
Hops Dominant in Series Finale as Ems Drop First 6 Game Series of the Season
May 11, 2025 - Northwest League (NWL)
Eugene Emeralds News Release
HILLSBORO, OR - The Emeralds dropped the series finale to the Hillsboro Hops by a final score of 10-4. Eugene now is 16-17 on the season.
Hillsboro jumped out to a 4-0 lead in the bottom of the 2nd inning. The Ems starter, Esmerlin Vinicio, threw 6 consecutive walks with 1-out to bring home the first 3 runs of the frame. They added another run on a Ryan Waldschmidt RBI-Single.
Eugene scored 2 runs in the top of the 3rd inning. Jonah Cox drew a 2-out walk and Bo Davidson hit him home on a double down the left field line. Quinn McDaniel followed it up with a single that scored a run.
The hops poured it on with 6 more runs in the next 3 innings. They had drawn 11 walks through the first 5 innings as they led 10-2 through 5 innings. 5 of their 11 runs came via bases loaded walks.
Eugene was able to rally and score 2 runs in the 8th inning. Jonah Cox led off the inning with a walk and Bo Davidson hit him home on a triple out to right center field. It was his 2nd RBI of the game and his 2nd triple of the week. Charlie Szykowny eventually drove home Davidson with a 1-out sac-fly RBI to cut the lead to 10-4.
That proved to be the final score in the game as the Ems went down 1-2-3 in the top of the 9th inning. This is the first 6 game series the Emeralds haven't split or won this season as the Hops took 4 out of 6 games.
The Emeralds will now head back home and get ready for a 12-game homestand starting this Tuesday, May 13th against the Spokane Indians.
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