HVR Game Notes – April 13, 2023

April 13, 2023 – South Atlantic League (SAL) – Hudson Valley Renegades News Release

Hudson Valley Renegades (3-2) vs. Aberdeen IronBirds (2-3)

RHP Tyrone Yulie (First Start) vs. RHP Jean Pinto (0-0, 2.08 ERA)

| Game 6 | Home Game 6 | Heritage Financial Park | Wappingers Falls, N.Y. | April 13, 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 142-106 (.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: All nine starters for Hudson Valley recorded a hit in the 12-5 victory over Aberdeen. Aaron Palensky and Ben Cowles clubbed their first home runs of the season. Palensky finished 4-for-5 with 4 RBIs and fell just a double shy of the cycle. Harold Cortijo, Bailey Dees, and Danny Watson combined to throw 4.0 shutout innings out of the bullpen while striking out six. In the first two games of the series, Hudson Valley has outscored Aberdeen 27-6 and plated runs in 14 of 16 innings. The ‘Gades scored in all eight frames yesterday.

CAREER DAY FOR AARON: In Wednesday’s 12-5 win over Aberdeen, Aaron Palensky drove in four runs and collected four hits, while falling just a double shy of the cycle. The four hits set a new career-high while the four RBIs tied his career best. The former Nebraska Cornhusker tallied 4 RBIs last year, on August 21st against the Brooklyn Cyclones, when he connected for a Grand Slam.

SPENCERS BRING THEM IN: In Tuesday’s series opener with Aberdeen, Spencer Jones and Spencer Henson each hit two home runs and drove in five runs. They became the first pair of Hudson Valley teammates to homer twice and collect 5 RBIs in the same game since Everson Pereira and Carlos Narvaez did so at Greensboro on June 17, 2022. Previous to that, the last time two Renegades teammates had 5 RBIs in the same game was on Sept. 2, 2012 when Luke Maile and Justin O’Conner each had 5 RBIs at Aberdeen.

PITCHING LEADING THE WAY AGAIN: The Renegades rank first in ERA (2.54) among South Atlantic League teams who completed their…