HobbsDailyReport.com Carson Gettys drove in three runs and Dylan Izzi checked visiting Taylorsville on five hits over seven innings on Friday night as Shelby won 9-4 to open a two games-to-none lead in a best-of-5 Area IV American Legion baseball series. Shelby (18-5), the East No. 3 seed, can eliminate West No. 2 Taylorsville (16-5-1) by winning one more game. …
LEGION BASEBALL PLAYOFFS: Friday results, weekend schedule for second round
AREA IV PLAYOFFS UPDATE (through Friday) QUARTERFINALS (best-of-5, Thursday thru Monday) West No. 1 CHERRYVILLE (24-4) vs. East No. 4 GASTONIA (14-7) Game 1, Thursday at Sims Legion Park, Gastonia: Cherryville 10, Gastonia 5 Game 2, Friday at Cherryville HS: Cherryville 6, Gaston County 2 Game 3: Saturday at Cherryville HS, 7 p.m. Game 4 (if necessary): Sunday at Sims …
LEGION BASEBALL: McNeely’s home run in 11th gets Shelby past Taylorsville
HobbsDailyReport.com From staff reports TAYLORSVILLE – Shelby’s Logan McNeely made the most of his lone hit on Thursday night, smashing a three-run home run in the 11th inning that pushed Post 82 past Taylorsville 8-5 in the first game of a second-round Area IV American Legion baseball series. Shelby (17-5), the East No. 3 seed, ran its win streak to …
CRAWDADS: Kannapolis scores all its runs in 2 at-bats to win at Frans
HobbsDailyReport.com HICKORY – Kannapolis collected all of its runs in two at-bats on Thursday night, snapping a three-game win streak by Hickory with a 7-5 baseball victory at L.P. Frans Stadium. The South Atlantic League (SAL) game was played before a crowd of 1,225 on Rudy Wright Night at the stadium, honoring the late Hickory mayor on what would have …
HIGH SCHOOLS: Jensen named Draughn’s head coach in boys’ hoops, baseball
HobbsDailyReport.com VALDESE – Draughn High has promoted Yates Jensen, an assistant coach in boys’ basketball and baseball, to head coach in both sports for the coming school year. The school announced the changes via social media on Thursday, also indicating Billy Abee will take over the varsity wrestling program and also be on the football coaching staff. Dillon Sain is …