April 21, 2022 – South Atlantic League (SAL) – Hudson Valley Renegades News Release
Brooklyn Cyclones (7-4) vs. Hudson Valley Renegades (5-6)
RHP Junior Santos (0-1, 6.35 ERA) vs. RHP Will Warren (0-1, 4.50 ERA)
| Game 12 | Home Game 3 | Dutchess Stadium | Wappingers Falls, NY | April 21, 2022 | First Pitch 7:05 p.m. |
HOME, SWEET HOME: After a nine-game road trip to start the season, the Hudson Valley Renegades continue their first home series of the year tonight against the Brooklyn Cyclones. Tonight marks game three of a 12-game, 13-day homestand as Brooklyn and Wilmington visit The Dutch. Tuesday’s home opener was the earliest regular-season Renegades game ever played at Dutchess Stadium, coming 22 days earlier than the May 11 opener in 2021. Before last season, the franchise had never played a game before June as a member of the Class Short Season-A New York-Penn League. The Cyclones and Renegades have split the first two games of the series.
ABOUT LAST NIGHT…: The Renegades struck out a season-high 18 Brooklyn batters, but fell 4-3 on Wednesday night. Matt Sauer allowed two unearned runs in 4.1 innings, striking out seven and not issuing a walk in his third start of the year. James Nelson had a good night at the plate, finishing 2-for-3 with an RBI.
A BREEZE GROWS IN BROOKLYN: Hudson Valley pitchers combined to strike out 35 Brooklyn batters in the first two games of the current series, setting a new season-high for the staff on each night (17 Tuesday, 18 Wednesday). In 2021, the Renegades struck out 17-or-more batters in a game five times, including a season-high of 18 three times. Notably, two of those three games came against Brooklyn (5/22 @ BRK, 9/9 @ HV). In 2021, the Renegades struck out 408 Cyclones, a rate of 11.81 K/9.
A NEW ERA: Friday night marked an historic day for the South Atlantic League and across Minor League Baseball as it was the first game in which the new pitch clock rules were enforced. In the first night under the rules, game…
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