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May 8, 2025 - South Atlantic League (SAL)
Hudson Valley Renegades News Release


Hudson Valley Renegades (19-9) at Wilmington Blue Rocks (10-19)

RHP Ben Hess (1-2, 4.42 ERA) vs. RHP Wander Arias (0-1, 9.20 ERA)

| Game 29 | Road Game 15 | Thursday, May 8, 2025 | Frawley Stadium | Wilmington, Del. | First Pitch 6:35 p.m. |

Radio: The Beacon - WBPM 96.5 FM - Beacon, WGHQ 92.5 FM/920 AM Kingston, W232DQ 94.3 FM Peekskill, WBNR 1260 AM - Beacon, WLNA 1420 AM - Peekskill

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CONSISTENCY: The Renegades have split the first two games of their series in Wilmington this week. With five series under their belt in 2025, the Renegades have four series victories and one split. Hudson Valley has still not lost a series since July 2024, when they dropped four of six to the Wilmington Blue Rocks at Frawley Stadium. Since then, the Renegades have won nine series and split three, including a six-game sweep of Wilmington earlier this month.

COMING ALIVE: After a slow start to the season, Omar Martinez has been on a tear in recent games. On Wednesday, Martinez was 4-for-5 with a double and home run, driving in five runs. During a current seven-game hitting streak, the Renegades catcher is 10-for-27 (.444) at the plate with two home runs, nine RBIs and a 1.293 OPS. Martinez has boosted his season average from .203 to .274, and has recorded three multi-hit outings in the last four games. He had 13 home runs in 2024, which led the team, and also drove in 41 runs.

HIT PARADE: Hudson Valley had another offensive outburst on Wednesday, striking for 12 runs on 17 hits in a 12-1 victory. Brendan Jones and Omar Martinez had the first four-hit games for a Renegades player since May 2024, while four others had multi-hit outings. Through 28 games, the Renegades have now put together 11 games of 10 or more hits and seven games of 12 or more hits. They had 12 total games of 12 or more hits all last season. They have also scored double-digit runs in four contests already this season, after doing so 11 times in 2024.

FAN FAVORITE: Jace Avina has been on a tear at the dish, building a current on-base streak of 22 consecutive games. The on-base streak is the second-longest in the South Atlantic League. Avina is hitting .311 with a .458 on-base percentage during the on-base streak, recording 11 RBIs, 16 walks and an .890 OPS. In the last nine games, Avina has reached base safely 21 times. His .308 average overall this season is eighth in the SAL. Avina has also hit safely in 11 of his last 13 games, which includes six multi-hit outings.

DOMINICAN FLAMETHROWER: Hard-throwing right-hander Carlos Lagrange was outstanding again on Wednesday night at Wilmington. The Yankees No. 17 prospect allowed just one unearned run on two hits in 5.2 innings, striking out nine. Lagrange retired 17 in a row after allowing a hit in the first inning. The right-hander has struck out seven or more batters in each of his first five starts, punching out 41 batters in 25.1 innings (14.7 K/9). Across his last four outings, Lagrange has a 2.01 ERA, allowing just five earned runs in 22.1 frames.

MIDDLE INNINGS: The middle innings have been kind to the Renegades this season. Between the fourth and seventh innings, Hudson Valley is outscoring opponents 83-28. In the fifth alone, the Renegades are outscoring opponents 23-8.

STARTING STRONG: Starting pitching was excellent down the stretch in 2024 for the Renegades, and a new crew of pitchers is off to a outstanding start in 2025. In 28 games, Hudson Valley starters have 179 punchouts in 139.2 innings, good for a 11.4 K/9 clip. Those 179 strikeouts are the most of any team in MiLB including AAA teams, despite AAA clubs playing six more games. The staff has also issued just 51 walks during that stretch, a BB/9 rate of 3.3.

WALK-OFF LOSS: Hudson Valley's walk-off 4-3 loss on Tuesday marked the first defeat this season when leading after eight innings. The Renegades had previously been 15-0 in those situations.

