Ramos powers Hops to third straight victory
Hillsboro entered Saturday evening's game feeling a little better about themselves. After getting swept in a three-game set in Eugene earlier in the week, the Hops had already secured the first two games of a five-game set with the Everett AquaSox. They plated four in the first inning on Saturday
Hillsboro entered Saturday evening's game feeling a little better about themselves. After getting swept in a three-game set in Eugene earlier in the week, the Hops had already secured the first two games of a five-game set with the Everett AquaSox. They plated four in the first inning on Saturday and cruised to an 11-2 win over the 'Sox to win their third game in a row and clinch a series victory.
With one out, Drew Ellis plopped one into center to score Araiza. It was Ellis' first professional run batted in. After
Hops starter
Hillsboro put the game firmly out of reach in the fifth, sixth and seventh innings. They scored two in the fifth on the strength of a
In the sixth, the Hops scored three behind a Smith single, a Holmes RBI groundout, and a throwing error on the Everett catcher.
Two more Hops came across in the seventh on an Araiza RBI groundout and a
It's a 4:05 start tomorrow in game four of the five-game set with Everett. Pregame radio starts at 3:30 on Rip City Radio 620 AM.