Hops Come a-Carrolling
The Arizona Diamondbacks' top pick in this year's draft played his first professional game in his backyard Sunday, 20 minutes north of where he played high school ball at Lakeside School in Seattle. In front of numerous family and friends, the 19th overall pick in the draft and the first high
The Arizona Diamondbacks' top pick in this year's draft played his first professional game in his backyard Sunday, 20 minutes north of where he played high school ball at Lakeside School in Seattle.
In front of numerous family and friends, the 19th overall pick in the draft and the first high school player to play for the Hops in his draft year did not disappoint. Carroll doubled and tripled, drove in two runs and scored three more as the Hillsboro Hops (11-6 second half, 35-20 overall) broke a three-game losing streak with a 10-1 win over the Everett AquaSox at Funko Field.
Carroll has scored eight runs since joining the Hops and has hits in all four games. Equally as productive has been
The Hops outhit the AquaSox 12-3 and got dominant pitching from starter Tyler Holton (1-0), who fanned eight without a walk over five one-hit, shutout innings for his first win in the NWL.
Hillsboro scored four runs on four consecutive hits off Everett starter
The Hops were without a hit until English lashed a single off the close right-field wall at Funko field with one out in the fourth.
With Holton mowing down the Frogs on a minimum of pitches in his longest outing of the season, the Hops loaded the bases with one out in the sixth inning, setting up two-run doubles by Gillette and Kevin Lachance.
Carroll hit his second triple in as many nights in the eighth inning, plating Peguero who had led off with a walk. Gillette drove home his fourth run with a bouncing ball to third, reaching base safely when first baseman
Everett's only run came in the eighth, when Jesus Marriaga made a leaping catch at the left field wall on a sacrifice fly by
Game two of the series is at 7:05 p.m. Monday night. NWL wins and ERA leader Deivy Olivero gets the start for the Hops against Vancouver, Washington native