McGee, 'Gades Stymie 'Cats
WAPPINGERS FALLS, NY-Hudson Valley starting pitcher Easton McGee fired six-innings of two-hit baseball as the Renegades defeated the Tri-City ValleyCats 4-0 Friday night at Dutchess Stadium. The Renegades got on the board in the third inning as a two-out, two-run double off the rightfield wall by catcher Chris Betts scored
WAPPINGERS FALLS, NY-Hudson Valley starting pitcher
The Renegades got on the board in the third inning as a two-out, two-run double off the rightfield wall by catcher
Hudson Valley added two more runs in the fourth. Third-baseman
McGee (6-3) was brilliant for Hudson Valley as he got the win by going six shutout innings and allowing only two hits. In fact, he carried a no-hitter into the sixth after retiring 14 consecutive batters and struck out five hitters on the evening.
The loss went to Tri-City starter Austin Hansen (2-3) who allowed two runs on three hits over three frames. Reliever B.J. Myers tossed three-innings of shutout baseball to garner his fifth save of the season. The right-hander allowed one hit and struck out three.
The teams combined for only seven hits with no batter registering more than one hit.
Hudson Valley wraps-up its three-game series with Tri-City tomorrow night with a 6:05 start. There will be fireworks following the contest. The Renegades will trot right-hander Christopher Sanchez (0-0, 0.00 ERA) to the mound against fellow-righty