By CHRIS HOBBS HobbsDailyReport.com Left-hander Hayden Deal suffered his second loss of the season on Thursday night after pitching 4 2/3 innings for the Double-A Mississippi Braves. Visiting Chattanooga beat the Braves 3-1 in 81-degree weather, a game that lasted a minute shy of two hours. Deal, a former high school star at Bandys and in college at Presbyterian (S.C.), …
CRAWDADS: Lose again, remain in last place in their division
HobbsDailyReport.com HICKORY CRAWDADS Thursday’s result at L.P. Frans Stadium: Greensboro 3, Hickory 2 Current record: 4-11, last place in High-A East Southern Division, six games behind division-leading Bowling Green (Ky.) Next game: Friday, home vs. Greensboro, 7 p.m. Current home series, L.P. Frans Stadium (2500 Clement Blvd NW): Tuesday through Sunday vs. Greensboro, 7 p.m. on Tuesday-Saturday, 3 p.m. …
NCHSAA: State legislators have second hearing about their concerns
By CHRIS HOBBS HobbsDailyReport.com RALEIGH — A subcommittee of the North Carolina Legislature investigating the North Carolina High School Athletic Association (NCHSAA) held its second hearing on Thursday. Those appearing before the subcommittee included State Superintendent Catherine Truitt and Buddy Collins, former vice chair of the State Board of Education. HighSchoolOT.com, which has led reporting on legislative concerns, livestreamed both …
CRAWDADS: Greensboro wins in 10 innings, extends Hickory’s skid to 6 games
HobbsDailyReport.com HICKORY CRAWDADS Wednesday’s result at L.P. Frans Stadium: Greensboro 8, Hickory 5, 10 inn. Current record: 4-10, last place in High-A East Southern Division, six games behind division-leading Bowling Green (Ky.) Next game: Thursday, home vs. Greensboro, 7 p.m. Current home series, L.P. Frans Stadium (2500 Clement Blvd NW): Tuesday through Sunday vs. Greensboro, 7 p.m. on Tuesday-Saturday, 3 …
MINOR LEAGUE BASEBALL: Orioles promote Jarrett to Triple-A Norfolk (Va.)
By CHRIS HOBBS HobbsDailyReport.com Zach Jarrett earned a promotion on Wednesday, moving from Double-A to Triple-A overnight. Jarrett, a former star at Hickory High and in college at Charlotte, left the Bowie (Md.) Baysox and is now on the roster of the Baltimore Orioles’ Triple-A team in Norfolk (Va.). As of the second inning on Wednesday night, Jarrett was not …