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Mark Hills Featured Guest at Upcoming Volcanoes' Sports Banquet

Keizer-native, Volcanoes player, and key member of two Salem-Keizer championships
By Rob Schreier
January 11, 2014

KEIZER, Ore. - Local pitching star Mark Hills will headline the 7th Annual Salem-Keizer Volcanoes Winter Sports Banquet on Friday, January 31 at the Keizer Civic Center. The event will begin at 6 p.m. and will feature an opportunity to meet a key member of the first two Volcanoes Northwest League Championships occurring in 1998 and 2001.

The Volcanoes' Winter Sports Banquet will also feature a silent sports memorabilia auction and a dinner along with a chance for a question and answer forum with Hills. The Volcanoes also welcome new President of Business Operations Tom Leip, a sports executive for 30 years inside the industry, who will provide an update of developments within the franchise.

Banquet tickets are sold out for the event.

Hills was an All-State outfielder at McNary High School in Keizer, Ore., and went on to earn honors as a first baseman and pitcher while at Chemeketa Community College. Hills was drafted by the San Francisco Giants in 1997 in the 22nd round of the June Amateur Draft. The Keizer native pitched in the organization through the 2001 season.

Hills continues a long career in baseball, serving in his fourth season as the Concordia University pitching coach. Hills' previous coaching experience includes working as the pitching coach for South Eugene High School from 2003-05 and at Lane Community College from 2006-07. He also spent time as the head coach for WCL-Portland and for The Yard Baseball Academy 19U Team during the summers. Hills graduated from the University of Oregon in 2006 (business) and now lives in Beaverton with his wife, Amanda.

About the Volcanoes: The Salem-Keizer Volcanoes are the Class A minor league affiliate of the 2012 World Series Champion San Francisco Giants. Home games are played at Volcanoes Stadium in Keizer from mid-June through early-September. The Volcanoes have captured seven West Division Titles, and won the Northwest League Championship five times. In 2007, the Volcanoes were named the Minor League Baseball "National Team of the Year" out of 184 minor league teams across the country. For more information call the Volcanoes at (503) 390-2225.