First Round TKO
On Wednesday afternoon, the Hillsboro Hops bounced back with a 10-2 victory over the Tri-City Dust Devils. The Hops' offense came out guns blazing with five runs in the first and never looked back. Slade Cecconi earned his fourth win of the season over six strong innings and Eduardo Diaz
On Wednesday afternoon, the Hillsboro Hops bounced back with a 10-2 victory over the Tri-City Dust Devils. The Hops' offense came out guns blazing with five runs in the first and never looked back. Slade Cecconi earned his fourth win of the season over six strong innings and
After Cecconi retired the Dust Devils in order in the first, the Hops jumped all over
Tri-City brought in a run in the top of the second on a sacrifice fly by
Cecconi pitched well the rest of the way, only allowing one more run over the next four innings. The Diamondbacks' 33rd overall pick in last year's draft finished after six innings with six strike outs while only allowing four hits and a walk.
The Hops' bats continued to pummel Dust Devils pitching in the later innings. In the bottom of the sixth with runners on the corners,
Hillsboro (32-40) will face off against Tri-City (29-44) again tomorrow at 7:05 p.m. Catch all the action on Rip City Radio 620AM and www.RipCityRadio.com with the pregame coverage beginning at 6:50.