CRAWDADS: Beat Rome for 3-game lead in chase for second place

HobbsDailyReport.com HICKORY CRAWDADS   Wednesday’s result at Rome (Ga.): Hickory 9, Rome 3 Current record: 38-27,  second place in South Atlantic League South, 2 1/2 games behind division-leading Bowling Green (Ky.), which has clinched division title, SAL playoff berth; three games ahead of third-place Rome (Ga.) Next game: Thursday at Rome, Ga., 1 p.m. This series: Tuesday through Sunday at …

MINOR LEAGUE BASEBALL: Deal throws 1 2/3 innings in Braves’ loss

By CHRIS HOBBS HobbsDailyReport.com Hayden Deal found the strike zone often on Wednesday night, but Montgomery (Ala.) still beat visiting Mississippi 7-2. Deal, a former Bandys High hurler, entered the Double A game with one out in the fifth inning. He pitched 1 2/3 innings, allowing one hit, one run (one earned) while walking none and striking out one. Deal …

CRAWDADS: Score a dozen runs on Rome (Ga.), widen lead for second place

HobbsDailyReport.com HICKORY CRAWDADS   Tuesday’s result at Rome (Ga.): Hickory 12, Rome 6 Current record: 37-27,  second place in South Atlantic League South, 2 1/2 games behind division-leading Bowling Green (Ky.), which has clinched division title, SAL playoff berth; two games ahead of third-place Rome (Ga.) Next game: Wednesday at Rome, Ga., 1 p.m. This series: Tuesday through Sunday at …

CRAWDADS: Drop games on Saturday, Sunday to fall 2 1/2 games out of first place

HobbsDailyReport.com HICKORY CRAWDADS   Sunday’s result at L.P. Frans Stadium:  Greenville, S.C. 3, Hickory 1 Saturday’s results at L.P. Frans Stadium: Greenville, S.C. 6, Hickory 5, 10 inn. Current record: 36-27,  second place in South Atlantic League South, 2 1/2 games behind division-leading Bowling Green (Ky.), one game ahead of third-place Rome (Ga.) Next game: Tuesday at Rome Ga., 7 …