HUDSON VALLEY RENEGADES GAME REPORT FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Hudson Valley 11 Rome 1 ROME, Ga (April 12, 2022) — Behind T.J. Rumfield’s 5-for-5, four-RBI night and another explosive showing from Trey Sweeney, the Hudson Valley Renegades pounded out 12 hits and cruised to an 11-1 series-opening victory over the Rome Braves on Tuesday. Rumfield’s performance set a new career-high for him in hits, eclipsing his previous best of three last year with Clearwater (9/10 vs. Bradenton). The 21-year-old already has eight RBIs in his first four games with Hudson Valley. Sweeney continued his early surge with a leadoff triple, but was cut down on an attempted double steal that saw Everson Pereira swipe second. However, with runners on the corners, Rumfield slammed a two-run double to center to drive in Pereira and Cooper Bowman. In the top of the third, Sweeney drew a leadoff walk and stole second base. Three batters later, Bowman drove him in with a single to extend the Renegades lead to 3-0. Right-hander Blas Castano worked effectively with an early lead, striking out five in 3.0 innings of work. In his Renegades debut, he allowed just one run on three hits, walking one and striking out five. Pereira hit his first home run of the season leading off the fifth, a long drive to left-center that cleared the video board beyond the fence. In the top of the sixth, Sweeney blasted another tape-measure home run to right to pad the lead to 5-1. In the seventh, Rumfield broke the game open with a two-run homer to right off Benjamin Dum. He finished 5-for-5 with a double, a home run, four RBIs and two runs scored. Edgar Barclay (1-0) picked up the win for Hudson Valley, tossing 3.0 scoreless innings of relief in back of Castano. Nelson Alvarez picked up his first save of the season by throwing the final 3.0 innings of the game. The Renegades added four more runs in the top of the ninth, including two on a Sweeney single to grow the lead to 11-1. Sweeney finished the game 3-for-4 with a triple, a home run, three RBIs and two runs scored. Hudson Valley continues series with Rome on Wednesday at AdventHealth Stadium. First pitch in the is scheduled for 7 p.m., with coverage beginning on the Renegades Baseball Network at 6:45. RHP Blane Abeyta makes his 2022 Renegades debut while the Braves counter with RHP Roddery Munoz. POSTGAME NOTES: With his second consecutive multi-hit game, Sweeney is 7-for-19 (.368) with 2 HR (1.320 OPS) in his first four games in High-A… Aldenis Sanchez went 1-for-4 with a walk and an RBI, extending his on-base streak to 26 games back to the 2021 season… Rumfield’s five-hit game is the first five-hit game for a Renegades player since Austin Wells and Eric Wagaman each had five hits on September 5, 2021 at Greensboro. Hudson Valley Renegades Record: 3-1