By CHRIS HOBBS HobbsDailyReport.com Hayden Deal’s next start and his first shot at collecting his 20th pro win will come Sunday for the Mississippi Braves. The Braves have Deal, a former left-hander at Bandys High, listed as their probable starter for a 2 p.m. game on Sunday that will close a six-game series at Tennessee. Deal is 2-2 with an …
CRAWDADS: Fall again, dip 12 games below .500 and in last place
HobbsDailyReport.com HICKORY CRAWDADS Wednesday’s result at L.P. Frans Stadium: Aberdeen (Md.) 5, Hickory 1 Current record: 25-37, seventh (last) place in High-A East South Division, 16 games back of division-leading Bowling Green (Ky.) Next game: Thursday, home vs. Aberdeen (Md.), 7 p.m. This series: Home vs. Aberdeen (Md.), Tuesday through Sunday; game times 7 p.m. each night through Saturday, …
HIGH SCHOOL SOFTBALL: Blanton retires at Hibriten, former player to replace him
Coach exiting after 17 seasons, conference title in his final year By CHRIS HOBBS HobbsDailyReport.com LENOIR – Hibriten High announced a change in girls’ varsity softball head coaches on Wednesday. In a press release, athletic director Derek Reeves said Jim Blanton has resigned after 17 seasons, effective immediately, and the new Panthers head coach is former player Brittany Morton. …
HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL: Northwestern 3A-4A rushing leaders for 2020 season
St. Stephens High’s Zak McLauchlin was the leading rusher in 2020 in the Northwestern 3A-4A with unofficial totals of 134 carries for 779 yards. He averaged 111.2 yards per game and scored seven touchdowns. He’ll cap his prep football career by playing for the West in the East-West All-Star game next week in Greensboro./TWITTER PHOTO COMING THURSDAY: Rushing leaders for …
MINOR LEAGUE BASEBALL: Jarrett scores twice but Memphis nips Norfolk
By CHRIS HOBBS HobbsDailyReport.com Zach Jarrett had a hit, walked twice and scored two runs on Tuesday night but it wasn’t enough for Norfolk (Va.) to win a Triple-A game at Memphis. Memphis scored a run in the eighth inning and held onto win 4-3 before a crowd of 3,014. Jarrett started in centerfield and went 1-for-2, raising his batting …