FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Contacts: Brian Berger, BBPR 503.701.2215 [email protected] Contribute $300,000 to Fund State-Of-The-Art Turf Field for Boys & Girls Softball

Hillsboro, OR (June 6, 2018) – The Hillsboro Hops (@HillsboroHops) Fund announced a major gift of $300,000 to the Hillsboro School District that will fund a new state-of-the-art Hillsboro Hops Youth Field. The Hillsboro Hops Youth Field will be used for boys baseball and girls softball and is part of Glencoe High School’s new multi-use turf field funded by the Hillsboro Bond.

There was a groundbreaking ceremony this morning with dignitaries including Mike McMurray (Chairman & Co-Owner, Hillsboro Hops), K.L. Wombacher (President & General Manager, Hillsboro Hops), Mike Scott (Superintendent, Hillsboro School District), Rian Petrick (Director of Extracurricular Programs & Community Outreach, Hillsboro School District), Steve Callaway (Hillsboro Mayor) and Jerry Willey (Washington County Commissioner Elect) to officially commence the construction of the field, which will be made of FieldTurf.

“We are excited about this collaboration with the Hillsboro School District to develop a high quality year round youth field,” said Hillsboro Hops President & GM KL Wombacher. “Over the last 3 years youth baseball has seen an average yearly growth of 14.3%, which is exciting. To accommodate this growth and inspire more kids to play in the future locally, we need more fields and high quality fields. We are very motivated to help accomplish that and expect this field to be a great starting point.”

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About Hillsboro Hops: The 2014 & 2015 Champion Hillsboro Hops are the Single-A baseball affiliate of the Arizona Diamondbacks of . The team’s season runs from mid-June to early September. The franchise relocated to Hillsboro in 2012 and began play in 2013 in a new state-of-the-art 4,500 capacity ballpark, Ron Tonkin Field. The Hops are part of the 58-year old Northwest League, which includes teams in Boise, Eugene, Salem-Keizer, Tri-Cities, Spokane, Everett and Vancouver BC. Major League stars who rose to prominence via the Northwest League include Ken Griffey Jr., Felix Hernandez, Edgar Martinez, Reggie Jackson, Ozzie Smith, Rickey Henderson, Tony Gwynn and Dansby Swanson. Follow the Hops on Facebook at www.facebook.com/HillsboroHops and on Twitter, Instagram and Snapchat @HillsboroHops.

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