The Hops bullpen will be well-rested as they travel the long, lonely road across Eastern Oregon for a three-game series against the Eugene Emeralds, having won three straight games at Boise.Hillsboro got a dominant performance from a starting pitcher for the second straight night as Riley Smith shut out the

Going into the first-half stretch run, it appeared as if the Hillsboro Hops had the toughest schedule among the four Northwest League South Division teams angling for a playoff berth. A major reason why was the five games they had to play at Nat Bailey Stadium in Vancouver, historically the

If all you saw of Aramis Ademan were his games against the Hops, you'd figure the Chicago Cubs might have a new shortstop within a couple years. The third-year infielder from the Dominican has been a major reason for the Eugene Emeralds dominance over the Hops this season.Ademan went 3-for-4

SPOKANE, WASH. --- Hillsboro Hops center fielder Tra (pronounced "Trey") Holmes hit his first professional home run on Friday night in Spokane. But that was far from his best work. Holmes made two jaw-dropping catches in the bottom of the seventh inning, robbing consecutive hitters of extra-base hits. The two

Yan Sanchez made Hillsboro Hops history Wednesday night in Salem-Keizer. The rest of his teammates joined him.Sanchez hit for the Hops' first cycle as Class A Short Season Hillsboro pounded out a club-record 25 hits in a 17-2 drubbing of Salem-Keizer at Volcanoes Stadium.

One Duck taketh away and another Duck giveth.Former Oregon center fielder Austin Grebeck robbed the Hops of a home run last night, but his former teammate had the last quack. Tim Susnara drove in the game-winning run in the ninth with a two-out drive over the head of left fielder

While baseball outfields can vary in depth, the infield is uniform. No matter what park you play in, the distance between the bases is 90 feet and it's 60 feet, 6 inches from the mound to the plate.That 90 foot distance from third to home must have seemed like a

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 Hillsboro Hops will head to Eugene for their first meeting against the defending Northwest League champion Emeralds holding a share of first place in the NWL.The Hops defeated the Boise Hawks 3-1 at Ron Tonkin Field Sunday night in the rubber match of their three game series, finishing their

The Hillsboro Hops could not make magic happen for the second time in their opening homestand.The Salem-Keizer Volcanoes ran up an 8-0 lead and nearly let the Hops off the hook before holding on for an 8-6 win at Ron Tonkin Field Thursday afternoon, clinching the three-game series two games

For the second night in a row the Hillsboro Hops played deep into the night at Ron Tonkin Field.Juan Rodriguez's tripled in a run and scored in the top of the 13th inning as the Salem-Keizer Volcanoes avenged a 12-inning loss in the series opener with a 5-3 victory over

Riley Smith, a righthander who was limited to relief work in his pro debut season in 2016, was eager to become a starting pitcher. He tossed six innings on Monday morning-into-afternoon in Everett, allowing just one run in a 9-2 win. Second baseman Yan Sanchez tripled and homered, driving home

A bad hop, some bad walks and a few well-timed hits led to an eight-run first inning for the Hillsboro Hops in Everett on Saturday night, as they notched a 12-4 win in the season's third game.Everett starter Cody Mobley --- coming off a flexor tendon injury --- was making