this season. Aldenis Sánchez is tied for fourth in the circuit with 10 swipes. Austin Wells, Everson Pereira and James Nelson are tied for sixth with eight each.

- 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.

I'M ON FIRE: After a slow start to the season, Austin Wells has put together a torrid stretch in the last two weeks. In his last nine games (since 4/17), the catcher is 15-for-34, with two doubles, three home runs, nine walks and seven stolen bases. With the outburst, he raised his season batting line from .148/.273/.222 to .311/.434/.525, a 464-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.

THROW THAT SPEED BALL BY YOU: In the recent homestand, Renegades pitching was the star of the show. Across 12 games, HV pitchers recorded 136 strikeouts in 104.0 innings pitched (11.8 K/9). They also combined to throw two two-hitters and one one-hitter, all coming in the series with Brooklyn. Amazingly, Hudson Valley pitchers did not allow a single home run on the entire homestand.

BLINDED BY THE LIGHT (OF THE PITCH CLOCK): Friday, April 15 marked an historic day for the South Atlantic League and across Minor League Baseball as it was the first game in which the new pitch clock rules were enforced. In the first night under the rules, game times across Minor League Baseball plummeted, with nearly 30 minutes shaved off the average game, according to numbers run by J.J. Cooper of Baseball America. However, MLB has temporarily suspended the pitch clock at Dutchess Stadium until further notice. Even without the pitch clock, the Renegades have played only three games longer than three hours since the implementation of the rules, and none lasting longer than 3:07.

BECAUSE THE NIGHT: The Yankees made two roster moves effecting Hudson Valley today: Tanner Myatt was activated off the 7-day I.L., and catcher Juan Crisp was transferred from Tampa's Development List to Hudson Valley's Development List.

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