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), 4 p.m.
25, Taylorsville, 7 p.m.
26, at Rutherford County (McNair Field), 7 p.m.
27, Rutherford County, 7 p.m.
29, Waverly, Ohio, 7 p.m.
30, at Burke County (Shuey Field), 7 p.m.
JULY
1, Burke County, 7 p.m.
2, Cherryville, 7 p.m.
4, at Caldwell County (M.S. Deal Stadium), 7 p.m.
POST 240 SALAMANDERS SCHEDULE
(Home games at Maiden High)
MAY
25, Kings Mountain (at Bandys), Won 9-2
26, at Lincoln County (E. Lincoln HS), ppd., May 30
27, at Cherryville (Cherryville HS), ppd., June 3
28, at Hickory (Legion Fairgrounds), ppd., June 22
30, at Lincoln County (E. Lincoln HS), Won 8-0
31, Hickory, Won 9-4
JUNE
1, Union County, Won 5-4
2, at Shelby (Shelby HS), Won 13-0, 5 inn.
3, at Cherryville (Cherryville HS), ppd.
4, Gastonia, Lost 6-9
6, at Belmont (Belmont Abbey College), DH, Won 8-2, 9-2
14, Mint Hill,Won 10-7
15, at Huntersville (Hopewell HS), Won 3-2.
16, Lincoln County, Won 15-5 (5 inn.)
17, Henderson County, Lost 5-9
18, at Kings Mountain (Kings Mountain HS), Won 5-0
19, at Burke County (Shuey Field), Won 10-0, 5 inn.
20, at Mint Hill (Independence HS), Won 4-1
22, at Hickory (Fairgrounds), Lost 6-7, 9 inn.
25, Pineville, DH, 6 p.m.
27, at Union County (Wingate), 7 p.m.
29, Shelby, 7 p.m.
30–at Gastonia (Sims Park), 7 p.m.
JULY
4, Huntersville, 7 p.m.
HobbsDailyReport.com
NEWTON – Bradley Fleenor made two big plays down the stretch on Friday night as Hickory Post 48 nipped Maiden 7-6 in nine innings in Area IV American Legion baseball.
Hickory won at the Legion Fairgrounds on a walk-off single by Pierson Hanvey (Hickory High) that scored Fleenor (Hickory), who led off the ninth inning with a walk.
Fleenor had an RBI single in the bottom of the sixth inning to get Hickory (9-9) ahead 6-5, but the Salamanders (12-4) scored an unearned run in the top of the seventh inning to tie it at 6.
Carrington Chapman (Bunker Hill) picked up a win after pitching five innings for Post 48, which snapped a two-game win losing streak by winning. He allowed one run (unearned).
Chapman was the third Post 48 pitcher and gave up six hits, walked one and struck out five.
Mac Beam (Bandys) took the loss for Maiden, which had won three straight and seven of its last eight games coming in. He pitched 1 2/3 innings, allowing one hit, an unearned run, walking two and striking out. Beam replaced Spencer Ledford (Bandys), who went 4 2/3 innings and gave up two hits, a run, walked three and struck out two.
Hickory survived making eight errors and being outhit 10-8.
Luke Durham (Woodberry) had two hits to lead Hickory while Hanvey drove in three runs and Brody Scarborough (Hickory), Fleennor, Bryson Smith (Bunker Hill)and Kevin Shuford (Hickory) each had an RBI for Post 48.
Jay Sipe (Maiden), Josh Frye (Stateville Christian), Grayeson Brown (Maiden) and Jarrett Isaac (Maiden) each had two hits for the Salamanders. Frye, Isaac and Taylor Tibbs (Bluefield State) each drove in a run for Maiden.
Maiden lead 3-0 through one inning before Hickory scored twice in the bottom of the second and three runs in the bottom of the third inning for a 5-3 lead.
The Salamanders tied it 5-all with two runs in the top of the fourth inning, and Hickory went up by a run by scoring in the bottom of the sixth inning.
