HobbsDailyReport.com ORLANDO, Fla. – Former Bandys High pitcher Hayden Deal picked up a loss and a win last week for the Gulf Coast League (GCL) Braves. Deal, a 6-foot-4 left-hander, was the losing pitcher last Thursday in an 11-6 loss to the Yankees-West, going two-thirds of an inning in relief and allowing six hits, six earned runs and walking one. …
MINOR LEAGUE BASEBALL: Ex-Bears pitcher Curtis closes out combined no-no
HobbsDailyReport.com BRISTOL, Va. – Pitching for the Danville (Va.) Braves on Tuesday, former Hibriten High and Lenoir-Rhyne University left-hander John Curtis closed out a combined no-hitter against the Bristol (Va.) Pirates. Curtis — drafted in the eighth round by the Atlanta Braves in this year’s draft — pitched one inning and struck out two to finish off the no-no. He …
CRAWDADS: Cody promoted to Wood Ducks, wins first start for them
HobbsDailyReport.com HICKORY – Kyle Cody, a right-hander who has been red-hot for the Hickory Crawdads, has earned a promotion. Cody, who ranks in the top 10 in ERA (2.83, seventh), strikeouts (101, fifth) and opponents’ batting average (.218, fifth) in the South Atlantic League (SAL), was sent to the Down East Wood Ducks on Tuesday by the Texas Rangers. The …
COLLEGE TENNIS: Former South Carolina player joins Lenoir-Rhyne staff
HobbsDailyReport.com HICKORY – The captain of last season’s women’s tennis team at South Carolina is joining the tennis coaching staff at Lenoir-Rhyne University. Brigit Folland, who lettered four times while playing for the Gamecocks, will be a graduate assistant for the Bears, LRU men’s and women’s tennis head coach Tom Rees announced Tuesday via a press release. She’s a native …
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HobbsDailyReport.com DENVER, N.C. – As the website nears 900 stories/posts since launching on April 12, a reminder of why you can best follow high school football – for FREE – at HobbsDailyReport.com. Here’s a list of some of the high school football-related things you may have missed (use the site’s search tool and you can find them): *–you read it …