Deja Pew! Hops Drop Eugene Series Opener
If the score sounds familiar, the game situation was even moreso for the Hillsboro Hops Monday night.Hillsboro outhit defending Northwest League champion Eugene 9-3, but came out on the wrong end of a 2-1 loss to the Emeralds in their series opener at P.K. Park.
If the score sounds familiar, the game situation was even moreso for the Hillsboro Hops Monday night.
Hillsboro outhit defending Northwest League champion Eugene 9-3, but came out on the wrong end of a 2-1 loss to the Emeralds in their series opener at P.K. Park.
The Hops 2016 season ended with an identical score in the NWL South Division series. In that game last September, Hillsboro went 0-15 with runners in scoring position, when simply one hit may have extended the game or potentially extended Hillsboro's string of league titles.
Monday night, the Hops also had 15 trips to the plate with a runner at second, third or both. This time, they came up with two base hits.
Ramos could not deliver in the same situation in the ninth. With
Twice in the game, the Hops put two on base with none out. In the sixth Ramos singled and Sanchez followed with a double, extended his NWL-leading hit streak to a dozen games. With runners at second and third and none down, Eugene reliever
Eugene managed just three hits off Hops starting pitcher
Ramos snapped out of an 0-for-11 skid and De La Garza led the Hops' nine-hit attack by going 3-for-4 with a double. Araiza's eight-game hit streak ended with an 0-for-4 day.
The Hops bullpen continued to sparkle as
Game two of the series comes your way at 7:05 p.m. with the pregame show at 6:35 Tuesday night on Rip City Radio 620 AM.