HUNTER HARVEY: Strikes out 2 before lightning halts first outing since late April

Former Bandys star on rehab assignment in Florida Complex League   By CHRIS HOBBS HobbsDailyReport.com WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. — Hunter Harvey pitched for the first time since late April on Saturday morning, striking out two before lightning suspended the Florida Complex League (FCL) Nationals’ game against the FCL Cardinals. The scoreless game was stopped after six minutes and did …

CRAWDADS: In fifth place after home loss against Greensboro

HobbsDailyReport.com HICKORY CRAWDADS   Friday’s result at L.P. Frans Stadium:  Greensboro 2, Hickory 1 Current record: 3-4, fifth place in South Atlantic League South Division, half-game behind Rome (Ga.) and Bowling Green (Ky.), who share fourth place,  1 1/2 games back of second-place Asheville, two games back of division-leading Winston-Salem in second-half standings. First-half finish: 38-28, second behind division champion …

CRAWDADS: Score 1-run home victory over Greensboro

HobbsDailyReport.com HICKORY CRAWDADS   Thursday’s result at L.P. Frans Stadium: Hickory 6, Greensboro 5 Current record: 3-3,tied with Bowling Green (Ky.) for third place in South Atlantic League South Division, one game behind Asheville and Winston-Salem, who share division lead in second-half standings. First-half finish: 38-28, second behind division champion Bowling Green (Ky.) by 3 1/2 games Overall record: 41-31 …

LEGION BASEBALL: Post 48 falls twice, finishes seventh in Area IV West

Playoff pairings meeting scheduled Friday in Cherryville   HobbsDailyReport.com NEWTON – Hickory Post 48 finished seventh among eight teams in American Legion baseball’s Area IV West Division, losing its last two games and five of its last six. Burke County nipped Hickory 4-0 on Monday night in Newton and Rutherford County won 15-3, also in Newton, on Wednesday night. That …