COLLEGE BASEBALL: Newberry shuts out Lenoir-Rhyne in series opener

HobbsDailyReport.com NEWBERRY, S.C. – Zack Kelly pitched a six-hit shutout, striking out nine, as Newberry (S.C.) trimmed visiting Lenoir-Rhyne University 3-0 in an opening game Friday of a South Atlantic Conference (SAC) baseball series. Newberry (29-19, 14-8) extended the Bears’ losing streak to five games. LRU is now 21-24, 6-16. The teams play a doubleheader Saturday in Newberry, S.C., at …

CRAWDADS: Bats boom in win at Kannapolis; 7-game homestead begins Monday

HobbsDailyReport.com KANNAPOLIS – Getting 15 hits — including home runs from three players — the Hickory Crawdads crushed Kannapolis 15=6 on Friday night in South Atlantic League (SAL) baseball. With a crowd of 1,551 at Intimidators Stadium on hand, the Crawdads rolled. They led 7-2 through four innings, scored five runs in the fifth, and they were up 15-2 when …

JV BASEBALL: Top-seeded Cougars win Bunker Hill tournament title

HobbsDailyReport.com CLAREMONT – The top seed won the Bunker Hill High Junior Varsity baseball tournament. Alexander Central defeated second-seeded Fred T. Foard 9-3 to capture the title. Fifth-seeded St. Stephens downed No. 3 Bunker Hill 10-2 to end up third in the tournament, and fifth-place went to No. 4 Newton-Conover via a 1-0 forfeit victory over sixth-seeded Hickory.  

Worth a read: What’s really going on in Chapel Hill?

HobbsDailyReport.com See link below… Always draw your own conclusions… but it at least speaks to the “atmosphere” in Chapel Hill and refusal to truly acknowledge potential athletic-academic violations. http://www.dailytarheel.com/article/2017/04/history-faculty-say-cancellation-of-jay-smiths-big-time-college-sports-course-violated-academic-freedom  

MINGO BAY CLASSIC: Maiden falls, goes 3-1 during trip to Myrtle Beach, S.C.

HobbsDailyReport.com AYNOR, S.C. – Atlantic Shores Christian clipped Maiden 9-7 on Friday to close the Blue Devils’ trip to the Mingo Bay Classic. Atlantic Shores snapped Maiden’s win streak at three games after the Blue Devils had beaten Watertown (N.Y.), Bishop Grimes (N.Y.) and Immaculate Heart (N.Y.) at the Classic. Playing at Aynor (S.C.) High, Dylan Landis went 3-for-3 with …