HIGH SCHOOL SOFTBALL PLAYOFFS: North Davidson eliminates Alexander Central

HobbsDailyReport.com TAYLORSVILLE – Lydia Berkley and Lexi Bryant each hit a home run and visiting North Davidson High survived making three errors to beat Alexander Central 9-6 on Thursday night, ending the Cougars’ softball season. Bryant led a 12-hit attack for the third-seeded Black Knights (25-5) and drove in four runs as North Davidson won a fourth round state playoff …

COLLEGE BASEBALL: Bears’ St. Clair selected to 2 All-Southeast Region teams

HobbsDailyReport.com PEMBROKE – Lenoir-Rhyne University pitcher Thomas St. Clair picked up first-team spots on two All-Southeast Region teams on Thursday. He was selected for the Conference Commissioner’s Association (CCA) and the National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association (NCBWA) teams for NCAA Division II. St. Clair, a senior from Winston-Salem, was the South Atlantic Conference (SAC) Pitcher of the Year this season …

CRAWDADS: Series glance for the series against Kannapolis

HobbsDailyReport.com KANNAPOLIS — The Hickory Crawdads are in Kannapolis, starting a series against the Intimidators on Thursday night. Click below to visit Mark Parker’s personal blog, Crawdadsbeat.com, to read the latest information on this South Atlantic League (SAL) baseball series. Series Preview: Hickory at Kannapolis May 18-21