Hillsboro Hops swept the host Eugene Emeralds in their final series of the season by a score of 3-2. Both teams went into extra innings for the final outcome to be resolved. Compared to recent games between these two teams, the contest was a short sprint that felt like a marathon. First Impression The only […]
Sean Roby stepped up to the plate with the bases loaded in the bottom of the ninth inning with one hit already under his belt and his team tied with the Hillsboro Hops, 7-7. Roby sliced a line drive to right and opened the door wide for Harrison Freed to come home for the winning […]
Andy Yerzy launched an attack that included two doubles and a single. With that and an onslaught that exploded early, the Hillsboro Hops defeated the Salem-Keizer Volcanoes 7-2 and completed a three game sweep. The Volcanoes took the first half championship with a record one game better than the second place Hops. After barely missing […]
David Garza’s hot bat continued to torch the opposition as the Hillsboro Hops defeated the Salem-Keizer Volcanoes 7-6. The Volcanoes exploded first followed closely by the Hops and then both teams settled in to hand the game over to their pitchers the rest of the way. First Inning Extravaganzas The first inning proved to be […]
This time, it was the Hops given a taste of their own medicine by the Boise Hawks, 6-3. Instead of the Hillsboro Hops jumping out from the starting gate, it was the Hawks who took a 6-0 lead before the visitors could reach the scoreboard. Hawks Strike First Ezequial Tovar singled home Bladimir Restituyo in […]
Andy Yerzy hit a two run shot in the second highlighting the inning where the home team scored five runs and held on for the win. The Hillsboro Hops sweep the Eugene Emeralds in the three game series by a score of 6-4. The Hops added one more run in the sixth after the visiting […]
Andy Yerzy hit a towering two run shot over the right field fence that left no doubt when it left the bat. The Hillsboro Hops scored two more runs before the inning was over leaving the Vancouver Canadians a four run wall to surmount. The Canadians were able to score their lone run in the […]
The Hops fall short to the Vancouver Canadians 5-1 in the Hillsboro home opener. A crowd of 4061 came to cheer the Hops on and wave their rally towels handed out before the game. But, all of the waving cotton couldn’t help the Hops catch up. Canadians take the early lead The Canadians scored early […]
The Hillsboro Hops managed only five hits in their season opener played in Eugene on a warm 70 degree night under clear skies. Despite outhitting their foes 5-4, The Hops fell to the Eugene Emeralds 2-0. Offense Spread Out The Hops spread their hits over four innings, managing to bunch only two singles together in […]
This Friday, the 2019 Hillsboro Hops season starts on the road in Eugene. It will be their seventh season here in Hillsboro after moving their single short season A farm team from Yakima in 2013. Owner and president Mike McMurray, along with his wife Laura, brought the team south to Hillsboro after a tough decision […]
If only the visiting Hops could have wrapped up the game before the sixth inning or maybe just skipped over it. The game was tight but in control. But, one bad half inning filled with a couple of mistakes erased the hard work the Hops put together elsewhere in the game. The Hillsboro Hops gave […]
At first, Andy Yerzy’s second home run of the night was just another insurance run. It gave the Hillsboro Hops a three run lead. They needed it as the Salem-Keizer Volcanoes made it a one run game in the bottom of the eighth. The Hops faced the winning run at the plate with one out […]
The Hillsboro Hops will send two players to the August 7th All-Star Game. For the fourth year in a row, the best of the Northwest League will face the best of the Pioneer League in the annual event. Furthermore, the NWL leads the series 3-0. This year, catcher Andy Yerzy and closer Josh Green will […]
The Vancouver Canadians spent their whole wad building up a lead to 4-2 but had nothing left to protect it against the Hillsboro Hops, losing eventually by 7-4. In the fifth inning, Andy Yerzy’s home run traveled like a speeding bullet launched off his bat at 109 MPH. 342 feet later, the ball sailed over […]
Right Fielder William Gorman scored the go ahead run in the top of the ninth for the Hillsboro Hops. With the help of Keyshawn Lynch’s insurance run afterwards, the lead held for the comeback win over the host Spokane Indians, 8-6. The victory clinched the series win for the Hops, 3-1, with the last game […]
The bats of the Hillsboro Hops powered the early start and left too big of a mountain for the Vancouver Canadians to climb, 6-3. The hot bat of Andy Yerzy started it with his RBI single knocking in lead-off hitter Tra Holmes. After Andy came home on Francis Martinez’ RBI single, the Hops were well […]
Andy Yerzy’s second inning solo shot started the scoring but it was the fifth inning that blew a tight, low-scoring game wide open when the Hillsboro Hops scored six runs and went on to defeat the host Vancouver Canadians 10-1. The victory also cemented the Hops firmly in the playoffs by earning the first half […]
For the second night in a row, Andy Yerzy lit up the plate for the Hillsboro Hops. Then, Franklyn Soriano and the rest of the pitching staff kept the host Eugene Emeralds at bay 5-1. Last night, Andy lit up Salem-Keizer pitching for four hits on four trips to the plate. Keeping his show on the […]
The Hillsboro Hops pounded the Salem-Keizer Volcanoes in the first inning, grabbing a lead and not looking back. Andy Yerzy swatted four hits on the night were a part of the 15 hits by the Hops in the game. The two hits from Francis Martinez went for doubles. Jorge Perez sent a solo blast over […]
For the second game in three nights, the Hillsboro Hops (known tonight as the Portland Mavericks), walked away with a win and the crowd lit up like it was already the Fourth of July. With one out in the bottom of the ninth, Andy Yerzy stepped up to the plate and poked a single past […]
The night filled with clutch play and never-say-die attitude on both sides. Stepping up, Andy Yerzy was one of the leaders as the Hillsboro Hops defeated the Volcanoes, 6-5. But, don’t consider his teammates as waiting for someone else to make the first move. When needed, several Hops took the lead. On the night, Hillsboro […]
In short season A, baseball starts in June. By the time the first game arrives and the home plate umpire yells “Play ball!”, many veteran players have reported to spring training down in Arizona earlier this year. They’ve been here before. They know what to expect. They are waiting for their assignments telling them which […]
