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 […]
The Hillsboro Hops ruled and are serious about the second half championship. The power barrage from the plate and the mound control from the pitching staff is leaving no doubt as they took game two from the Eugene Emeralds, 8-0. Double Your Pleasure The Hillsboro Hops ruled by letting loose four doubles to go along […]
Marcos Tineo (W, 6-2) shined on the mound as he struck out eight Eugene Emeralds batters on the way to a 5-0 shut-out victory by the Hillsboro Hops. Conor Grammes started the game and combined with Tineo on the shut out. It was a case of the rookie getting things started and the veteran finishing […]
Marcos Tineo shut down victory proved contagious with the bullpen as the Hillsboro Hops pitching combined for 14 strike-outs on the night, The Eugene Emeralds mustered only three hits against just three different Hops pitchers. And when the pitching started to weaken, the Hops defense held serve with several exceptional plays. Smoking Strikes Andrew Saalfrank […]
Steven Leyton doubled in the eighth inning giving the Hillsboro Hops the lead. Two batters later, Kristian Robinson smacked a two run homer for the final score and ice the victory. The home team held on for the 5-2 win against the Eugene Emeralds. Hops Wake Up The Hops explosion late in the game […]
Kristian Robinson homered the Hillsboro Hops by the Eugene Emeralds in a tight 2-1 thriller as the first half nears its end. In a tight race with the Salem-Keizer Volcanoes for the first half championship, every wins keeps the Hops chances alive one more day. Source of Power Kristian Robinson homered in the first inning […]
The Hillsboro Hops flew to a large lead and then held on against the Ems attack, ending the losing streak at three games to get back on track by defeating the Eugene Emeralds 5-4. The Hops and Ems are historically very competitive teams against each other no matter what the overall record — even in […]
The Hillsboro Hops outhit but could not outscore the Eugene Emeralds. The Hops fell in a tight game throughout 2-1 to the Ems for their third loss in a row. Much, for the same reasons as they lost two days ago. The reason why the Ems won had little to do with the number of […]
The Hillsboro Hops strange journey defined the first game of their short road trip to Eugene. The Hops didn’t even get their motor started until the seventh inning. The Eugene Emeralds won 5-2. But, it would take a strange journey before it ended. Steven Leyton Get Hops On Scoreboard Steven Leyton provided the only run […]
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 […]
Jorge Barrosa stepped up to the plate in the bottom of the tenth with two outs and knocked a game winning RBI single into left field. Andy Yerzy, on second, came racing around third to touch the plate for the game winning run. The throw home was late and wide. Yerzy came home standing up […]
For tonight, the Hillsboro Hops were known as the “Sonadores de Hillsboro”. The Sonadores are a part of the Copa de la Diversion. It is an appreciation of the Hispanic community, players and fans that are a big part of baseball. Sonadores translates as “dreamers”. To read more about it, check out my article from […]
Adrian Del Moral (W, 1-0) returns to the Hillsboro Hops for another season and led the team to a shut-out victory on the road over the Eugene Emeralds, 4-0. In a repeat score from the night before, Del Moral pitched five one-hit, scoreless innings as the day’s starter for the win. He did it with […]
Marcus Tineo (W, 1-0) , Hillsboro Hops starting pitcher, set the tone with five scoreless innings and struck out five for the shut out win. The first five innings did not go without drama and Tineo also allowed two walks and five singles. But, he managed to pitch out of any situation to help the […]
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 […]
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 […]
Coming back from a five run deficit to tie the game in the seventh, Geraldo Perdomo launched a triple in the eighth to clear the bases and put the Hillsboro Hops up 9-7 over the Salem-Kaiser Volcanoes for good. The win extended their franchise leading streak to 50 wins with one game left to go […]
Ryan January originally had the night off. But, a wrong bounce near the plate cancelled any other plans he might have had. Instead of watching from the dugout, January was called upon to take over behind the plate and his bat removed any doubt as the Hillsboro Hops defeated the Eugene Emeralds 10-1 for their […]
The game started with the power of the home team as the Hillsboro Hops jumped to a 5-2 lead over the Eugene Emeralds and held on for the 6-5 win. Right fielder Will Gorman contributed plenty of power with his first two at bats: a two run triple and a two run homer over the […]
The Hillsboro Hops led 2-1 in the bottom of the eighth. Erick Gonzalez and Fernando Kelli hit back to back singles for the Eugene Emeralds to put the tying and go ahead runs on base with one out. Time for the Dawg. Trevor McKenna took the mound. DJ Artis grounded out and Grant Fennell struck […]
With a little help from his friends, Levi Jordan scooted across home plate twice for all the runs the Eugene Emeralds needed. The Hillsboro Hops struggled and score once, falling 2-1. Both teams lacked the power from the last couple of nights where it seemed that home runs and triples ruled the plate. Instead, pitching […]
The Hillsboro Hops win their fourth game in a row and remain the Northwest League’s hottest team. With help from LT Tolbert and his two doubles, the Hops defeat the Eugene Emeralds 5-3. It was Tolbert’s fifth inning double that cleared the bases of two runners that gave the road team a 4-0 lead which […]
The Eugene Emeralds started the game with two runs in the first inning. The Hillsboro Hops finished the game with four runs the rest of the way to take the win, 4-2. Once the visitor’s bats opened up and got past the two run deficit, pitching shut the Emeralds down. Bryan Valdez (W, 2-0) got […]
The three-game winning streak is over. It was fun while it lasted but it ended horribly for the Hillsboro Hops as Fernando Kelli hurried home on a wild pitch by relief pitcher Kai-Wei Lin in the bottom of the ninth. The Eugene Emeralds won the game 4-3. Eugenio Palma (W, 1-1) pitched the last three […]
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 […]
A three run ninth inning proved to be too big of an obstacle to overcome. The Eugene Emeralds’ explosion in the top of the ninth put the game away over the Hillsboro Hops, 6-2. Before the inning started, the Hops were still looking at a close game, down only 3-2. All they had to do […]
The seventh game of the season was more than just luck on the mound and at the plate for the Hillsboro Hops. With a team of four pitchers blanking the visiting Eugene Emeralds and ten different batters contributing more than enough to back up the mound, the Hops beat the Emeralds, 4-0, ending a three […]
After winning three games to start the season, the Hillsboro Hops have now lost three in a row. The latest to the Eugene Emeralds 4-3, in their season home opener. After a flurry of runs to open the game, Eugene scored a lone run in the top of the fifth that stood up for the […]
The Hillsboro Hops’ season ended in abrupt fashion as the Eugene Emeralds slammed the door shut on their chances 10-4. The game had remained close until a six-run collapse in the ninth inning that started with the score tied. The Emeralds batted around the order and left a huge hole for the home team to […]
The Eugene Emeralds took their first lead in the eighth inning and walked away with the win, 3-2. It gave the home team a 1-0 lead in the first-round series between the two southern division teams. Matt Peacock (L, 0-1) came on to close out the game with a 2-2 tie at the beginning of […]
