Reds' Garcia garners first weekly award
Jose Garcia entered the 2018 season as the $5 million man. It's taken some time, but he's starting to show why the Reds paid a high price to sign him out of Cuba in June 2017. Cincinnati's No. 14 prospect has been named Midwest League Offensive Player of the Week
Late-inning Heroics Put Hops On Verge Of Division Title
In a fateful bit of bad timing, the Hillsboro Hops welcomed the national champion Oregon State University baseball team to the ballpark a day too early. Had Kyle Nobach, Jack Anderson, Kevin Abel, et. al. seen what transpired in the ninth inning Tuesday night, they may have experienced a bit
Hops Win Important Game at Salem-Keizer
KEIZER, ORE. ---- The Hillsboro Hops withstood a two-run ninth-inning rally by Salem-Keizer to beat the Volcanoes 6-5 on Friday night at Volcanoes Stadium. The win moves first-place Hillsboro two games up on second-place Salem-Keizer with 16 games remaining in the first-half pennant race. It also secures the tie-breaker for
Extra! Extra! Hops Escape Jam in 9th, Win in 10th
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
Hops Make Canada Day A 3-Day Weekend
Hillsboro honored Canada Day on Sunday by serenading their 19-year old, Toronto-born catcher Andy Yerzy with his country's national anthem during his plate appearances. On Monday, they celebrated the man himself with a cloud of baby powder and a mob scene at second base.For the second time in three days,
First Hops Shutout Evens Series With Ems
After being bamboozled by bullpens the last three nights, a trio of Hillsboro Hops relievers spun some magic of their own Thursday night against Eugene.Kyler Stout, Trevor McKenna and Wesley Rodriguez combined to pitch five scoreless, one-hit innings as the Hops blanked the Emeralds 4-0 at Ron Tonkin Field, snapping
Hops Fall to Eugene 4-3 in Electric Home Opener
With a rare electrical storm creeping closer to Ron Tonkin Field in the ninth inning, the Hops were unable to make lightning strike late in a 4-3 loss to the Eugene Emeralds in their home opener Wednesday night.Eugene broke a 3-3 tie in the fifth inning when 2017 Dominican Summer
Another Grey Day
The skies were somewhat grey at the start of Boise's game against Hillsboro Wednesday night. While the sun peeked out from behind the clouds as the game got underway, the atmosphere became greyer with each successive inning.Hillsboro starting pitcher Connor Grey tossed seven innings of two-hit ball, allowing just three