Hawks Steal Game One of the Series over Hillsboro, 3-2
July 17, 2018 - Northwest League (NWL1)
Boise Hawks News Release
The Boise Hawks (18-13) stole game one of the series over the Hillsboro Hops (21-10) by a final score of 3-2 on Monday night in Hillsboro. Matt Hearn gave the Hawks a three-hit night while Hunter Williams collected his first professional save.
Hillsboro got on the board first thanks to the blazing speed of Tra Holmes. After Holmes walked in the bottom of the first to Boise starter Javier Medina, he stole second and third-base before Jose Caballero got a sacrifice fly to make the score 1-0 Hillsboro.
Medina returned to the mound for the first time since June 22nd and went two innings allowing just one run for Boise. Alec Byrd would take over for the next four frames allowing just one run.
The Hawks got their first runs of the game in the fourth. After Danny Edgeworth singled, it was a two-run home run for Luke Morgan to give Boise a 2-1 lead. It was the second home run of the season for Morgan.
With the Hawks ahead, Byrd allowed an RBI-double to Joey Rose to tie the game at two. Byrd ended the inning by striking out Ryan Tufts with the bases-loaded keeping the game tied.
The Hawks got their third and final run of the game in the 5th. With Matt Hearn on second base, Luis Castro hit a ball up the middle for an RBI single and the Hawks led at 3-2. Hearn now has a 13-game hitting streak and 11 of the 13 are multi-hit contests.
Jefry Valdez gave Boise two innings of scoreless baseball before handing it over to Hunter Williams in the 9th. Williams got the first two outs before allowing a single to Jake McCarthy. The left-hander came back and got a strikeout of Francis Martinez to end the game and pull Boise within three games of Hillsboro for 1st place in the Northwest League South.
Boise will return tomorrow for game two of the series at 8:05 MT. The game can be heard live on 101.5 KOOL FM. The Hawks return home on Thursday, July 19th at 7:15 p.m. It will be Thirsty Thursday presented by Coors Light as Boise begins a five-game series with the Everett AquaSox. Get your tickets at BoiseHawks.com or call 208-322-5000.
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