Former Bandys star, Lincoln Charter head coach takes new job in S.C By CHRIS HOBBS HobbsDailyReport.com BLUFFTOWN, S.C. — Bradley Gabriel, one of the top guards in Bandys High basketball history whose 300-plus career coaching wins include at his alma mater, has been named the next varsity boys’ basketball head coach at Bluffton, S.C. Gabriel, who coached Lincoln Charter …
CRAWDADS: At .500 through first 8 games in SAL South
HobbsDailyReport.com HICKORY CRAWDADS Tuesday’s results at L.P. Frans Stadium: Bowling Green, Ky. 5, Hickory 3 Current record: 4-4, seventh place in South Atlantic League South Division Overall record: 4-4 Next game: Weds., vs. Bowling Green, Ky., 7 p.m. This series: vs. Bowling Green, Ky. Game times, Weds through Saturday 7 p.m.; Sunday, 2 p.m. Next series: Next Tuesday through …
MINOR LEAGUE BASEBALL: Deal has 1.69 ERA through 3 games
By CHRIS HOBBS HobbsDailyReport.com CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. — Hayden Deal had s good Sunday game in a short relief stint for the Mississippi Braves. Deal, a former star left-hander at Bandys High and Presbyterian (S.C.), threw 1 1/3 innings and struck out one in a 2-1 Double A loss to the Lookouts. Deal threw strikes on 12 of 17 pitches and …
MINOR LEAGUE BASEBALL: Deal makes solid start to season
By CHRIS HOBBS HobbsDailyReport.com Former Bandys High left-hander Hayden Deal is off to a good start to his seventh year in the minor leagues for the Atlanta Braves. Through Saturday night, Deal was 1-0 with a 2.25 ERA after two relief appearances for the Mississippi Braves in Double A ball. He has pitched four innings and struck out six as …
AN UPDATE: Progress is slow but we’re on way back
HobbsDailyReport.com We’re happy to report HobbsDailyReport.com editor and content coordinator Chris Hobbs is making some progress — and is able to post some items on the website — as he continues what will be a long recovery from a severely broken right arm/shoulder. Up until now the pain has been too severe for Hobbs, who is right-handed, to write or …