HobbsDailyReport.com Visit Mark Parker’s personal coverage blog of the Hickory Crawdads, where he gives his insight, etc., on a series the club is about to begin against Kannapolis. Mark’s blog is one of the most popular in minor league baseball. Series Preview: Hickory at Kannapolis April 20-23
JV BASEBALL: Bunker Hill tournament begins on Thursday morning
HobbsDailyReport.com CLAREMONT – The 2017 Bunker Hill junior varsity baseball tournament begins today with four games at Bunker Hill High. The six-team tournament continues through Friday with admission $6 and those age six or younger getting in free. The top two seeds are No. 1 Alexander Central and No. 2 Fred T. Foard, who will play the last two games …
COLLEGE BASEBALL: Lander topples Lenoir-Rhyne behind Jones, Dodd
HobbsDailyReport.com GREENWOOD, S.C. – Carson Jones drove in four runs and Mason Dodd added three RBIs to lead Lander University past visiting Lenoir-Rhyne 7-1 in college baseball on Wednesday. The win improved Lander to 19-25 and left LRU at 21-23. The Bears return to South Atlantic Conference (SAC) play on Friday at 6 p.m., playing at Newberry, S.C. LANDER 7 …
WOMEN’S COLLEGE SOFTBALL: Lenoir-Rhyne sweeps Queens, stays in first-place tie
HobbsDailyReport.com HICKORY – That’s 13 wins in a row for Lenoir-Rhyne University’s sizzling women’s softball team. The Bears beat visiting Queens 6-1 and 4-2 on Wednesday at Bears Field to remain tied with Carson-Newman for first place in the South Atlantic Conference (SAC). The league regular-season championship will be decided on the field on Saturday – the Bears’ Senior Day …
COLLEGE MEN’S TENNIS: Lenoir-Rhyne’s No. 1 singles player make second-team
HobbsDailyReport.com ROCK HILL, S.C. – Lenoir-Rhyne University’s top singles player, Hamed Gandouz, was selected second-team All-South Atlantic Conference in men’s tennis on Wednesday. Gandouz, a sophomore from Hammam Sousse (Tunisia), went 11-4 this season for the Bears and 6-3 in the SAC, all at No. 1 singles. LRU junior Tomas Hons, from Valaske Mezirici (Czech Republic), earned honorable mention after …