A five-run eighth inning propelled the Hill City Howlers to a 5-4 victory over the Salem RidgeYaks on Saturday evening. The RidgeYaks threatened with two in the ninth but fell with the bases loaded, giving the Howlers the surprise victory. Heading to the eighth inning, the Howlers had yet to

The Hill City Howlers and Salem RidgeYaks split their Friday afternoon doubleheader to keep the series even. Game one fell in favor of Salem, as they scratched across a 3-1 victory. The Howlers stole game two with a walk-off single in extras to win 2-1. The RidgeYaks opened the scoring

Thursday’s game between the Hill City Howlers and the Salem RidgeYaks has been postponed due to inclement weather. The game will be rescheduled as a doubleheader on Friday, May 22, with game one beginning at 4 p.m. The regularly scheduled game two will begin approximately 30 minutes after the conclusion

The Salem RidgeYaks found revenge with an 8-3 win over the Hill City Howlers on Wednesday evening. After the 16-2 blowout win for Hill City on Tuesday, Salem turned the tables with a dominant pitching performance. Only one of the Howlers three runs was earned, which came off of starter

The Hill City Howlers stomped the Salem RidgeYaks 16-2 on Tuesday evening, scoring 12 in the first four innings. Jose Pirela finished a homer shy of the cycle, while also picking up five RBIs. Riley Nelson had a quiet day at the plate but set a season high with five

The Hill City Howlers lose their second straight in Wilson by a 5-1 score, evening the series at two games apiece with the Warbirds. Hill City had one of its toughest days at the plate Friday, scraping up four hits and three walks while striking out nine times in the

The Hill City Howlers lost their first of the series in Wilson, 7-3, after a dominant three-inning stretch early in the game for the Warbirds. Wilson poured on six of its seven runs in the second, third and fourth innings, scoring three in the fourth after the Howlers opened the

The Hill City Howlers won their second straight in Wilson to start the series 2-0 over the Warbirds in another solid pitching day, finishing the game with a 7-3 final in extras. Howlers lefty Nelson Keljo provided another strong start after he held Wilson to one hit and no runs,

The Hill City Howlers started their second series in Wilson against the Warbirds with a convincing 4-2 victory, coming through with their bullpen shining. Howlers righties Zane Petty and Luke Fernandez combined for five scoreless innings of relief, only letting up two hits and two walks while striking out five.

The Hill City Howlers dropped their first series of the season after losing to the Fredericksburg Nationals, 11-4, on Sunday afternoon. The Howlers had split or won every series prior to dropping four of six to the ‘Nats. The pitching staff combined for 12 walks, their most of the season.

The offensive woes continued for the Hill City Howlers as they fell to the Fredericksburg Nationals, 7-3, on Saturday night. With the win, the FredNats secured a split of the series heading to Sunday’s matinee. Howlers starter, Will McCausland, tied a career-high with eight strikeouts in his no-decision. Hill City

A seven-run ninth inning spoiled the night for the Hill City Howlers as the Fredericksburg Nationals went on to win 11-5. Angel Perez struggled entering the ninth, allowing all seven runs before recording an out. Despite the blowout, the Howlers preserved their bullpen, only using three pitchers throughout the game.

Eli Willits delivered the knockout blow for the Fredericksburg Nationals against the Hill City Howlers on Thursday evening, winning 4-2. For the third straight night, the game was tied going to the ninth before the ‘Nats delivered in the clutch. Hill City struck first off of Carson Fischer in the

Yerlin Luis delivered a walk-off solo home run as the Hill City Howlers downed the Fredericksburg Nationals 4-3 on Wednesday evening. For the Howlers, it was the second walk-off win in as many days, after walking off the FredNats Tuesday night in a 4-3 win. It is their fourth walk-off

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

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

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

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,

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

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

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

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

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

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

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