Anybody else still trying to pump up the Greensboro Grasshoppers??? I haven’t seen it…But here you go, and Let’s Go Hoppers…..
It is the Season of the Summer in the SALLY Second Half on Sunday…One Game, and the the Season is on the Line…
The Greensboro Grasshoppers have lost four straight games to Hudson Valley, going back to last Wednesday night…Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday, and three of those games have been shutout wins for the Renegades….
The HOPPERS can still seal their entry into the South Atlantic League postseason playoffs, with a HOPPERS WIN on Sunday…Got to get it done…They need to be having some fun in the sun, to get the deal done, and get that extra run that sends them back to Greensboro with that “One Game Season” playoff-clinching Victory…Let’s get the word out on what has been happening up there in the Hudson Valley this week…
Plus here is what Hopper Fans up in New Jersey are telling me…And it is time for the All-Out Attack on the New York Yankees’ Evil Empire(Hudson Valley Renegades) on Sunday afternoon at 2:05pm….
from David and Vicki up in Newark, New Jersey:
I’ll start tomorrow’s Jersey Shore BlueClaws 1:05pm contest in my Cape Fear Crocs jersey to mark the transition to the Lakewood/Jersey Shore ‘Claws 25th Season. (The loss of the 2020 Season means that 2025 has been our Silver Anniversary as a franchise, while 2026 will mark our 25th season of baseball play.)
**********Beginning at 2:05pm, we are ALL IN on the ‘Hoppers.********** I’ll transition from the Crocs to Looooong Gone Baseball.
Will you accompany the team to Crooklyn? Vicki and I are exploring logistics for the trip.
Here’s to baseball!
++++++++++Now let’s get the word on what has been happening up there in the Hudson Valley this week…++++++++++
The Hudson Valley Renegades continued their heroic week with a nailbiting 1-0 victory over the Greensboro Grasshoppers on Saturday night at Heritage Financial Park, staving off elimination for the third straight night.
We(Greensboro) speak out…..
The Greensboro Grasshoppers are still just ONE WIN away from a playoff berth….
Comeback Kings: Renegades win third straight elimination game 1-0
Hudson Valley set up playoff decider on Sunday with Greensboro
from Dave Janosz at the Hudson Valley Renegades’ website….
The Renegades turned three crucial double plays in Saturday’s 1-0 victory.
Wappingers Falls, N.Y. — The Hudson Valley Renegades continued their heroic week with a nailbiting 1-0 victory over the Greensboro Grasshoppers on Saturday night at Heritage Financial Park, staving off elimination for the third straight night. Hudson Valley is now one win away from the playoffs.
Cade Smith was dominant in an elimination game, striking out eight in six shutout innings while allowing just four hits. Across his last two starts, the right-hander has not allowed a run in 11 frames.
Both teams were held scoreless until the bottom of the sixth inning, as Smith and Grasshoppers starter Connor Wietgrefe provided a pitcher’s duel.
It was Hudson Valley who finally broke the deadlock in the sixth inning. John Cristino singled with one out. Luis Durango then tried to lay down a bunt single and prompted a throwing error from the pitcher Wietgrefe, allowing Cristino to reach third. Juan Matheus then drove home Cristino with an RBI single to give the Renegades a 1-0 lead.
In relief of Smith, Ocean Gabonia provided two scoreless innings. Brady Kirtner then earned his first High-A save with a scoreless ninth, stranding the tying run at second.
With the 1-0 victory, the Renegades have now thrown a franchise-record 20 shutouts this season. That mark surpasses the 19 shutouts tossed by Hudson Valley in 2024. Hudson Valley has also shut out Greensboro three times this week and held them to just one run across the last 27 frames.
The Renegades will look to punch their ticket to the playoffs with a victory on Sunday. First pitch is scheduled for 2:05 P.M., with the Heritage Financial Credit Union Pregame Show beginning at 1:45 on the Renegades Baseball Network. Brandon Decker (2-1, 4.39) gets the start for the Renegades, while Carlson Reed (2-4, 4.27) takes the mound for the Grasshoppers. For station listings and to listen live slide to www.hvrenegades.com/broadcast.
Sunday’s game is Fan Appreciation Day, featuring all sorts of fun surprises for fans. It is also Sunday Family Funday, as well as Kids and Dogs Run the Bases presented by CDPHP.