Giesting Spins Quality Start In Win Over Riders
Amarillo, Texas (September 10, 2024) – Amarillo earned a 5-1 win over the Frisco RoughRiders to begin the final series of the season. Los Pointy Boots de Amarillo were propelled by a Spencer Giesting quality start and a pair of home runs in the sixth inning gave the southpaw all
Eight Run Inning Lifts Sod Poodles Over Travs
Amarillo, Texas (August 28, 2024) – Trailing 5-1 entering the bottom of the seventh inning, Amarillo used an eight-run inning to complete their comeback bid on Wednesday night. They used another two runs in the eighth to fend off the Arkansas Travelers and earn an 11-6 win to even the
Offense Stays Hot in Route of Hooks
Amarillo, Texas (August 21, 2024) – Amarillo racked up 21 hits to match their single-game high in 2024 and muscled out four more home runs in a 13-1 win over Corpus Christi on Wednesday night. Spencer Giesting spun his third quality start with Amarillo en route to earning his third
Amarillo Lets Late Lead Slip Away
Amarillo, Texas (August 9, 2024) – Spencer Giesting's quality start and a five-run third inning were not enough for the Sod Poodles to hold off a late charge by the Naturals. Amarillo dropped the extra-inning game on Friday night 7-6, leaving the tying run on third in the bottom of
Sod Poodles Run Away From Wind Surge
Amarillo, Texas (July 23, 2024) – Amarillo put together one of their best all-around performances of the season in a 12-3 victory over the Wichita Wind Surge. Six different Sod Poodles had multi-hit games in the offensive explosion. A.J. Vukovich and Tim Tawa both finished one leg short of the
Five-Run First Enough to Carry Amarillo to Victory
Amarillo, Texas (June 19, 2024) – The Amarillo Sod Poodles jumped out to an early lead in the first and never looked back on Wednesday night. A five-run bottom of the first inning was enough run support for Spencer Giesting and the rest of the Sod Poodles pitching staff to
Hops Secure Win With Dominant Start By Giesting
For his tenth start of the year, Spencer Giesting matched up against Tri-City Dust Devil's starter Ryan Costieu. In the Wednesday night game at Hillsboro Ballpark, the Hops’ offense scored four runs on nine hits. Hillsboro pitchers only allowed one earned run, beating Tri-City 4-1. Hops' left fielder Brett Johnson
Hurley Homers in 3-2 Win
(Hillsboro, OR)- The Hops’ defense was showing off in the 3-2 win over the Eugene Emeralds. Spencer Giesting matched up against fellow lefty Hayden Wynja in the Wednesday night game at Hillsboro Ballpark. Giesting entered the game with the lowest ERA in Minor League Baseball and continued to show his
Giesting's Got Game
(Hillsboro, Oregon)- For the Wednesday night meet-up, Hillsboro Stadium hosted the second game of the six-game series featuring the Hillsboro Hops and the Vancouver Canadians. Hops’ starter Spencer Giesting took the mound holding the lowest ERA in minor league baseball- a jaw-dropping 0.79. He would only lower it in his
Walters Walks It Off
May 9, 2024 (Hillsboro, OR)- The Hillsboro Ballpark hosted its STEM day, where over 1700 kids from local schools came to the Thursday day game. For the third game of the tied series, the Hillsboro Hops (13-16) beat the Spokane Indians (16-9) with a final score of 2-3 to put
Giesting Dominates Over Six Innings In Hillsboro Win
Spencer Giesting went up against Joel Hurtado, the Angel's #20 prospect (MLB.com) for his second start of the year. Giesting went six innings, allowing no runs and racking up five strikeouts, securing the win. This is the second straight start that a Hops pitcher went six innings and not allowing
Emeralds Shutout Hops In Series Finale
Hillsboro, OR (July 23, 2023) – The Hops entered the series finale against their Northwest League rival Eugene Emeralds on Sunday with a chance to split the six-game set. In the matinee at Ron Tonkin Field, Nick Sinacola pitched five scoreless for the second time in the series and the
Hillsboro Pitching Throws Two-Hitter in Victory
Hillsboro, OR (April 28, 2023) – The biggest crowd of the season at Ron Tonkin Field witnessed another Hops win against the Tri-City Dust Devils on Friday. Although walking nine hitters, Hops’ pitching combined to allow just two hits. The Hops bullpen trio of Otano, Alcantara and Barnes only allowed