The Hill City Howlers have announced their official schedule for the 2027 Carolina League season. The 66-game home slate features several matchups with Commonwealth of Virginia rivals, the Fredericksburg Nationals and Salem RidgeYaks. In total, the Howlers will host nine different Carolina League foes. Opening Day falls on April 2,

The Hill City Howlers wrapped up their home schedule with a dominating performance over the Kannapolis CannonBallers, winning 8-1 on Sunday afternoon. From start to finish, the Howlers had full control behind Ryan Prager, who finished with five innings of one run baseball. The bullpen followed with four shutout innings,

The Hill City Howlers were three-outs away from winning their first series since May when a skunk entered through the visitor’s bullpen in right field. The skunk, which caused a several minute delay, served as the needed shift in the ninth inning for the Kannapolis CannonBallers to come back and

Dominating pitching carried the Hill City Howlers past the Kannapolis CannonBallers, 5-1, on Friday evening. Erigaldi Perez and Manuel Osorio combined to strike out 15 CannonBallers across their nine innings of work. In addition, they only surrendered one run on five hits. Kannapolis took advantage of sloppy defense by the

In a game eerily similar to Tuesday, the Hill City Howlers walked off the Kannapolis CannonBallers to win 7-6 on Thursday evening. Hill City led by six heading into the seventh inning before Kannapolis stormed back to tie the game in the ninth before the Howlers second walk-off of the

The Hill City Howlers were shutout on Wednesday night as Kannapolis got back in the win column after a 5-0 victory. Hill City finished the night with only four hits on the night, walking just one time. Only twice did Hill City have a runner in scoring position. For the

Gabriel Rodriguez went from goat to hero with a walk-off single in the tenth inning, securing the 7-6 winner over the Kannapolis CannonBallers on Tuesday night. Despite a slow start, Ryan Prager bounced back and pitched a solid 4.2 innings of work, allowing just one earned run. The Howlers went

The Hill City Howlers (19-34) split its Sunday doubleheader with the Charleston RiverDogs (30-24) and took the series loss 4-2. Catcher Deiten Lachance had his biggest day as a Howler, collecting five hits, including a homer, double and two RBIs in the doubleheader. Game one began Saturday night and was

The Hill City Howlers (18-33) dropped another thriller 3-2 at the hands of Charleston (29-23). Friday’s ninth inning felt like a repeat of Thursday’s 10th-inning finish. Hill City failed to grab a lead in each inning and the RiverDogs walked each game off with a runner on second, this time

The Hill City Howlers (18-32) took a 10th-inning walk-off loss to the Charleston RiverDogs (28-23) 8-7 Thursday night. It felt like the Howlers’ game to win from the third inning on. After a six-spot that inning, Hill City led 7-4 and locked Charleston down until a fateful ninth inning. In

The Hill City Howlers (18-31) won a low-scoring affair over the Charleston RiverDogs (27-23) by a 4-3 margin Wednesday. The Howlers earned their first win of the series to knot it up 1-1, picked up by a strong night from the pitching staff. Ryan Prager, Carson Lane, Manuel Osorio and

The Hill City Howlers (16-28) dropped a low-scoring affair to the Myrtle Beach Pelicans (16-28) by a 3-1 margin Wednesday. Hill City was stopped dead in its tracks after scoring nine runs on Tuesday. The Howlers squeezed out two hits in the game while only walking twice. The lack of

The Hill City Howlers survived a chaotic Sunday matinee against the Wilson Warbirds, winning 8-7. The two teams combined for 22 walks and four errors, accounting for the 15 run total. The walks overshadowed a strong start from Erigaldi Perez, who struck out five in five innings after a long

The Wilson Warbirds used two homers to down the Hill City Howlers, 8-3, on Saturday evening. Hill City looked sharp early in the ballgame, but the Warbirds continued to chip away at the Howlers lead, eventually overtaking them in the fifth inning and not looking back. Strong pitching performances from

Ryan Prager and Evan Chrest combined to lead the Hill City Howlers to a shutout of the Wilson Warbirds, 2-0, on Friday night. For Hill City, it was their first shutout win since June 13 against the Warbirds. The last nine-inning shutout happened on April 29 on the road versus

Two four-run innings for the Wilson Warbirds carried them over the Hill City Howlers, 8-4, on Thursday. Four spots in the third and the seventh accounted for all of the scoring for Wilson. However, Harrison Ruiz pitched well in his Hill City debut, throwing two innings of shut-out baseball, striking

The Hill City Howlers used 14 hits to down the Wilson Warbirds 12-5 on Wednesday evening. Every Howlers hitter reached at least two times in the win. All but one came around to score in the ballgame. Jonathan Martinez finished with four RBIs, Victor Izturiz followed with three of his

The Wilson Warbirds stole game one of the series over the Hill City Howlers behind a trio of long-balls, giving them a 6-3 win on Tuesday night. Wilson finished the night with three blasts before walks buried Hill City in the seventh. The loss overshadowed an outstanding bullpen appearance from

The Hill City Howlers suffered a 10-4 defeat in their series opener against the Fayetteville Woodpeckers on the road. The Howlers (11-20) trotted out two new arms to mixed results as Alejandro Rivera and Austin Testerman made their team debuts in the game. Rivera went five innings in his start

The Hill City Howlers secured the series split with the Delmarva Shorebirds with a 10-6 win on Sunday afternoon. The win also gave Hill City the season series win over the Shorebirds for the second straight season. Erigaldi Perez pitched well across 4.2 IP, allowing only one run, walking none.

The Hill City Howlers snapped their three-game losing streak by knocking off the Delmarva Shorebirds, 8-4, on Saturday night. Ryan DeSanto pitched a gem for his second victory of the season. His 6.1 IP was the longest outing by a Howlers starter this season, he also picked up five strikeouts

Two big innings downed the Hill City Howlers as the Delmarva Shorebirds pulled out the 9-1 win on Friday night. The game was played throughout nasty weather, which caused difficulties for Hill City pitchers. Ryan Prager struggled through several rain-filled innings early in the game as he was settled with

The Delmarva Shorebirds swept the doubleheader over the Hill City Howlers in two high-scoring affairs on Thursday evening. Game one came down to the wire, as the Howlers fell 10-9 in extra innings. In game two, the game was tied heading to the final frame before the Shorebirds put an

The Hill City Howlers won their fourth game in a row, using a dramatic eighth inning to supplant the Delmarva Shorebirds 6-4 on Wednesday night. After a combined three runs through seven innings, the two teams brought seven runs across in the eighth frame. The game was a sloppy affair,

Tuesday’s game between the Hill City Howlers and the Delmarva Shorebirds has been postponed due to inclement weather. The game will be rescheduled as a doubleheader on Tuesday, July 23, at 5 p.m. The regularly scheduled game two will begin approximately 30 minutes after the conclusion of game one. Fans