MINOR LEAGUE BASEBALL: Harvey gets relief win, Jarrett drives in a run in Tides’ win

By CHRIS HOBBS HobbsDailyReport.com The two Catawba County baseball stars drafted by the Baltimore Orioles are now on the same team — the Norfolk (Va.) Tides in Triple A. The Orioles sent right-hander Hunter Harvey to Norfolk on Sunday as a rehab assignment, and he picked up a relief win on Tuesday night in Norfolk. Norfolk beat Charlotte 9-2 as …

MINOR LEAGUE BASEBALL: Deal goes 4 innings, striking out 5, but gets no decision

By CHRIS HOBBS HobbsDailyReport.com Hayden Deal pitched four innings on Wednesday night but was not around to factor in the decision as visiting Montgomery (Ala.) beat the Mississippi Braves 3-0. Deal, a left-hander who starred at Bandys High and then Presbyterian (S.C.) College before signing a minor league deal with the Atlanta Braves, gave up two hits, walked one, hit …

CRAWDADS: Dash win by a run in Winston-Salem, drop Hickory to 8-12

HobbsDailyReport.com HICKORY CRAWDADS   Wednesday’s result at Winston-Salem: Winston-Salem 4, Hickory 3. Current record: 8-12, in seventh place in High-A East Southern Division, four games behind first-place Bowling Green (Ky.). Next game: Thursday at Winston-Salem, 7 p.m. This series: at Winston-Salem on Tuesday through Sunday with 7 p.m. starts Tuesday through Friday, 6 p.m. start on Saturday and 2 p.m. start on …

HIGH SCHOOL GIRLS BASKETBALL: McDowell head coach resigns

By CHRIS HOBBS HobbsDailyReport.com MARION — McDowell High will have a new varsity girls’ basketball coach next season. Jennifer Kinninger, 40, a former Titans star who has been head coach for 10 years, resigned earlier this week. She was a McDowell assistant for eight years before becoming head coach. McDowell went 3-5 in a COVID-shortened year last season, leaving Kinninger’s …