HobbsDailyReport.com CHARLESTON, W. Va. – An eighth-run eighth inning propelled the Hickory Crawdads to an 11-8 victory on Friday night in the opening game of a South Atlantic League (SAL) baseball series on the road. Down by five runs after the seventh inning, the Crawdads (33-46, 6-3 second half) got key hits in the eighth inning to win and stay …
CRAWDADS: Hammer Kannapolis with 18 hits, including 8 for extra bases
HobbsDailyReport.com KANNAPOLIS – Only one player in the batting order failed to get at least one hit – and the first four in the order combined for 10 – as the visiting Hickory Crawdads pounded Kannapolis 13-2 on Thursday night. Closing a four-game series against the Intimidators, the Crawdads (32-46, 5-3 second half) moved into second place behind Hagerstown (Md.) …
‘DADS: Battle with Kannapolis decided by a run for 7th time this season
HobbsDailyReport.com KANNAPOLIS – One run was enough on Wednesday night because of the effort of pitchers Walker Weickel and Christian Torres. The duo combined on a three-hitter — and Hickory scored the game’s only run in the seventh inning — as the visiting Crawdads nipped Kannapolis 1-0 in a South Atlantic League (SAL) baseball game before 415 fans. It was …
COLLEGE BASEBALL: Red Hawks’ Jenkins named top player in the nation
HobbsDailyReport.com HICKORY – Catawba Valley Community College’s Chandler Jenkins has added another honor – a big one – to his baseball resume. Jenkins, who has signed to play next season at East Carolina, has been named the American Baseball Coaches Association (ABCA)/National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) National Player of the Year. A West Lincoln High product, Jenkins is the …
MINOR LEAGUE BASEBALL: Kansas City signs Lenoir-Rhyne pitcher Ratliff
HobbsDailyReport.com HICKORY – A third pitcher from last year’s Lenoir-Rhyne University baseball team has signed and is playing minor league baseball. In a Wednesday press release from LRU, the school said junior pitcher Tad Ratliff – who played high school baseball at Alexander Central – has signed with the Kansas City Royals. Ratliff had been playing for the Peninsula Pilots …