HobbsDailyReport.com GREENSBORO – Maiden High star pitcher Caden O’brien and two East Lincoln players have been named all-state baseball players for the 2017 season by the North Carolina Baseball Coaches Association (NCBCA). O’brien was coached at Maiden by David Williams and East Lincoln’s picks – Alec Burleson and Nate Kinsch – were coached by Chris Matile. The NCBCA made 30 …
CRAWDADS: Nip Legends by a run before crowd of 4,000-plus
HobbsDailyReport.com HICKORY – More than 4,000 fans watched the Hickory Crawdads rally and beat Lexington (Ky.) 6-5 on Saturday night at L.P. Frans Stadium. For game details, visit Mark Parker’s personal blog – crawdadsbeat.com. – by clicking the link below. Below that link is a link to the game box from Saturday. Hickory and Lexington have two more games in …
LEGION BASEBALL: Phillips homers 3 times in Mint Hill win over Maiden
HobbsDailyReport.com MAIDEN – Kobe Phillips homered three times and drove in six runs on Saturday night, leading visiting Mint Hill past Maiden 16-6 in American Legion baseball. Phillips led Mint Hill’s 22-hit attack and also pitched five innings in relief at Maiden High, giving up one run (earned) with two walks and seven strikeouts, as Maiden fell to 3-7 with …
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL DRAFT: 2 Bears, Draughn star on N.C. list
HobbsDailyReport.com The Major League Baseball Draft begins on Monday and the leader of coverage of the sport, Baseball America, says three local products – two from Lenoir-Rhyne University and one from Draughn High – are among the top 40 prospects from the state of North Carolina. Click the link below to see a top N.C. players who are probable draft …
CRAWDADS: Legends land in win column after 3-run ninth inning
HobbsDailyReport.com HICKORY – Lexington (Ky.) scored three runs in the ninth inning on Friday night to nip the Hickory Crawdads 4-3 in South Atlantic League baseball. The teams play Game 2 of their South Atlantic League (SAL) series at 6 p.m. on Saturday. Sunday’s game has a 3 p.m. start and the series finale is Monday at 6 p.m. Click …