With a chance to claim a second half title by going head-to-head with their playoff nemesis, the Hillsboro Hops have seized the opportunity with a kung-fu grip.The Hops got a brilliant pitching performance for the second night in a row as Tyler Holton (six innings, three hits, 11 K's, one

Hillsboro sent Oregon Duck Ryne Nelson to the mound to contest Jason Reynolds. Nelson had the early advantage with a scoreless top of the first.  

The Salem-Keizer Volcanoes proved they are still a formidable offensive unit despite the promotion of two of their biggest boppers.After three early home runs and an eight-run third inning gave the Volcanoes (9-7 second half, 35-19 overall) an 11-2 lead, Hillsboro responded with seven unanswered runs to make the game

Hillsboro bounced back Sunday afternoon with an 11-0 shutout against the Boise. The offense was back in full force slugging 14 hits, while the pitching staff gave no leeway.Wilfry Cruz made his second start of the season for the Hops, outdueling Hawks lefty Zak Baayoun. Cruz pitched his way out

KEIZER, ORE. --- Salem-Keizer scored twice in the first inning and led throughout en route to a 4-2 win over the Hillsboro Hops on Thursday night at Volcanoes Stadium. Hillsboro (8-6) is now one game behind first-place Salem Keizer (9-5) in the Northwest League's South Division.The Volcanoes' first-inning runs came

Eddie Hernandez has been putting up solid numbers all summer. On Wednesday night, he started pushing his season from good to great.The D-backs prospect singled four times and added a double for the second five-hit game of his professional career as Rookie-level Missoula fell to Ogden, 9-8, at Ogren Park