Sunday's Game to be Nationally Televised
July 8, 2015 - Northwest League (NWL1)
Hillsboro Hops News Release
Hillsboro, OR (July 8, 2015) - The defending Northwest League champion Hillsboro Hops (@HillsboroHops) will be featured on the American Sports Network this Sunday when their game against the Spokane Indians is nationally televised. The Hops are the only minor league affiliate of the Arizona Diamondbacks and the only team in the Northwest League to have its game featured on national television this season. Broadcast time from Ron Tonkin Field is 7:00pm ET/4:00pm PT.
In the greater Portland area, the ASN broadcast can be seen on Me-TV, which is part of KATU - chanel 2.2 over the air. ASN is broadcast on channel 463 on Frontier, channel 302 on Comcast and channel 464 on Verizon.
The games' on-air talent includes current ASN broadcasters Dave Armstrong, Keith Moreland and Brian McRae. Armstrong, who will do play-by-play, boasts professional sports credentials including three seasons in Major League Baseball as the television voice of the Kansas City Royals (1993-1995) followed by six seasons with the Colorado Rockies (1996-2001). Moreland, a 12-year MLB veteran who played for the Phillies, Cubs and Padres, and Brian McRae, who played 10 seasons in Major League Baseball and six seasons in Minor League Baseball, will serve as color analysts. Moreland's broadcast experience includes serving as TV and radio analyst for Texas Longhorns baseball and football. He also worked as lead radio analyst for the Chicago Cubs, and as a college baseball TV analyst for ESPN. McRae has worked as a television studio analyst for ESPN's Baseball Tonight, WGN and SportsChannel Chicago, and part-time game analyst for the Kansas City Royals.
All Hillsboro Hops games can also be heard on Rip City Radio 620AM with Rich Burk calling the action. All Hops home games are streamed on MiLB.TV.
Season tickets, mini-plans, flex plans and single-game tickets are now available at www.hillsborohops.com, or by calling 503-640-0887. The Hops open a 5-game homestand this Thursday.
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