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Renegades Earn 3-2 win Over Blue Rocks

May 5, 2023 - South Atlantic League (SAL)
Hudson Valley Renegades News Release


WAPPINGERS FALLS, N.Y. - A walk-off wild pitch lifted the Hudson Valley Renegades to a 3-2 win over the Wilmington Blue Rocks on Friday night at Heritage Financial Park.

In the ninth inning, after Aaron Palensky opened up the frame with a leadoff single, and Spencer Henson reached base on a fielder's choice. Henson advanced to second on a throwing error by Yoander Rivero on a fielder's choice groundball hit by Rafael Flores, who reached at first.

Jack Sinclair (2-1) struck out Grant Richardson for the second out of the inning before Henson stole third after Onix Vega threw down to second base on a back pick attempt. Two pitches later, Henson dashed home on a wild pitch to win the game for the Renegades. It was the first walk-off win of the season for Hudson Valley.

Wilmington had tied the game in the ninth with a sacrifice fly from Vega against Juan Carela after James Wood tripled on a ball lost in the lights in the outfield.

The Blue Rocks starter, Dustin Saenz, held the Renegades without a hit until a Flores leadoff single in the fifth. Tyler Schoff replaced Saenz in the seventh, and Henson clubbed his sixth home run of the season to tie the game at one.

On the second pitch of the bottom of the eighth, Ben Cowles crushed a solo home run over the right field wall to hand Hudson Valley their first lead of the game at 2-1. The blast was already Cowles' fifth of the season in his 16th game played, after he hit seven in 93 games in 2022.

Zach Messinger started the game for the 'Gades and struck out five in five innings of work. Carela (1-1) went the final 4.0 innings and limited the Blue Rocks to just two hits while striking out three and not allowing a walk in his first relief outing of the season. The pair combined to four-hit the Blue Rocks, tied for the fewest hits allowed by the Renegades in a game this season.

Hudson Valley and Wilmington continue their series at Heritage Financial Park on Saturday night. First pitch is scheduled for 4:05 p.m. with coverage on the Renegades Baseball Network beginning at 3:45. The Renegades will send RHP Chase Hampton (0-0, 4.61) to the mound, opposite of RHP Kyle Luckham (0-0, 1.80) for the Blue Rocks.

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