HobbsDailyReport.com TAYLORSVILLE – Tanner Waddell made sure Taylorsville Post 170 would live to play another Area IV American Legion baseball playoff game this season. Waddell threw eight innings on Saturday night at Alexander Central High, leading Post 170 past visiting Shelby 5-3 and keeping a best-of-5 series going. Waddell played high school baseball at Wilkes Central. West No. 2 seed …
CRAWDADS: Shorebirds score their runs in 1 inning, regain tie for second
HobbsDailyReport.com HICKORY – Scoring all its runs in the sixth inning, Delmarva (Md.) topped Hickory 5-3 on Saturday night in South Atlantic League (SAL) baseball, pulling back into a tie for second place in the Northern Division. The teams meet Sunday at 5 p.m. at L.P. Frans Stadium and close the series on Monday at noon. They both trail division-leading …
LEGION BASEBALL UPDATE: Saturday scores, additional second round pairings
AREA IV PLAYOFFS UPDATE (through Saturday) 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 4 (if necessary, …
CRAWDADS: Beat visiting Shorebirds, take over second place in division
HobbsDailyReport.com HICKORY – Blaine Prescott’s double and home run sparked Hickory to an 8-2 victory on Friday night over Delmarva (Md.), a win that has the Crawdads in sole possession of second place. Hickory (37-49, 10-6 second half) is one game back of Hagerstown (Md.) in the Northern Division race after breaking a tie for second place with Delmarva (38-46, …
LEGION BASEBALL: Shelby wins at home, goes up 2 games on Taylorsville
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. …