Welcome to On the Hop, a weekly column recapping the the past week of Hoppers action and priming you for the week ahead. This week’s OtH will recap a span of games that saw the Hoppers go 3-1 and improve to a winning 4-3 record. Tuesday, June 4 at Paducah Chiefs, L 12-5 The Hoppers…
Welcome to On the Hop, a weekly column recapping the the past week of Hoppers action and priming you for the week ahead. This inaugural OtH piece will highlight the Opening Weekend of the 2019 season, beginning with Opening Night against Madisonville. Friday, May 31 vs Madisonville Miners, W 6-2 Opening Night saw a sell-out…
The temperature is ratcheting up and June is right around the corner in Hopkinsville; and that can only mean one thing—Hoppers baseball is here! The 2019 edition of the Hoppers marks the return of founding Head Coach Grayson Crawford to helm a roster of 24 players from 10 different states and 14 different college baseball…
Media Release 19-02, Effective 1200, 16 May 2019 Ohio Valley League Highlights Rule Changes for the 2019 Season As previously announced, the Ohio Valley League will select its inaugural OVL All League Team sponsored by Jones Brothers Towing and Trucking at the end of the 2019 Regular Season and our fans have a voting input!…
The 2018 campaign was another outstanding season for the storied Hoptown Hoppers franchise, finishing as runners-up for the Ohio Valley League Championship. The Hoppers fell one game shy of capturing their third title in six years of operation, despite overcoming a slew of injuries to key players down the stretch. Congratulations on another OVL Western…
From the President’s Desk We have just completed another successful season in the OVL! In our second year of divisional play, our playoff pairings were not set until the final day of the season. Both of our divisional champions, Owensboro and Hopkinsville, made it through the first two rounds of the playoffs and went the…
Hopper fans: due to tonight’s storm, Colonel field will be unfit for play tomorrow morning. We will work our hardest throughout the day to fix the field in time for our double header against the DC Bombers at 5pm. However, we have chosen to push back this week’s camp dates by one day. If your…
We are just 8 days from Opening Day! Here are this week’s roster additions: Sam Traver, RHP, Davenport University: Coach Moss said, ” Sam is a guy this stuff couldn’t wait to scoop up. He is the prototypical; you know what you are going to get guy. He is a mid-upper 80’s arm with a…
With 15 days until the opening of the Hopper’s 2018 season, here are this week’s roster additions: Trey Fields, RHP, College of Charleston: Coach Moss said, “Trey is a guy that we were excited to get especially so late in the process. He has the stuff to be really successful in this league. He is an…
We are just 3 weeks from Opening Day; here are this week’s roster additions: Max Remy, INF, Austin Peay University: Coach Moss said, “Max is coming to us as a primary Shortstop. He is a veteran who will provide some leadership for the younger group. As a player Max started 21 games as a Redshirt…