SNAKE EYES: On Saturday, the Renegades had eight doubles, tying a single-game franchise record since 2005. That total was matched on August 14, 2005 against the New Jersey Cardinals, and in a June 22, 2022 matchup against the Wilmington Blue Rocks. The mark is also the most doubles of any team in MiLB this season.

VANDY POWER: Bryce Cunningham, the Yankees 2nd round pick in 2024, continued his stellar start to his professional career on Saturday. The right-hander threw six innings of one-run ball, allowing just four hits and one unearned run. Cunningham has now gone at least six innings in four straight starts, and has struck out six or more batters in four out of five outings. Across his last 24 innings pitched, the Vanderbilt product has been charged with only one earned run, good for a 0.38 ERA. He is the only Renegades starter to have three quality starts this season.

THE 'PEN IS MIGHTIER: Hudson Valley's bullpen looks sharp early this season, recording a 2.57 ERA through 28 games, the best mark in High-A and third-best in MILB. The Renegades only trail Pensacola (AA, MIA) and Erie (AA, DET). Renegades relievers are holding opponents to a .188 opposing average, while striking out 119 batters in 101.2 innings. On Wednesday, Matt Keating, Ocean Gabonia, and Chris Kean combined for 3.1 hitless innings behind Carlos Lagrange.

IT'S WILMINGTON AGAIN!: Hudson Valley continues their season series this week with the Wilmington Blue Rocks at Frawley Stadium. The two teams will face off 30 times in 2025, after seeing each other for 30 contests last year. Entering this series, the Renegades had won 14 straight games over the Blue Rocks. Hudson Valley swept the first six-game series of 2025 against the Blue Rocks in April. In 2024, the Renegades finished with a 20-10 record. Last August, Hudson Valley earned their first seven-game sweep in franchise history over the Blue Rocks. The SAL North foes will play 18 times in the first half, before 12 games in the final 66 games of 2025.

ENEMY TURNED FRIEND: Elmer Rodriguez-Cruz turned in another strong performance on Friday, consistently working out of trouble with runners on base. The Yankees No. 6 prospect allowed just one run across 5.2 innings, with Jersey Shore going 0-for-7 with runners in scoring position. Rodriguez-Cruz retired seven in a row to finish his outing. He has allowed two total runs across his last 18.2 innings. Last week in Asheville, the right-hander struck out a career-high 12 batters, beoming the first Renegade starter to eclipse double-digit strikeouts since Baron Stuart on September 7th, 2024.

RBI MACHINE: Jackson Castillo continues to drive in runs at a high rate in High-A after joining the Renegades last season. Castillo ranks seventh in the SAL with 19 RBIs, and has reached base safely in 20 of 22 games played. On April 26th, Castillo was 3-for-5 with a grand slam, six RBIs, and two runs scored. It is the second time already in 2025 that Castillo has driven in six runs after a six-RBI outing at Brooklyn on April 10. Castillo has recorded six or more three times as a Renegade.

HOME BODIES: Hudson Valley has started 11-3 at home in 2025, having won 11 of its last 13 at Heritage Financial Park. With three series victories at home in 2025, the 'Gades have not lost a series at home since September 2023. During that time span of 17 home series, the Renegades have won 14 and split just three of them. The Renegades are 57-22 (.721) at home since the start of the 2024 season, the best record in MiLB.

STAR-STUDDED: The Renegades currently have six of the top 30 prospects in the New York Yankees system, which includes five pitchers. No. 19 Yankees prospect Kyle Carr is on Hudson Valley's Opening Day roster for the second straight year. He made his first career Opening Day start on April 4th. The Renegades also welcome the Yankees' top two picks from the 2025 Draft in pitchers Ben Hess and Bryce Cunningham, making their professional debuts. Elmer Rodriguez-Cruz, the Yankees No. 7 prospect who was acquired in an offseason trade with the Boston Red Sox, starts his New York career with the Gades'. Carlos Lagrange (Yankees No. 18 prospect) makes his High-A debut. OF Brendan Jones recently joined the Yankees Top 30 (#30).

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