The Hillsboro Hops have won five of six coming out of the All-Star break with a combination of strong pitching, steady defense and timely hitting late in games.Five Hops pitchers combined for 19 strikeouts, including 10 in a row late, and Andy Yerzy hit a two-out, bases-clearing triple in a

Hops newcomer L.T. Tolbert's first Hillsboro hit was a single back up the middle in the 10th inning to score Keshawn Lynch and Jorge Perez with the game-winning runs in a 5-4 walk-off win over the Boise Hawks (1-1 second half, 22-18 overall) Wednesday night at Ron Tonkin Field.With the

KEIZER, ORE. ---- With apologies to Ernest Thayer, the outlook wasn't brilliant for the Hillsboro nine on Thursday night. The Hops faced a bases-loaded, nobody out jam in the bottom of the ninth inning at Volcanoes Stadium with the game tied 4-4. But third baseman Jose Caballero made a lunging

MISSOULA, MONT. - The Missoula Osprey (21-26 | 2-7) rallied in the ninth to put the potential tying runs on base, but fell to the Orem Owlz (34-12-1 | 8-1) by a final score of 5-3 on Friday night at Ogren Park at Allegiance Field.

OREM, UTAH - The Osprey lineup fell silent on Saturday night in Orem, undermining their efforts at a second consecutive win and sinking the Osprey (20-22 | 1-3) to a 5-1 loss to the Orem Owlz (30-12-1 | 4-1) at the Home of the Owlz.