Where timely hitting helped the Aberdeen IronBirds pick up a 7-2 victory in their season opener on Friday, Saturday's Ripken Stadium contest saw them rack up just three hits in a 3-1 loss to the visiting Hudson Valley Renegades.

Hudson Valley struck first in the in the opening frame, as Aberdeen starter Jacob Cowan kicked things off by issuing two walks. The inning's third hitter lofted a long fly to center that allowed both his teammates to tag up, and the lead runner came around to score when IronBird second baseman Dudley Leonora uncorked a wild relay throw.

The Renegades were back at it in the next inning, hanging another run on Cowan with two singles, a walk and a passed ball.

Aberdeen's only scoring rally occurred in the home half of the second and started when Connor Narron and Mychal Givens were plunked consecutively by the Hudson Valley hurler, Jason McEachern.

After Narron was caught at third trying to advance to third on Jeremy Nowak's fly out to center, Kyle Hoppy roped a single to short left that allowed Givens to score from second base.

The game's final run came in the third, with the Renegades working Cowan for one tally on a single and a double.

Aberdeen would not get another hit until the eighth, when Nowak led off with a ground ball single up the middle.

Cowan (0-1) worked five innings in the loss, allowing two earned runs on five hits, striking out three and walking four.

Brandon Cooney tossed one inning of no-hit relief. He was followed by Zach Petersime, who surrendered a pair of hits in his one-inning relief stint, but held the Renegades scoreless. Angel Cespedes closed out the game for Aberdeen, holding Hudson Valley hitless and striking out one over two innings.