POST 48 SCHEDULE, RESULTS
MAY
25, Cherryville, Lost 5-8 (9)
27, Randolph County, Lost 3-8; Won 10-2
28, Maiden, ppd., June 22
31, at Maiden, Lost 4-9
JUNE
1, at Mocksville (Rich Park), Lost 0-9
2, at Taylorsville (Alexander Central HS), Won 3-0
3, Henderson County, DH, Won 3-2, 9-3
4, at Cherryville (Cherryville HS), Lost 3-10
7, at Gaston Braves (South Point HS), Lost 2-7
12, at Lincoln County (E. Lincoln HS), Won 7-5
14, Lincoln County, Lost 1-3
16, Burnsville, DH, Won 9-1, Won 11-0, 5 inn.
17, Mocksville, Won 5-4
18, Napoleon, Ohio, Lost 4-14
20, Caldwell County, Lost 4-18, 6 inn.
22, Maiden, Won 7-6, 9 inn.
24, at Asheville, DH (Asheville Roberson HS), Won 10-6; Lost 7-8
25, Taylorsville, ppd., June 29
26, at Rutherford County (McNair Field), ppd., June 28
27, Rutherford County, ppd., June 28 at Rutherford County
28, at Rutherford County, Lost 1-0, Lost 7-5, 8 inn.
29, Waverly, Ohio, Lost 5-7; Taylorsville, Lost 3-9
30, at Burke County (Shuey Field), Lost 2-4
JULY
1, Burke County, Won 3-2
2, Cherryville, Lost 0-15, 5 inn.
4, at Caldwell County (M.S. Deal Stadium), Lost 7-9
HobbsDailyReport.com
GRANITE FALLS – Caldwell County Post 29 won for the third time in four games on Wednesday night, edging visiting Hickory 9-7 at M.S. Deal Stadium to finish third in Area IV’s West Division of American Legion baseball.
No game details were available.
Caldwell County finished 10-6 in the West Division – behind Rutherford County and Cherryville – and improved to 12-7 overall.
Post 29 will be the West No. 3 seed when pairings are determined at a Friday night meeting. The postseason begins on Saturday.
Post 48 has lost two straight games and eight of its last nine.
Hickory fell to 7-9 in the West Division and 11-17 overall and is a half-game back of Asheville (7-8) heading into Thursday night’s close of the regular season.
Asheville plays at Cherryville on Thursday and can grab the West No. 4 seed by winning.
If Cherryville wins and Burke County beats Taylorsville on Thursday night, there will be a three-way tie for fourth place between Hickory, Asheville and Burke County.