Semple Dazzles in Hudson Valley Debut

SEMPLE DAZZLES IN HUDSON VALLEY DEBUT

New addition Shawn Semple allowed one run and struck out 11 Jersey Shore BlueClaws as the Hudson Valley Renegades grabbed a 3-2 victory on Thursday night at Dutchess Stadium.

Semple gave up two hits and one walk over six innings of work to pick up the win (1-0). Nelson Alvarez pitched two innings and allowed a run. Derek Craft threw a scoreless ninth to notch his first save.

The Gades got their runs in the first two innings. Josh Smith led off the bottom of the first with a single on the first pitch of the frame. He stole a base, moved to third on a single by Anthony Seigler, and scored on a Josh Breaux sacrifice fly.

In the second, Oliver Dunn homered to right to open the inning. Frederick Cuevas walked, stole second and third, and scored on a groundout off the bat of Isaiah Pasteur.

All of the Hudson Valley damage was done off BlueClaws' starter Ethan Lindow, who pitched 4.2 innings and took the loss (0-2).

The Claws scored on a Herbert Iser home run in the fifth off Semple. They got their second run in the eighth on a leadoff triple by Jonathan Guzman and a ground out by Iser.

Jersey Shore threatened in the ninth on back-to-back two-out walks. The BlueClaws had the tying and go-ahead runs in scoring position before Craft induced a groundout from DJ Stewart to end the ballgame.

The two teams meet again on Friday a doubleheader beginning at 5:05 p.m. Fireworks will end the night following the completion of the second seven-inning game.