A topsy-turvy game fell in favor of the Fayetteville Woodpeckers as they held on to win 10-9 over the Hill City Howlers on Sunday. The Howlers were no-hit until the sixth inning. From the fifth inning through the eighth, the two teams combined for 17 total runs. Fayetteville scored in

Luis De La Cruz treated Hill City Howlers fans to an early fireworks show as his seventh inning home run gave the Howlers the 4-2 lead and victory over the Fayetteville Woodpeckers on the Fourth of July. The team was carried by tremendous pitching performances from Harrison Bodendorf, Conner Whittaker,

The Fayetteville Woodpeckers secured a split of the series with a 3-0 victory over the Hill City Howlers on Friday evening. Hill City finished the night with just three hits. Despite having the bases loaded with one out in the sixth, the Howlers could not find the timely hit to

The Hill City Howlers saw their lead evaporate in the middle innings as the Fayetteville Woodpeckers stormed ahead for an 11-5 victory on Thursday evening. The bullpen for the Howlers struggled to throw strikes and allowed the game to slip away quickly. Hill City pitching combined for a total of

The Fayetteville Woodpeckers ran away from the Hill City Howlers on Wednesday evening, winning 9-5. Hill City struggled to capitalize on base runners, having at least one aboard in all but one inning. The ‘Peckers had received a tremendous start from Jagger Beck, who went five full innings of shutout

The Hill City Howlers won their second straight game, taking down the Fayetteville Woodpeckers 5-4 on Tuesday evening. Fayetteville was kept off the board until the eighth inning when Kevin Alvarez carried the load, scoring four in the final two innings. However, the Howlers found the win behind a strong

The Hill City Howlers lost their seventh straight game in a walk-infested 13-1 defeat to the Hickory Crawdads. Hill City (31-41) walked 14 batters in the game, a season high for the club that came into the game second in the Carolina League in free passes, giving up 445 prior

A Nick Monile home run in the eighth halted the Hill City Howlers comeback as the Wilson Warbirds hung on to win 11-6 on Sunday afternoon. The Warbirds, despite being held to six hits, found ways to capitalize on walks and Howlers mistakes to put 11 runs on the board.

The Hill City Howlers stole the doubleheader over the Wilson Warbirds on Saturday afternoon, winning both late in the game. Game one fell 4-3 after the Howlers retook the lead in the eighth inning. Game two was a 1-0 pitcher’s duel capped off by an Anthony Martinez walk-off home run

Friday’s game between the Hill City Howlers and the Wilson Warbirds has been suspended due to inclement weather. In the middle of the first inning of a scoreless game, the skies opened, and the tarp was placed on the field. The game will be restarted as a doubleheader on Saturday,

The Hill City Howlers succumbed to the strong pitching of the Wilson Warbirds, falling 7-3 on Thursday evening. Hill City combined for five hits in the loss while surrendering eight of their own. Of note, Howlers relief arm Javi Torres made his home debut, throwing two scoreless innings . Wilson

Despite an eventful ninth, the Hill City Howlers fell 8-7 to the Wilson Warbirds on Wednesday evening. Hill City had the tying run in scoring position and the winning run aboard with one out in the ninth but could not get over the hump. For the second straight night, the

The offense erupted for the Hill City Howlers en route to a 12-6 win over the Wilson Warbirds on Tuesday evening. Hill City led 12-0 through the first four innings before the Warbirds climbed their way back into the game. Every member of both teams found their way aboard through

The Hill City Howlers came through with timely hitting against Fredericksburg Friday in a 6-5 win, their second straight victory of the current series. The game’s star provided its biggest hit. Outfielder Juneiker Caceras had two hits, both of them home runs. One came in the first, and one came

The Hill City Howlers lose the tie in their season series with the Fredericksburg Nationals following a 3-2 heartbreaker on a Nationals walkoff. Offense was at a premium all night with the two teams combining for 12 hits to score five total runs. Two Howlers managed multiple hits, with right

Hill City Howlers pitcher Ryan Prager was named the Carolina League Pitcher of the Week by Minor League Baseball after his dominant performances against the Fayetteville Woodpeckers. The left-hander made two appearances in the series, striking out 14 in five innings of work. In his first appearance on Thursday, Prager

The Fayetteville Woodpeckers took the series over the Hill City Howlers with a 3-2 win on Sunday afternoon. In the quickest game of the series, the Howlers lineup only struck out twice in the matinee, but could not muster up the timely hit in the ninth. The loss marks the

An eight-run seventh propelled the Fayetteville Woodpeckers to a 17-7 win over the Hill City Howlers on Saturday evening. The Howlers surrendered a season-high 22 hits with the Woodpeckers collecting at least one in all but two innings. Every player on the Woodpeckers reached base, with eight scoring at least

The Hill City Howlers used extra innings to knock off the Fayetteville Woodpeckers, 3-2 (10), on Friday evening. Yerlin Luis notched the team’s sixth walk-off win of the season. In addition, the Howlers improved to 4-0 in extra innings games, despite only collecting four hits. A two-run home run from

The Hill City Howlers pitching staff struck out 22 in a losing effort against the Fayetteville Woodpeckers on Thursday evening by a score of 4-2. Howlers starter Joey Oakie picked up the first eight strikeouts, Ettore Guilianelli earned one, Ryan Prager followed with six of his own before the final

The Hill City Howlers dropped a four-hour heartbreaker to the Fayetteville Woodpeckers, 3-2, on Wednesday evening. For the second straight game, the heavens opened in the fourth inning, as rain and wind pelted the ballpark. After light flooding was cleared off on the warning track, the teams continued a tense

A rain-filled evening fell in favor of the Hill City Howlers behind a 5-4 victory over the Fayetteville Woodpeckers on Tuesday evening. Rain fell throughout the evening, including a rain delay that lasted over an hour. Fayetteville played catch-up from the very beginning, but could not overcome the deficit as

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