An "Extra" Special Win at Jersey Shore

AN "EXTRA" SPECIAL WIN AT JERSEY SHORE

Brandon Lockridge drove in three runs as Hudson Valley Renegades needed 10 innings to top the Jersey Shore BlueClaws, 8-7, on Wednesday night.

The Gades built up a 4-0 lead after three innings. James Nelson drove in a run in the second on a ground out while Lockridge drove in two runs with a single in the third. Elijah Dunham followed with an RBI single to increase the lead.

The BlueClaws threw a run on the board in the fourth but the Gades upped the lead in the seventh on a Josh Breaux two-run home run.

A two-run home run by Logan O'Hoppe highlighted a four-run eighth as Jersey Shore rallied to tie the game and, ultimately, send the game into extra innings.

With one out in the tenth inning. Lockridge drilled a Carlo Reyes pitch to right for a triple, scoring inherited runner Anthony Seigler. Lockridge came around to score when Dunham reached on an error by first baseman Vito Friscia.

Nelson Alvarez (3-1) allowed a run to score in the bottom of the frame but locked up the victory, stranding the tying and winning runs on base. Ryes (1-1) took the loss.

The win, coupled with a split of a doubleheader by Aberdeen against Brooklyn, increased the division lead for the Renegades to five games in High-A East North.

The series continues on Thursday in Lakewood, N.J.