Spokane, WA (August 1, 2025) – It was one of the best pitching matchups of 2025 on paper on Friday night at Avista Stadium with Daniel Eagen (2.79 ERA) matched up against Griffin Herring (1.71 ERA). Eagen outlasted Herring, but it was the bullpen that stole the show. Daniel Nunez struck out five in two innings of work and Carlos Rey, Joangel Gonzales and Sam Knowlton all had scoreless outings. Modeifi Marte led the way with three hits, as five other Hops had two-hit games (Caldwell, Ortiz, McLaughlin, Castillo & Rojas) in the 4-2 win.
Herring was making his Colorado Rockies organizational debut after being acquired from the New York Yankees last week. He has the fourth lowest ERA for any pitcher in Minor League Baseball who had more than 80 innings pitched (1.71). Hillsboro scored first against the left-hander with an RBI single by Kenny Castillo in the second that gave them a 1-0 lead.
Daniel Eagen had the lowest batting average against in the NWL (.198), but Spokane would get to him for four singles in the second inning. The nine-hole batter Caleb Hobson had a clutch two-out RBI single that gave Spokane the lead at 2-1…