Dauri Fernandez Walks Off Fredericksburg in Series Opener
The Hill City Howlers walked-off the Fredericksburg Nationals on Tuesday evening, 4-3, behind a Dauri Fernandez RBI-single. With the walk-off, Fernandez extended his RBI-streak to six games. He also currently rides an eight game hit streak. The Nationals struck first after back-to-back singles to open up the game. Yeremy Cabrera
Harrison Bodendorf Named April Carolina League Pitcher of the Month
After a tremendous April, Harrison Bodendorf was named the Carolina League Pitcher of the Month by Minor League Baseball. Bodendorf is the first Hill City Howler to win the monthly award ascribed to the best pitcher in the league through a certain month. This is the second award for Bodendorf
Delmarva Takes Series Finale Against Hill City
The Hill City Howlers dropped their series finale to Delmarva 10-6 in Salisbury. Two crooked numbers spelled the Howlers’ doom in this game, five and three. That was the amount of runs scored in the fourth and eighth innings by Delmarva. The game did yield some positive results though, including
Zinn Shows Out In Relief; Howlers Down Delmarva
Hill City returned to the win column Friday with a 6-3 victory over Delmarva in Salisbury. All the Howlers needed was six hits to get their six runs, but all came in timely moments, including big early homers for Jose Pirela and Robert Arias. The bullpen held things down too,
Howlers Win Streak Stopped on Thursday
Hill City dropped one Thursday night against Delmarva, losing 9-7 in a tough day on the mound. The Howlers struggled in game three of the series, with Joey Oakie and Miguel Flores going through it on the hill, giving up all nine runs. This game didn’t start with the same
Howlers Shutout Delmarva on the Road
Hill City stayed hot Wednesday in Salisbury, beating the Delmarva Shorebirds 4-0 in another strong performance in the lineup and the rotation. The Howlers benefitted from one of their best pitching days of the year, allowing only two hits between starter Nelson Keljo along with relievers Luke Fernandez and Jervis
Howlers Open Delmarva Series with Daytime Blowout
Hill City had a banner day Tuesday, scoring its most runs in any game this year with a 17-1 drubbing of the Delmarva Shorebirds in Salisbury. Everyone that came to bat got a hit in the game, with Robert Arias staying hot and leading the pack with three hits, including
Howlers Sweep Carolina League Weekly Awards
The Hill City Howlers swept the Carolina League Weekly Awards behind outstanding performances from Anthony Martinez and Harrison Bodendorf. This was the first time any member of the Howlers has won a weekly award this season. In addition, they are the only members of the Cleveland Guardians organization to win
Howlers Complete Seven-Run Comeback, Walk-Off Crawdads
In unprecedented fashion, the Hill City Howlers walked off the Hickory Crawdads on Sunday afternoon, winning 9-8 in 11 innings. Only the first run of the game for the Howlers was attributed to a hit. The rest of the runs scored in the comeback victory came from walks, hit-batters, wild
Howlers No-Hit Bid Falls Short, Lose to Crawdads
The Hill City Howlers took a no-hitter into the seventh but blew the lead late, losing 4-2 to the Hickory Crawdads on Saturday evening. Harrison Bodendorf pitched a strong outing, working 5.2 innings while striking out six. He was perfect through his last batter when he issued a walk and
De La Cruz Drills Walk Off Homer to Down Crawdads
Luis De La Cruz walked off the Hickory Crawdads, giving the Hill City Howlers the 6-4 victory on Friday night. The Howlers finished with just six hits in the contest, but capitalized on their opportunities late in the game. For the Howlers, this was their first walk-off win of the
Howlers Blow Lead in Eighth, Fall to Hickory
A Hickory Crawdads grand slam in the eighth inning downed the Hill City Howlers, 6-3, on Thursday evening. Jervis Alfaro had pitched three scoreless frames in relief before surrendering the game altering grand slam. For the first time this season, the Howlers failed to strike out double digit hitters in
Errors Plague Howlers in Education Day Loss
The Hill City Howlers fumbled away their Wednesday matinee against the Hickory Crawdads, 8-5. Hill City racked up five errors throughout the morning and afternoon, as the Crawdads capitalized to bury the Howlers. Robert Arias and Luis De La Cruz accounted for two errors apiece in the loss. Anthony Martinez
Martinez Carries Howlers to Victory Over Crawdads
The Hill City Howlers hung onto a 7-6 victory over the Hickory Crawdads on Tuesday evening. Despite an early lead, the Crawdads kept chipping away at the score line, cutting the deficit to one in the ninth inning, but could not overcome the 5-0 deficit after the first two innings.
