HobbsDailyReport.com HICKORY – Infielder Blaine Prescott is the fourth Crawdads player this season to win the South Atlantic League’s Player of the Week award this season. Prescott, who hit .367 with four home runs, two doubles and seven RBIs over a seven-game stretch, was announced as the award winner by SAL officials – for the week of July 3-9 – …
CRAWDADS: Win early Monday game to take over first place in division
HobbsDailyReport.com HICKORY – The Hickory Crawdads left the field on Monday afternoon alone in first place. Edging visiting Delmarva (Md.) 2-1 in a noon start at L.P. Frans Stadium, the Crawdads (39-50, 12-7 second half) moved atop the South Atlantic League (SAL) Northern Division standings. Hickory is a half-game up on Hagerstown (Md.), which has a 10-6 record heading into …
LEGION BASEBALL PLAYOFFS: Shelby nips Taylorsville, will face Union County in semis
HobbsDailyReport.com SHELBY – Shelby won a pitcher’s duel on Sunday to eliminate visiting Taylorsville Post 170 in the Area IV American Legion baseball playoffs. Shelby’s Caleb Plummer pitched a nine-inning complete game, and Trae Starnes threw all eight innings for Taylorsville in Shelby’s 3-1 win at Shelby High that tossed Post 170 out of postseason play in the second round. …
CRAWDADS: Gain share of first place via Prescott’s walk-off homer
HobbsDailyReport.com HICKORY – Blaine Prescott’s 10th-inning home run — a walk-off shot — gave Hickory a 4-3 victory on Sunday over visiting Delmarva (Md.) that pushed the Crawdads into a tie for first place. Improving to 10-8 in the second half of the South Atlantic League (SAL) Northern Division and 38-50 overall, the Crawdads gained a share of first place …
LEGION BASEBALL PLAYOFFS: Sunday scores, pairings for next round
AREA IV AMERICAN LEGION BASEBALL PLAYOFFS UPDATE (through Sunday) 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: Postponed to Sunday, 7 p.m. Game …