
Renegades Game Notes
July 10, 2025 - South Atlantic League (SAL)
Hudson Valley Renegades News Release
Hudson Valley Renegades (49-32, 11-6) vs. Asheville Tourists (37-45, 8-9)
LHP Griffin Herring (2-1, 2.14 ERA) vs. RHP Alonzo Tredwell (0-0, 2.25 ERA)
| Game 82 | Home Game 38 | Thursday, July 10, 2025 | Heritage Financial Park | Wappingers Falls, N.Y. | 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
Internet Radio: www.hvrenegades.com/broadcast & www.renegadesonair.com
TV: MiLB.tv & Bally Live App
Tonight's Theme Game: Union Night
Day of Week Promo: Jersey Thursday presented by Heritage Financial Credit Union & Happy Hour Thursday
Giveaway: Blue Renegades replica jersey presented by Heritage Financial Credit Union (first 1,000 fans)
'GADES ARE HOT: The Renegades have won six of their last seven games, following a come-from-behind win over Asheville on Tuesday. Trailing 6-4 in the eighth, Josh Moylan's three-run homer propelled the Renegades to a 7-6 win. They took five of six from Brooklyn, marking the first time they won five games in a series since May 6-10 vs Wilmington. They held Brooklyn to just twelve total runs in 50 innings.
BOMBS AWAY: On Thursday, Jace Avina notched his second consecutive multi-homer game, the first Renegade in franchise history to accomplish that feat. In the last two games, Avina has six hits, four home runs, and seven RBIs. He is one of four non-AAA players in MiLB this season to record back-to-back multi-homer games. Tyler Hardman also did so for Somerset on May 29 and 30.
STRIKEOUT KING: Kyle Carr had a record-breaking night on Wednesday, becoming the all-time strikeouts leader in Renegades franchise history with 160 strikeouts. He allowed just one unearned run on four hits in six strong innings, matching a career-high with eight punchouts. Carr has allowed one run or less across his last seven starts. Since June 3, his ERA is 0.69 in 39 innings. In his prior start, Carr became the first Renegades pitcher to throw a seven-inning shutout since Jason McEachern on August 23, 2009.
COMEBACK KIDS: On Tuesday, Hudson Valley trailed on two separate occasions, but earned their fourth come-from-behind victory of the season. In the fifth, they were behind 3-1 before a three-run homer for Jace Avina put them ahead in front 4-3. They then found themselves behind 6-4 in the eighth, when Josh Moylan ripped a three-run homer to put them in front for good 7-6.
BEST IN SHOW: The Renegades have the lowest team ERA (2.79) among full-season MiLB teams in 2025. Since the start of the 2021 season, the Renegades own a cumulative 3.53 ERA, the lowest in MiLB among MiLB teams who have played every season.
NEW BEGINNINGS: Following a win over Asheville on Wednesday, Hudson Valley is 11-6 early on the second half, currently in second place in the division. They trail Greensboro in the North division by just half a game with 49 games remaining. With 14 series under their belt in 2025, the Renegades have won seven, split five, and lost two.
WELCOME BACK: Alexander Vargas had his hitting streak of 16 games snapped on Wednesday, which was the longest active streak in the South Atlantic League. It was also the longest hitting streak for a Renegades player since Emeel Salem hit safely in 17 straight games in 2007. During that stretch, Vargas went 23-for-59 (.390) at the plate with four home runs, 13 RBIs and a 1.082 OPS. In Wilmington on June 24-29, Vargas was the South Atlantic League Player of the Week.
STARTING STRONG: Starting pitching has been instrumental in 2025. Since June 1, the Renegades starting staff leads MILB with an exceptional 1.73 ERA in 166.2 innings. Through 81 games, Hudson Valley starters have 465 punchouts in 416.2 innings, good for a 10 K/9 clip. Those 465 strikeouts are the most of any team in MiLB, six punchouts ahead of Binghampton (NYM, AA). The staff has also issued just 166 walks, a 3.6 BB/9.
