MINOR LEAGUE BASEBALL: Deal earns first save for Rome; Dads at Power rained out

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SATURDAY’S RESULT FROM WEST VIRGINIA

Hickory at West Virginia was rained out with Saturday’s game reset as part of a doubleheader on Sunday that begins at 2:05 p.m. at West Virginia

Crawdads’ current record: 9-17.

NEXT

Sunday: at West Virginia, DH, 2:05 p.m.

Monday: at West Virginia, 7:05 p.m.

Tuesday: Off

Wednesday: Columbia, S.C., 6 p.m.

Thursday: Columbia, S.C., 6 p.m.

Friday: Columbia, S.C., 7 p.m.

Saturday: Rome, Ga., 6 p.m.

Next Sunday: Rome, Ga., 3 p.m.

OTHER AREA PLAYERS

HAYDEN DEAL (Class A Rome, Ga.)

DEAL

Former Bandys High star Hayden Deal, a relief pitcher for the Braves, earned his first save of the season on Saturday night in a 6-3 home victory over Asheville.

Deal pitched two innings — coming in for Jacob Belinda after he’d blown a save — and faced eight batters. He struck out five of those, giving up no walks and no runs and hitting one batter.

Deal threw strikes on 22 of his 35 pitches before a crowd of 3,542.

He has thrown 9 1/3 innings and in five games this season with an ERA of 1.93 with two walks and 12 strikeouts.

Box

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Scoring

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HUNTER HARVEY (Class AA Bowie, Md.)

Former Bandys High star Hunter Harvey did not pitch on Saturday night when Akron beat the Baysox 4-2 at Bowie.

Harvey started on Thursday night at home, taking his first loss of the season after Akron won 15-0. He pitched four innings, giving up six hits, four runs (all earned) with two walks and two strikeouts. He threw strikes on 42 of his 60 pitches and faced 20 batters.

It was Harvey’s longest of four starts this season, leaving him with an 0-1 record with 12 1/3 innings pitched. He has allowed 12 hits, five runs (all earned) and has walked five and struck out 10.

If Harvey’s next start comes after five days of rest, he would pitch Tuesday night at 6 p.m. at Altoona.

ZACH JARRETT (Class A Delmarva, Md.)

Zach Jarrett is a former Hickory High and Charlotte star for the Shorebirds, who fell 8-7 at home Saturday night to Augusta (Ga.) before a crowd of 4,894.

Jarrett started in left field and batted fourth in the lineup, going o-for-3 with one walk and a run scored.

He is hitting .296 in 26 games with seven home runs and 15 RBIs, and he’s hitting .275 in his last 10 games with two home runs, five RBIs and 17 strikeouts.

He is 13th in batting average among South Atlantic League hitters, and the 12 above him are each hitting at least .303.

Jarrett’s seven homers still have him tied with Casey Golden of Asheville for second in the league, one behind Seuly Matias of Lexington (Ky.).

Box

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Scoring

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