Facing the highest-drafted pitcher in the Northwest League this season, the Hops got one of their strongest pitching performances of the season.Three Hops pitchers combined on a one-hit shutout as Hillsboro defeated the Eugene Emeralds 3-0 at Ron Tonkin Field Thursday night.

As the scuffling Hops continued to shoot blanks with runners in scoring position, Eugene Emeralds shortstop Aramis Ademan took advantage of that rare chance to create a first impression.Down 1-0, the Emeralds first runs of the game came on Ademan's two-out, two-run homer in the third inning, one pitch after

HILLSBORO - The Hillsboro Hops did a lot of walking Tuesday night and after more than four hours they finally walked off with a win.Paxton De La Garza drew a leadoff walk in the 12th inning, advanced to second on Cole Thompson's two-out single and scored when Domingo Leyba blooped

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

Everett used an 11-hit attack, scoring three times in the second inning and three more in the third in a 6-3 win over the Hillsboro Hops on Sunday afternoon at Everett Memorial Stadium. The two clubs have split the first four games of the season-opening five-game series.Greifer Andrade, Jonas Lantigua