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COACHING STAFF ANNOUNCED FOR THE 2016 SEASON

January 5, 2016

FISHKILL, NY- The Hudson Valley Renegades, Short-Season Class-A Affiliate of the Tampa Bay Rays, are pleased to announce that Tim Parenton will return as Manager for the 2016 Hudson Valley Renegades. Joining Parenton will be returning pitching coach, Brian Reith; new hitting coach, Craig Albernaz; returning athletic trainer, Brian Newman; and returning conditioning coach, Dan Rousseau.

Tim Parenton returns to the Hudson Valley for his third season in Minor League Baseball, and third within the Tampa Bay Rays organization. Parenton began as assistant coach at Old Dominion University (1991-1995) before joining Mississippi State also as assistant coach (1996-1997). Parenton received his first head coach position at Samford University (1998-2004), where he was named the Ohio Valley Conference Coach of the Year following his last season. For three years (2007-2010), Parenton coached his alma mater, Jesuit High School in New Orleans. Starting in 2010, Parenton joined the University of North Florida as assistant coach for the next four years (2010-2013).

Also returning to the Renegades for his second season is Brian Reith. Reith was drafted by the New York Yankees in the 6th round of the 1996 baseball draft. After spending four seasons within the Yankees organization, in 2000 Reith was traded to the Cincinnati Reds where he made his major league debut in 2001. This season will mark Reith's second year within the Tampa Bay Rays.

Joining the Renegades this season is hitting coach Craig Albernaz. Albernaz joined the Tampa Bay Rays organization as a coach for the first time in 2015. After a nine-year catching career, Albernaz spent eight years with the Rays organization before joining the Princeton Rays coaching staff last year.

Brian Newman returns to the Hudson Valley for his third consecutive season and fifth within the Tampa Bay Rays organization. In 2013, Newman spent the season with the Gulf Coast League (GCL) Rays. This will be Newman's eighth season in professional baseball after serving as the clinical coordinator of sports medicine at New Mexico State University (2010-11), athletic trainer at the University of Alabama (2006-10), and a graduate assistant at Emory University (2004-06). Newman spent time within the Milwaukee Brewers (2004) and San Diego Padres (2002) system as the teams conditioning coach.

Also returning to the Renegades is conditioning coach Dan Rousseau. Rousseau will begin his seventh season within the Tampa Bay Rays Organization, after beginning with the Durham Bulls. Rousseau joined the Princeton Rays in 2009 for one season, before joining the Renegades in the 2013 season.

Hudson Valley Renegades' Opening Day is set for June 17, 2016 against the Aberdeen Ironbirds. Season tickets, flex-plans and group tickets are now available by calling the Emery & Webb Dutchess Stadium Ticket Office at 845-838-0094.

For more information, visit hvrenegades.com.

 

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