HVR Game Notes – April 11, 2023

April 11, 2023 – South Atlantic League (SAL) – Hudson Valley Renegades News Release

Hudson Valley Renegades (1-2) vs. Aberdeen IronBirds (2-1)

RHP Chase Hampton (First Start) vs. RHP Alex Pham (First Start)

| Game 4 | Home Game 4 | Heritage Financial Park | Wappingers Falls, N.Y. | April 11, 2023 | First Pitch 6:05 p.m. |

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Hudson Valley Renegades (2-1) vs. Greensboro Grasshoppers (1-2)

RHP Chase Hampton (First Start) vs. RHP Alex Pham (First Start)

| Game 4 | Home Game 4 | Heritage Financial Park | Wappingers Falls, N.Y. | April 11, 2023 | First Pitch 6:05 p.m. |

HELLO, OLD FRIEND: Before the start of this six-game series, the IronBirds and the Renegades have played 246 times against each other. That number marks the second-most games played by Hudson Valley against another league opponent in franchise history, only trailing the Brooklyn Cyclones (257). The Renegades lead the all-time series 140-106 (.569). Hudson Valley and Aberdeen also opened their seasons by playing each other for 15 straight years from 2005-2019. Aberdeen was one of three New York-Penn League teams absorbed into the High-A East/South Atlantic League during the Great Reorganization of 2020.

ABOUT LAST NIGHT: Hudson Valley fell short 4-3 in 10 innings to Greensboro on Sunday afternoon. Drew Thorpe made his Minor League debut, punching out eight in 5.2 innings. After Mike Jarvis homered on the first pitch of the game, Spencer Henson drove in the Renegades first run on a sacrifice fly in the bottom half of the frame. Jarvis drove in another run with an RBI single in the third inning before Hudson Valley gained a 3-2 lead with back-to-back RBI singles from Ben Cowles and Aldenis Sanchez. Sammy Siani drove in the go-ahead run in the 10th inning with a sacrifice bunt throwing error.

PITCHING LEADING THE WAY AGAIN: The Renegades rank first in ERA (2.25) among South Atlantic League teams who completed their first full series. This comes after Hudson Valley paced the SAL in ERA in 2022 (3.62), and finished with the second-best ERA among all High-A teams.

RACKING THEM UP: Yankees No. 8 prospect Drew Thorpe struck out eight batters in his professional debut on Sunday vs Greensboro. The right-handed pitcher allowed just two earned runs in 5.2 innings while walking just two. The Yankees 2nd round pick in the 2022 First-Year Player Draft finished 2nd in the nation in strikeouts in…