May 21, 2022 – Northwest League (NWL) – Hillsboro Hops News Release
On a night where the Hops collected a series-high ten hits, they could not keep up with the surging Everett AquaSox.
The Mariners’ Northwest League affiliate ripped six extra base hits on the night, running away with back-to-back three-run innings in the fourth and fifth to send the Hops (18-18) to their fourth consecutive defeat, 9-4 at Funko Field Saturday night.
With top M’s prospect Noelvi Marte taking a backseat the last two days, the AquaSox (15-21) have gotten multiple contributions from their roster against a Hops team reeling from the loss of top hitters A.J. Vukovich and Cam Coursey and frontline starting pitchers Scott Randall and Ross Carver, all placed on the injured list this week. All are expected to return for next week’s home series against the Vancouver Canadians.
With the game tied 1-1 in the fourth inning, Everett put the first three runners on base and scored them all. Justin Lavey singled to right and advanced to second when the ball got past Jose Curpa for the Hops’ fifth error of the series. After a walk to Charlie Welch, Trent Tingelstad doubled home Lavey. With runners at second and third and the infield pulled in, James Parker grounded out to short, a ball not hit hard enough for shortstop Ryan Bliss to come home with the throw. The next batter Cole Barr hit the ball to third and Tristin English’s throw home beat the runner Tingelstad, but the ball popped out of catcher Caleb Roberts’ glove on the tag and Everett had a 4-1 lead.
In the fifth, Hops’ starting pitcher Kenny Hernandez (0-1) retired the first two batters before surrendering a homer over the short right field porch to Alberto Rodriguez. After a walk to Lavey, Welch left the yard to right-center for a two-run jack and the lead was 7-1.
Everett scored the first run of the game on a Packard double and Rodriguez RBI single up the middle, but the Hops would even the score in the third. One day after hitting his…
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