By CHRIS HOBBS HobbsDailyReport.com PEARL, Ms. — Hayden Deal ended the season as the starter on Sunday for the Mississippi Braves. Deal, a left-hander who starred at Bandys High and Presbyterian (S.C.), went three innings in a home game the Braves won 6-4 over Montgomery (Ala.). Mississippi did not make the playoffs in the Southern League and finished 62-74. The …
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL: Ex-Mustangs star Burleson hitting .150 for Cardinals
By CHRIS HOBBS HobbsDailyReport.com ST. LOUIS — Former East Lincoln High star Alec Burleson has had a slow start in the major leagues. As the Cardinals (87-61) head to San Diego to start a series on Tuesday night, Burleson is hitting .150 (3-for-20). He has scored one run and has not driven in a run or hit a home run. …
HIGH SCHOOL SCHEDULE: This week’s varsity events
HobbsDailyReport.com HIGH SCHOOL FALL VARSITY SPORTS SCHEDULE This week’s varsity fall sports – other than football (see a separate post) – for teams in the Catawba Valley Athletic 2A, Western Foothills 3A, Northwestern 3A-4A and for Draughn and Patton, The schedule is compiled from those sent to HobbsDailyReport.com, per the website’s request, and includes events from the schools that …
HUNTER HARVEY: Picks up second win of year as Nats edge Marlins
By CHRIS HOBBS HobbsDailyReport.com WASHINGTON, D.C. — A healthy Hunter Harvey is making a difference for the Washington Nationals in his first season with the club. Harvey got into his 31st game on Saturday, earning a win when the Nats nipped the visiting Florida Marlins 5-3 before 34,179. A former pitching star at Bandys High, Harvey threw one inning against …
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL: Burleson goes 0-for-3, hitting .133 for St. Louis
By CHRIS HOBBS HobbsDailyReport.com ST. LOUIS — Alec Burleson was not in the lineup on Friday night for the St. Louis Cardinals but got into his fifth big league game on Thursday night. The Cincinnati Reds nipped the Cardinals at Busch Stadium on Thursday, 3-2, when Burleson batted seventh in the order and went 0-for-3. A former star at East …