CRAWDADS: Perez, Valencia smack home runs in win at Kannapolis

HobbsDailyReport.com KANNAPOLIS — Yanio Perez and Ricardo Valencia hit home runs on Thursday night, helping the visiting Crawdads nip Kannapolis 6-4 in South Atlantic League (SAL) baseball. Perez hit his ninth of the season and Valcencia hit his first as Hickory won after scoring a run in the eighth inning and another in the ninth inning. The series continues on …

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 …