TOURISTS IN TOWN: Hudson Valley begins a six-game series with the Asheville Tourists on Tuesday, their final series before the All-Star Break. Asheville is the only South Division opponent that the Renegades see twice this year. In late April, the Renegades took four of six from the Tourists at McCormick Field. It is the first trip for Asheville to Heritage Financial Park since the final week of the 2024 season, when the Renegades took five of six. They also clinched the second-half title during that series. Asheville features eight top-30 prospects in the Astros organization.
DEATH VALLEY LEFTY: Griffin Herring was outstanding on Thursday night, allowing just one run on four hits across seven strong innings. Herring induced 13 groundball outs, including two double plays. It was his eighth quality start of the season between Tampa and Hudson Valley. The former LSU Tiger leads all of MiLB among qualified pitchers with a 1.61 ERA this season. Herring has allowed two runs or less in 13 of 14 starts in 2025.
ENEMY TURNED FRIEND: Elmer Rodriguez-Cruz continued his excellent season on Saturday, throwing seven scoreless innings while allowing just two hits and striking out eight. The right-hander didn't have a punch out until the fourth inning, but struck out seven of the last nine batters he faced. He leads the South Atlantic League with a 2.26 ERA and has eight quality starts this season. He also has 99 strikeouts to lead the SAL.
HEAD-TO-HEAD DOMINANCE: In limited action this season, the Renegades have performed well against the Brooklyn Cyclones. After five wins last week, including three at Heritage Financial Park, Hudson Valley owns a 8-4 record over Brooklyn. Those eight wins account for 29% of Brooklyn's losses this year. The Renegades own a 5-4 road record against the Cyclones, who own a 29-6 home record against all other teams.
MIDDLE INNINGS: Between the fourth and seventh innings, Hudson Valley is outscoring opponents 189-100 this season. They are outscoring their opponents 53-21 in the seventh inning alone.
RELIABLE: After a rough two-week road trip, Coby Morales came alive last week against the Cyclones. He went 7-for-23 (.304) in six games. The 23-year-old is second for the team lead with 17 multi-hit outings this season.
THE 'PEN IS MIGHTIER: Hudson Valley's bullpen has been outstanding, recording a 2.66 ERA through 81 games, the best mark in High-A and the second-best in MiLB. The Renegades only trail Erie (AA, DET), who leads the way with a 2.43 mark. Relievers are holding opponents to a .187 opposing average, while striking out 332 batters in 284.2 innings. On Sunday in a bullpen game, the staff allowed just one run on three hits. Geoff Gilbert didn't allow a hit in three scoreless innings to begin the game. Bryce Warrecker and Hueston Morrill combined to retire all 11 batters they faced.
SCORING DROUGHT: After averaging 5.5 runs per game through the first two months of 2025, the Renegades offense has cooled down since. They have averaged four runs per contest since June 1, hitting just .233 as a team with a .677 OPS. Through 49 games, they hit .249 with a team OPS of .757.
AIN'T IT GRAND?: With Josh Moylan's grand slam in the sixth inning on June 28 at Wilmington, the Renegades have hit five grand slams this year in 72 games, the most by the team in the Portal Era when game logs are available online (2005-Present).
CRAZY EIGHT: The Renegades struck for eight runs in the fifth inning on June 25, setting a season-high for runs in an inning. It is the first time Hudson Valley has scored eight runs in an inning since August 27, 2022 vs Hickory. That game featured a four-hit game from Jasson Dominguez.
OFFENSIVE OUTBURST: Hudson Valley struck for 10 runs on 12 hits in their victory on June 26. It marked the 16th time this season that the Renegades scored nine-or-more runs, having surpassed their 2024 season total of 14 in half of the games played. In their first 80 games, the Renegades also have 21 games of 10 or more hits and 14 games of 12 or more hits. In 2024, they had a total of 12 games with 12+ hits.
UNDRAFTED STAR: Parks Harber is off to an incredible start with the Renegades after being called up from Tampa in late April. Harber has built a current nine-game hitting streak where's he's hitting .375 with seven RBIs. It is his second straight 8+ game hitting streak in High-A already this year. In 34 games with the Renegades, the infielder is hitting .326 with 11 doubles, 27 RBIs and an .884 OPS.
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