A week ago, Kevin McCanna was pitching in an independent league, hoping for a second chance in the Minor Leagues.That came on Saturday night and he did not disappoint.Making his organizational debut, the D-backs right-hander pitched 5 1/3 innings of hitess relief -- striking out nine and walking two --

For the over 2,200 souls that braved record heat and smoky air to welcome the Hillsboro Hops to August, a little eight-run deficit wasn't going to send anyone scurrying to the exits.Camden Duzenack's base hit to right field scored Ryan Dobson with the winning run as the Hillsboro Hops defeated

One has to wonder if Hillsboro Hops outfielder Dan Swain is a fan of Rob Base and D.J. EZ-Rock. He has taken their "It takes two to make a thing go right" mantra to heart.Swain hit his seventh double of the season to tie the game and Camden Duzenack provided

The Hillsboro Hops were the epitome of delayed gratification Thursday night. But the payoff was worth the wait.After squandering several potential big innings, the Hops pulled through in the ninth as Tra Holmes lined a single up the middle to score Drew Ellis from third base in a 6-5 win

VANCOUVER, B.C. --- Undaunted by an early morning 330-mile bus ride and a long trip through customs at the U.S.-Canada border, the Hillsboro Hops scored four times in the first inning and held on to beat the Vancouver Canadians 4-3 on Saturday night at Nat Bailey Stadium. Hillsboro (16-14) remains

The Hillsboro Hops got to triple their pleasure with their third walk-off win of the season.Daulton Varsho led off the ninth inning with a triple and scored the winning run on a passed ball as the Hops scored a 6-5 come-from-behind win over the Eugene Emeralds at Ron Tonkin Field

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

A four-run outburst in the eighth inning boosted the Hillsboro Hops to their fifth win in six games.Eudy Ramos went 3-for-4 on the night and tied the game with an RBI double in the eighth, later scoring the go-ahead run on Drew Ellis' single to left as the Hops defeated

Four Hops pitchers combined on a two-hit shutout Sunday as Hillsboro defeated the Everett AquaSox 3-0 to win their fourth consecutive game in the series.The four wins in a row is a season-high and moves the Hops to within a game of first-place Eugene in the Northwest League South Division