By CHRIS HOBBS HobbsDailyReport.com Hayden Deal will go for his 20th pro victory on Saturday when he makes his next start for the Mississippi Braves. Deal, a left-hander who was a start at Bandys High, is 2-2 with an ERA of 3.91. His start will be at Pensacola (Fla.) with a start time on Saturday of 7:05 p.m. He is …
LEGION BASEBALL: Link to state tournament scores, pairings
HobbsDailyReport.com N.C. Area IV Legion update (thru July 29 with state tournament results)
CRAWDADS: Hammered by Greenville, S.C., giving up 17 runs
HobbsDailyReport.com HICKORY CRAWDADS Thursday’s result at L.P. Frans Stadium: Greenville, S.C. 17, Hickory 5 Current record: 33-41, fifth place in High-A East South Division, 19 1/2 games back of division-leading Bowling Green (Ky.) Next game: Friday, home vs. Greenville, S.C., 7 p.m. This series: Home vs. Greenville, S.C; Tuesday through Sunday; two games on Wednesday with 5 p.m. start; …
MINOR LEAGUE BASEBALL: Jarrett not in Norfolk lineup in loss against Durham
By CHRIS HOBBS HobbsDailyReport.com Durham beat Norfolk (Va.) 8-2 in Norfolk on Thursday night when Zach Jarrett was not in the lineup for the Tides. Jarrett, a former star at Hickory High and at Charlotte, sat out the Triple-A game. The series continues on Friday night in Norfolk and there through Sunday. Jarrett’s batting average is .245. The Tides fell …
MINOR LEAGUE BASEBALL: Jarrett drives in a run, Norfolk nips Durham 2-1
By CHRIS HOBBS HobbsDailyReport.com Zach Jarrett hit his eighth double of the year and drove in a run Wednesday night, helping Norfolk (Va.) nip visiting Durham 2-1 in a Triple-A game. With 4,081 fans on hand, Jarrett went 1-for-3 while batting sixth in the Tides batting order. He started in centerfield. Jarrett boosted his batting average to .245 heading into …