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May 22, 2025 - South Atlantic League (SAL)
Hudson Valley Renegades News Release


Hudson Valley Renegades (26-14) at Winston-Salem Dash (14-27)

RHP Ben Hess (3-2, 3.23 ERA) vs. LHP Lucas Gordon (1-4, 2.72 ERA)

| Game 41 | Road Game 21 | Thursday, May 22, 2025 | Truist Stadium | Winston-Salem, N.C. | First Pitch 6:30 p.m. |

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CONSISTENCY: After losses on Tuesday and Wednesday, the Renegades are 26-14 (.650) in 2025. By winning back-to-back games over the weekend, the Renegades avoided their first series loss at Heritage Financial Park since September 2023. Hudson Valley has the ninth-best record in MiLB, yet they find themselves in third place in the SAL North division behind Greensboro and Brooklyn. With seven series under their belt in 2025, the Renegades have won five and split two. 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 eight series and split five.

EARLY WEEK BLUES: With back-to-back losses to open the series in Winston-Salem, the Renegades have lost two in a row to start a series for just the second time this year. They also did so in being swept in a doubleheader by the Asheville Tourists on April 23. Hudson Valley bounced back to win the last four games of that series.

DOUBLE DIGIT RARITY: The Hudson Valley piching staff had a tough time on Wednesday against Winston-Salem. They gave up double-digit runs for the first time this season in a 11-8 defeat. The Renegades hadn't allowed 10-or-more runs since July 10, 2024, a span of 89 games. Prior to Wednesday opponents had scored more than seven runs just three times in 39 games in 2025.

THE HESS TRUCK IS HERE: Ben Hess struggled with command early in his start on Thursday, but settled in nicely. The Yankees No. 3 prospect allowed just two runs on three hits in 5.2 innings while striking out six. With 45 punchouts in 30.2 innings, Hess is currently tied for third in the SAL, one of three Renegades sitting in the top 10 in the South Atlantic League.

LONG TIME, NO SEE: The Renegades begin a series in North Carolina this week with the Winston-Salem Dash, High-A affiliate of the Chicago White Sox. It is the first time Hudson Valley has played Winston-Salem since June 26, 2022. That week, the Renegades made the trip to Truist Stadium and lost four of six to the Dash. This trip marks the second trip to North Carolina in the last five weeks, as Hudson Valley played a six-game series in Asheville in late April. The Dash feature five top-30 prospects in the White Sox system, including No. 4 prospect Braden Montgomery. After this week, Hudson Valley will not make a trip outside of the SAL North Division the rest of 2025, going only as far south as Aberdeen, Maryland.

DASH CONNECTIONS: The last two New York Yankees managers, Aaron Boone and Joe Girardi both played in Winston-Salem while they were in the minor leagues. Boone was a member of the 1995 Winston-Salem Warthogs, while Girardi played for the 1987 Winston-Salem Spirits. Additionally, Yankees LHP Carlos Rodón was with the Winston-Salem Dash in 2014 and made a rehab appearance in 2017.

FAMILIAR FACE: After beginning the season on the injured list, Roc Riggio is off to a roaring start with the Renegades in 2025. On Wednesday, Riggio reached base all five times he came to the plate, going 2-for-2 with four runs scored, a triple, a home run, three RBIs, and three walks. He now has reached base safely in his first 13 games between the FCL Yankees and Hudson Valley, slashing .283/.421/.717 with five home runs, 14 RBIs, and a 1.138 OPS. In the last five games, Riggio has recorded three multi-hit outings.

FOUR RUNS: On Wednesday night, Roc Riggio had a monster night at the plate, going 2-for-2 with four runs scored, a triple, a home run, three RBIs and three walks. He became the first Renegades player to score four runs in a game since Christopher Familia scored five times on July 5, 2023 at Jersey Shore. The Hudson Valley franchise record for runs scored in a game (since 2005) is five, held by Everson Pereira (9/5/21) and Grant Kay (7/14/14).

SPEEDSTER: After two steals on Wednesday night, Luis Durango is 3-for-3 on stolen base attempts with Hudson Valley. Since the beginning of the 2023 season, Durango is 42-for-45 (.933) on stolen base attempts. He has the fourth-most steals of any player in Minor League Baseball in that time among players with fewer than 3 CS. Amazingly, he has done so in only 262 PA, meaning he averages a steal every 6.23 PA.

UNDRAFTED STAR: Parks Harber is off to a strong start with the Renegades after being called up from Tampa in late April. Harber has hit safely in 13 of his first 16 High-A games, going 21-for-65 (.323) with three homers, 13 RBIs and an .918 OPS. On Saturday, Harber was 4-for-5 with two runs scored, a triple, home run, and three RBIs, falling just a double short of the cycle. Harber became the third Renegade to record four hits this season. Since being signed by the Yankees last summer, Harber has slashed .297/.398/.497 with a .907 OPS in 59 professional games in the Yankees organization.

THE 'PEN IS MIGHTIER: Hudson Valley's bullpen has been outstanding, recording a 2.41 ERA through 40 games, the best mark in High-A and the second-best in MILB. The Renegades only trail Erie (AA, DET) with a 1.87 mark. Renegades relievers are holding opponents to a .190 opposing average, while striking out 163 batters in 145.2 innings. However, the unit allowed five runs in 4.1 innings on Wednesday.

VANDY POWER: Bryce Cunningham, the Yankees 2nd round pick in 2024, continued his stellar start to his professional career on Sunday. In relief of MLB rehabber JT Brubaker on Sunday, Cunningham nearly finished the game, coming one out short of pitching the final six innings of the contest. The right-hander threw 5.2 innings of two-run ball, allowing just four hits and striking out six. Cunningham has now gone at least 5.2 innings in six straight appearances, and has struck out six or more batters in five out of seven outings. Across his last 36 innings pitched, the Vanderbilt product has been charged with only four earned runs, good for a 1.00 ERA. Cunningham has four quality starts this season. No other Renegades starter has more than two.

HIT PARADE: Hudson Valley had another offensive outburst on Saturday, striking for 10 runs on 12 hits as they overcame a 6-1 deficit. Seven players recorded at one base knock. In their first 37 games, the Renegades have 13 games of 10 or more hits and eight games of 12 or more hits. They had 12 total games of 12+ hits all last season. They have also scored double-digit runs in six contests already this season, after doing so on 11 occasions in 2024. Parks Harber became the third HV player this season to record four hits in a game on Saturday.

STARTING STRONG: Starting pitching is off to an outstanding start in 2025. In 40 games, Hudson Valley starters have 244 punchouts in 199.2 innings, good for a 11.0 K/9 clip. Those 244 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 75 walks during that stretch, a BB/9 rate of 3.5.

POWER SURGE: Omar Martinez has been on fire in recent games.After just one long ball in his first 100 plate appearances this season, Martinez launched five homers in a span of 34 plate appearances. Last Tuesday, Martinez went 4-for-5 with a home run and two RBIs. It marked his second four-hit game in the last six contests. Martinez has boosted his season average from .203 on April 26 to .261, and he has recorded six multi-hit outings in the last 14 games. Martinez became the first Renegade to homer in three straight games since Grant Richardson in August 2023.

MIDDLE INNINGS: The middle innings have been kind to the Renegades this season. Between the fourth and seventh innings, Hudson Valley is outscoring opponents 108-43.

SNAKE EYES: On May 2, 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 in a single game this season.

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