C’s Drop Game One

After jumping out to an early five-run lead, the Vancouver Canadians watched Hillsboro storm back with seven unanswered runs to take Game One of the Northwest League Championship, presented by Scotiabank.

Vancouver would score a trio of runs in the bottom of the 1^st inning on four hits including a leadoff double from CF Roemon Fields.  The fleury of offense would chase Hops starter RHP Ben Eckels from the game after just the one inning of work.

The Canadians would add a pair of runs in the bottom of the 2^nd inning off of reliever LHP Jared Miller on a two-run single off the bat of 1B Ryan McBroom.

Those would be the last runs scored off the Hops on the night.

Hillsboro would rally with a four-run top of the 4^th inning that included a two-run home run off the bat of RF Stewart IJames that made it a one-run game.

Canadians RHP Chase Mallard would go five innings allowing six hits and the four earned runs.

Canadians manager John Schneider went into his bullpen and grabbed RHP Alberto Tirado who proceed to give up a pair of runs in the only inning he worked as C Stryker Trahan hit a towering two-run home run to give the Hops their first lead of the night, up 6-5.

Hillsboro would add a run in the 7^th inning on a C Mike Reeves throwing error to extend the lead to 7-5.

Vancouver would not record a hit from the bottom of the 3^rd inning until the bottom of the 8^th inning as the combination of LHP Jared Miller (5.0IP) and RHP Rob Wort (2.0IP) overwhelmed the Canadians offense.

In the bottom of the 9^th inning, Hillsboro closer LHP Zak Curtis came into shut the door on Game One but ran into trouble as he walked 3B Alexis Maldonado and allowed a hard hit single to left field off of DH Tim Locastro that brought the winning, walk off run to the plate, but SS Franklin Barreto would strike out and 1B Ryan McBroom would ground out to give the Hops a one-game-to-none NWL Championship Series lead heading back to Hillsboro