Second Wilson Walkoff Splits Series With Howlers
Hill City was defeated for the second time this series via the walkoff, losing to the Warbirds in Wilson 5-3 after a walkoff blast. Despite the loss, Robert Arias was a bright spot once again. He picked up another multi-hit game, his fourth of the series. On top of that,
Pitching Carries Howlers Past Warbirds
The Hill City Howlers steered the ship right Saturday night with a 3-1 win in Wilson over the Warbirds, their ninth win of the season. The game saw another gaudy strikeout total for the Howlers, as the staff notched 14 of them in the victory. Starter Harrison Bodendorf picked up
Wilson Walkoff Stuns Howlers
A three-run comeback was not enough Friday night as the Hill City Howlers were walked off by the Wilson Warbirds in a 7-6 loss. Four Hill City homers were not enough in this one, a game decided off the bat of Wilson’s Luis Lameda. The Howlers smashed two of them
Trio of Hits for Arias Charges Howlers to Win
The Hill City Howlers returned to the win column with a 6-3 victory over the Wilson Warbirds. Starting pitching was a key once again for the Howlers, as lefty Nelson Keljo turned in a strong 3.2 innings, striking out seven batters and only allowing two hits. The bats came through
Howlers Drop Wilson Home Opener
After a valiant comeback attempt, the Hill City Howlers fell to the Warbirds in Wilson, 7-5. Hill City enjoyed home runs off the bats of Juneiker Caceras and Dauri Fernandez to score five unanswered runs from the sixth inning on and Will McCausland twirled a gem in relief, going four
Birthday Blast Powers Howlers to Series Win
The Hill City Howlers won their first home series of the season as they downed the Fredericksburg Nationals 5-2 on Sunday afternoon. The Howlers pitching staff combined for 16 strikeouts in the game, only surrendering five hits, stifling a strong Nationals lineup and jumping them in the early season standings.
Bodendorf Silences FredNats in Howlers Win
Harrison Bodendorf silenced the Fredericksburg Nationals as the Hill City Howlers walked away with an 8-4 victory on Saturday evening. Bodendorf, the Howlers starter, finished one out from registering his first professional win. He tallied nine strikeouts across the 4.2 IP while allowing just two hits and no runs. He
Eighth Inning Drama Hoists Howlers Over Nationals
Late game drama spurred the Hill City Howlers past the Fredericksburg Nationals by a score of 5-3 on Friday night. Fireworks erupted in the eighth inning as the Nationals tied the game with two outs in the top of the frame on a two-run homer from Yeremy Cabrera. Then, in
Sloppy First Inning Stifles Howlers
The Fredericksburg Nationals used a big first inning to down the Hill City Howlers on Thursday night, 8-3. Luke Dickerson led the way for the Nationals with a three-hit, two-double performance. Jervis Alfaro added another seven strikeouts to bring his season total to 16 through two games. The game unraveled
Howlers Shutout Nationals for First Home Win
The Hill City Howlers picked up their first home win behind the backs of strong pitching, knocking off the Fredericksburg Nationals 5-0 on Wednesday evening. The combined shutout was the Howlers first of the season. Nelson Keljo made his debut, going four innings strong with six strikeouts. Miguel Flores followed
Howlers Drop Home Opener
The Hill City Howlers dropped their debut home game against the Fredericksburg Nationals, 9-4, on Tuesday evening. Before a crowd of over 2,000 people, the Howlers celebrated their Opening Day festivities, capped off by the first of 13-total fireworks shows this season. Despite a strong performance from Will McCausland, the