Sports stats



SAL Hudson Valley Renegades

Renegades Eclipsed Late by Jersey Shore

May 18, 2024 - South Atlantic League (SAL)
Hudson Valley Renegades News Release


Wappingers Falls, N.Y. - In a game with 22 combined runs, the Jersey Shore BlueClaws used a five-run eighth inning to complete a comeback and win 14-8 over the Hudson Valley Renegades.

In the first, Roc Riggio led off with a walk and scored on a Jace Avina double. After a Jesus Rodriguez single put runners on the corners, a two-run double by Rafael Flores made it 3-0 Renegades. Flores finished 2-for-4 with a walk and two RBIs. He now has ten RBIs and six doubles in his last seven games.

Leandro Pineda homered to lead off the second inning against Kyle Carr. After a walk to Zach Arnold, an RBI triple by William Bergolla got the BlueClaws closer. Bergolla came home on a balk later in the inning to make it 3-3.

Jared Serna led off the third inning with a solo home run of his own, his seventh of the year and second of the series. Omar Martinez then singled, and reached second on a passed ball. Josh Moylan singled home Martinez later in the frame, putting Hudson Valley ahead 5-3.

In the top of the fourth, Arnold reached on a fielder's choice, and got to third after an infield single by Bergolla and a throwing error by Serna. A wild pitch by Carr allowed Arnold to come in to score and cut the deficit to 5-4.

Kyle Battle led off the bottom of the fourth with a walk. After Battle stole second, Avina launched a two-run homer to extend the lead to 7-4, his fourth long ball of the year. Avina was 3-for-4 with a double, a home run, a walk, three RBIs, and two runs scored.

In the fifth, Erick Brito singled, and Bryan Rincon drove him in with a double. Rincon advanced to third on a throwing error, and a Cade Fergus RBI groundout later in the frame scored Rincon.

Martinez doubled in the bottom of the fifth, and advanced to third on a Flores single. A fielder's choice hit into by Moylan allowed Martinez to score, putting Hudson Valley ahead 8-6. The Renegades have scored six-or-more runs in all five games of this series, and eight-or-more runs in four of the five matchups.

In the seventh for Jersey Shore, Pineda led off with a walk against Luis Arejula. Fergus then walked, and a single by Hendry Mendez knocked in Pineda. A double play later in the inning scored Fergus from third to tie the score at 8-8.

The BlueClaws took the lead in the eighth with a five-run frame. Jordan Dissin doubled to begin the inning, and came around to score on two balks by Arejula. Otto Kemp tripled later in the frame, and scored on a wild pitch. Pineda walked, and scored on a triple by Fergus. A walk issued to Mendez and an Arnold hit by pitch loaded up the bases. Bergolla then lined a single into left, scoring Fergus and Mendez to put the BlueClaws ahead 13-8.

Otto Kemp tripled and scored on a wild pitch in the ninth against Hueston Morrill to make it 14-8. Jersey Shore got the final six outs to secure their first victory of the series.

The BlueClaws and Renegades close out their six-game set on Sunday at 2:05 p.m., with the Heritage Financial Credit Union Pregame Show beginning at 1:45 on the Renegades Baseball Network. Ben Shields (1-1, 3.22) will start for the Renegades, while the BlueClaws will throw Starlyn Castillo (2-2, 2.53).

Renegades Record:

19-16

Check out the Hudson Valley Renegades Statistics



South Atlantic League Stories from May 18, 2024


The opinions expressed in this release are those of the organization issuing it, and do not necessarily reflect the thoughts or opinions of OurSports Central or its staff.

Other Recent Hudson Valley Renegades Stories



Sports Statistics from the Stats Crew
OurSports Central