EUGENE, ORE. --- The inning should have been over. Eugene led 3-0 in the top of the second inning on Friday night at P.K. Park in Eugene, and Hillsboro had runners at first and third with two out. Hops right fielder Bryan Araiza lifted an easy pop between third and

The Hops bullpen will be well-rested as they travel the long, lonely road across Eastern Oregon for a three-game series against the Eugene Emeralds, having won three straight games at Boise.Hillsboro got a dominant performance from a starting pitcher for the second straight night as Riley Smith shut out the

It took some external help, but the Class A Short Season Hillsboro Hops are returning to the postseason. With Tri-City's 4-0 victory over Eugene on Sunday, the Hops clinched the Northwest League South Division first-half title with a 22-16 record. Even though Hillsboro fell, 5-3, to Spokane earlier in the day,

In the spirit of Christmas, the Hops offense was the gift that kept on giving Friday night. On Christmas in July Night, the Hops hung a 15-spot on the Spokane Indians, marking the second time they have eclipsed 15 runs in the last four games. They also set a new

The Northwest League's most potent offense put together it's most explosive performance of the season, breaking a franchise record less than two weeks old.One night after smashing nine extra base hits, the Hops did one better with ten, putting together four big innings in a 19-7 evisceration of the Vancouver

In the five-year history of the Hillsboro Hops, only one team has a winning record against them. Not for long at this rate.Hillsboro backed another strong start by Riley Smith with nine extra-base hits--including another monster game from Daulton Varsho--in a 9-2 victory over the Vancouver Canadians Monday night at

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

SPOKANE, WASH. --- Hillsboro Hops center fielder Tra (pronounced "Trey") Holmes hit his first professional home run on Friday night in Spokane. But that was far from his best work. Holmes made two jaw-dropping catches in the bottom of the seventh inning, robbing consecutive hitters of extra-base hits. The two

A four-run outburst in the eighth inning boosted the Hillsboro Hops to their fifth win in six games.Eudy Ramos went 3-for-4 on the night and tied the game with an RBI double in the eighth, later scoring the go-ahead run on Drew Ellis' single to left as the Hops defeated

Hillsboro entered Saturday evening's game feeling a little better about themselves. After getting swept in a three-game set in Eugene earlier in the week, the Hops had already secured the first two games of a five-game set with the Everett AquaSox. They plated four in the first inning on Saturday

While baseball outfields can vary in depth, the infield is uniform. No matter what park you play in, the distance between the bases is 90 feet and it's 60 feet, 6 inches from the mound to the plate.That 90 foot distance from third to home must have seemed like a

As the scuffling Hops continued to shoot blanks with runners in scoring position, Eugene Emeralds shortstop Aramis Ademan took advantage of that rare chance to create a first impression.Down 1-0, the Emeralds first runs of the game came on Ademan's two-out, two-run homer in the third inning, one pitch after

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.

The Hillsboro Hops could not make magic happen for the second time in their opening homestand.The Salem-Keizer Volcanoes ran up an 8-0 lead and nearly let the Hops off the hook before holding on for an 8-6 win at Ron Tonkin Field Thursday afternoon, clinching the three-game series two games

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

Everett used an 11-hit attack, scoring three times in the second inning and three more in the third in a 6-3 win over the Hillsboro Hops on Sunday afternoon at Everett Memorial Stadium. The two clubs have split the first four games of the season-opening five-game series.Greifer Andrade, Jonas Lantigua

A bad hop, some bad walks and a few well-timed hits led to an eight-run first inning for the Hillsboro Hops in Everett on Saturday night, as they notched a 12-4 win in the season's third game.Everett starter Cody Mobley --- coming off a flexor tendon injury --- was making

EVERETT, WASH. --- So far, so good. It's just one game, but Hillsboro got a win on Opening Night in Everett. Three home runs highlighted a 10-3 victory, and gave Hops manager Shawn Roof the first win of his managerial career.The Hops struck early, as center fielder Billy Endris and