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, 7 p.m.
4, at Caldwell County (M.S. Deal Stadium), Lost 7-9
HobbsDailyReport.com
NEWTON –Facing both elimination and a 20th loss of the season, Hickory Post 48 rallied to beat the Gaston Braves 7-6 on Monday night and stay alive in the Area IV American Legion baseball playoff.
No. 5 East GASTON BRAVES (10-9) vs. No. 4 West HICKORY (11-17)
Game 1, Saturday at Legion Fairgrounds, Newton: Gaston Braves 8, Hickory 0
Game 2, Sunday at Belmont Abbey College: Gaston Braves 5, Hickory 4
Game 3, Monday at Legion Fairgrounds, Newton: Hickory 7, Gaston Braves 6
Game 4: Tuesday at Belmont Abbey College, 7 p.m.
Game 5, if needed: Wednesday at Legion Fairgrounds, Newton, 7 p.m.
Hickory (11-19) plays Game 4 of a best-of-5 series on Tuesday night at 7 p.m. at Belmont Abbey College.
The Braves (12-10) – who leads two games to one — needs a win to avoid a Game 5 on Wednesday night, which would be played at the Legion Fairgrounds in Newton at 7 p.m.
The series winner faces Shelby (21-1), the East No. 1 seed, in a second round best-of-5 that is scheduled to begin on Friday night. Shelby beat Taylorsville 4-1 on Monday night at Shelby High, completing a sweep.
Gaston, the East No. 5 seed, grabbed an early 4-0 lead at Henkel-Alley Field before Post 48, the West No. 4 seed, cut the edge in half with two runs in the third inning.
After two walks, Bryce Stober (Hickory High) drove in a run and another run scored on a throwing error to make it 4-2.
Hickory scored five runs in the fourth inning to gain a 7-4 lead. Jacob Fuller (Hickory) doubled in a run, a throwing error scored a run, Eli Moser (Bunker Hill) drove in a run and Seth Moore (Bunker Hill) drove in two runs for Hickory.
A run-scoring hit by Jason Maggs pulled the Braves within 7-5 in the sixth inning, and they closed within a run when Dosi Jones homered in the seventh inning.
Carrington Chapman (Bunker Hill) retired Gaston 1-2-3 in the seventh inning to lock up a victory, Post 48’s second in its last 12 games.
After dropping six straight games, Hickory beat Burke County 3-2 at the Fairgrounds on July 1 before losses to Cherryville and Caldwell County to close the regular season. The Braves won 8-0 and 5-4 in the first two games of the current series.
Gaston Braves 5, Hickory 4 (Sunday)
The Braves scored twice in the bottom of the sixth inning at Belmont Abbey College to win Game 2 of the series.
Pierson Hanvey (Hickory) took the loss in relief of Riley Edwards (St. Stephens) while Bryson Smith (Bunker Hill) scored twice and had three hits for Post 48.