A no-hitter, flawless defense and a multitude of hits normally means an easy win. Nothing has been easy in this five-game series at Spokane for the Hillsboro Hops.Tyler Keele took a no-hitter into the sixth inning and the Hops pounded out 18 hits against three Spokane pitchers in an 8-2

Four Hops pitchers combined on a two-hit shutout Sunday as Hillsboro defeated the Everett AquaSox 3-0 to win their fourth consecutive game in the series.The four wins in a row is a season-high and moves the Hops to within a game of first-place Eugene in the Northwest League South Division

Hillsboro reliever Cal Becker has been all business out of the bullpen with a 1.80 ERA and 15-to-1 strikeout-to-walk ratio over 10 innings, and he conducts his business off the diamond with the same tenacity and grit.Becker, a Kenfield, California, native, loves nature and "being connected to the earth," so

If the score sounds familiar, the game situation was even moreso for the Hillsboro Hops Monday night.Hillsboro outhit defending Northwest League champion Eugene 9-3, but came out on the wrong end of a 2-1 loss to the Emeralds in their series opener at P.K. Park.

For the second night in a row the Hillsboro Hops played deep into the night at Ron Tonkin Field.Juan Rodriguez's tripled in a run and scored in the top of the 13th inning as the Salem-Keizer Volcanoes avenged a 12-inning loss in the series opener with a 5-3 victory over