Maiden had beaten Hickory 9-4 at Maiden High on May 31 in the first match-up of the season between the Catawba County rivals.
The victory gave Post 48 a 3-0 record in one-run games this season; Hickory beat Henderson County 3-2 and Mocksville 5-4 in games earlier this season.
Maiden dropped to 2-1 in one-run games this season after beating Union County 5-4 and Huntersville 3-2 in earlier games.
Hickory, playing in Area IV’s West Division, is off Saturday and plays a doubleheader on Sunday (4 p.m.) against Asheville at Asheville Roberson High.
The Salamanders, battling for an Area IV East Division title, have the weekend off after finishing a stretch of seven games in eight days (they went 6-2).
Maiden’s next game is Monday at Maiden High, a 6 p.m. doubleheader against Pineville Post 337.
Hickory and Maiden won’t play again this season unless it’s in the Area IV playoffs, scheduled to begin on July 7.
POST 48 ROSTER
No./Player/High school/Class
1 Pierson Hanvey, Hickory, 2018
2 William Stewart, Hickory, 2019
3 Bryce Stober, Hickory, 2019
4 Carrington Chapman, Bunker Hill, 2018
5 Jacob Fuller, Hickory, 2018
6 Dylan White, Bunker Hill, 2019
7 Bryson Smith, Bunker Hill 2017
8 Macory Mitchell, Hickory, 2019
9 Kevin Shuford, Hickory, 2019
10 Dylan Roberts, Bunker Hill, 2019
11 Seth Moore, Bunker Hill, 2020
12 Eli Moser, Bunker Hill, 2018
13 Jake Speaks, St. Stephens, 2019
14 Brody Scarborough, Hickory, 2019
15 Seth Pennington, Bunker Hill, 2020
16 Luke Martin, Fred T. Foard, 2019
17 Bradley Fleenor, Hickory, 2018
18 Caleb Peschel, Fred T. Foard, 2019
20 Dawson Wallace, home schooled, 2019
23 Riley Edwards, St. Stephens, 2017
24 Luke Durham, Woodberry, 2018
25 Janson Mammosser, St. Stephens, 2018
Head coach: Cameron Beard
SALAMANDERS ROSTER
No./Name/Class/Post./School
1, Bain Sipe, sophomore, INF-RHP, Maiden
2, Dylan Abernathy, sophomore, OF-RHP, Maiden
3, Jacob Cauble, freshman, INF-RHP, Maiden
4, Jay Sipe, senior, INF, Maiden
5, Grayson Brown, junior, INF, Maiden
6, Austin Hoyle, freshman, C, Maiden
7, Ryan Lyda, junior, OF-LHP, Bandys*
8, Ross Fowler, sophomore, RHP, Maiden
9, Cy Spencer, junior, INF-OF-RHP, Bandys
10, Bryson Ledford, senior, RHP-OF-INF, Maiden
11, Ty Williams, freshman, OF, Berea College
12, Taylor Tibbs, freshman, INF, Bluefield State
20, Spencer Ledford, sophomore, INF-RHP, Bandys
21, Noah Caldwell, junior, RHP, Bandys
22, Drew Huffman, sophomore, INF-RHP, Maiden
23, Josh Frye, senior, OF-RHP, Statesville Christian
24, Jacob Ellis, junior, C, Bandys
26, Will Harbinson, junior, 1B, Maiden
30, Tyler Laws, senior, RHP-1B, Statesville Christian
31, Mac Beam, senior, OF-INF-RHP, Bandys
32, Jarrett Isaac, junior, OF-INF, Maiden
34, Brantley Durham, senior, C-INF, Newton-Conover
40, T.J. Rasar, senior, RHP, Bandys
44, Peyton Laney, sophomore, 1B-RHP, Bandys
*–inactive (injury)
Head coach: David Williams; Assistant coaches: Frank Porter, Ryan Pendley, Dustin Hull, Jason DeHart; AD: David Williams Sr.
Team sponsor: Carolina Glove & Safety.