Hops Pull Off Back-to-Back Sweeps at the Tonk
The Hillsboro Hops defeated the Salem-Keizer Volcanoes 7-2 for their seventh win in a row. The Hops enter the All-Star break red hot at 10-3 since the second half of the season commenced. Conor Grammes started the game for the Hops and silenced the Northwest League's top offense. The hard-throwing right-hander
The Hillsboro Hops defeated the Salem-Keizer Volcanoes 7-2 for their seventh win in a row. The Hops enter the All-Star break red hot at 10-3 since the second half of the season commenced.
Conor Grammes started the game for the Hops and silenced the Northwest League's top offense. The hard-throwing right-hander fanned four Volcanoes over two scoreless innings. Normally a starting pitcher,
The Hops bats continued to flourish early in the game with three runs in the first frame.
Hillsboro (34-17) wrapped up the seven game home stand with back-to-back series sweeps, and took over the league's top record from Salem-Keizer (32-19). Despite losing three all-stars during this stretch, the Hops exceeded the high level of play their fans have become accustomed to. Hillsboro will resume play on Thursday, August 8th against the Volcanoes in Keizer. Catch all the action on Rip City Radio 620 AM with the game kicking off at 6:35 pm.