HobbsDailyReport.com HICKORY – Ti’Quan Forbes’ timely hitting carried the Hickory Crawdads to a home victory on Tuesday night. Forbes singled in the fourth and eighth inning, driving in runs, as the Crawdads clipped visiting Greenville (S.C.) 2-1 in South Atlantic League (SAL) baseball at L.P. Frans Stadium. The game drew 1,225 and opened a three-game series against the Drive. Game …
LEGION BASEBALL: Starnes leads Taylorsville past Burke; Lincoln County nips Maiden
HobbsDailyReport.com Trae Starnes checked Burke County on four hits over six innings and Grayson Chapman drove in three runs to lead visiting Taylorsville Post 170 to a 13-3 victory on Tuesday night in American Legion baseball. Starnes gave up three runs in the win – but they were all unearned – and he walked one and struck out seven as …
FOOTBALL CAMP: Lenoir-Rhyne’s set for early July at Moretz Stadium
HobbsDailyReport.com HICKORY – Lenoir-Rhyne University has scheduled a Gatorade Youth Camp next month at Moretz Stadium. Camp dates are July 10-13 from 9 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. each day on campus. The cost per camper is $100. For more information, contact LRU assistant coach A.J. Hopke at (828) 238-3233 or via e-mail at aj.hopke@lr.edu. Registration is available online at lrbears.com.
COLLEGE BASEBALL: Former Shelby star resigns as South Carolina head coach
HobbsDailyReport.com COLUMBIA, S.C. – Former Shelby High three-sport star Chad Holbrook resigned his position on Wednesday after five seasons as head baseball coach at South Carolina. Holbrook’s college baseball coaching experience includes a stint as an assistant coach on national championship teams at South Carolina under head coach Ray Tanner, and Holbrook was previously an assistant coach at North Carolina …
CRAWDADS: Perez, Valencia selected to play in SAL All-Star Game
HobbsDailyReport.com HICKORY – The Hickory Crawdads have two players – utility outfielder Yanio Perez and catcher Ricky Valencia – headed to the South Atlantic League (SAL) All-Star Game on June 20 in Columbia, S.C. SAL officials released rosters, Northern and Southern Division, for the league’s 58th All-Star Game on Tuesday. Perez and Valencia were selected for the Northern Division team. …