HobbsDailyReport.com CATAWBA – Hickory Post 48’s Junior American Legion softball team will try to stay undefeated on Wednesday night when it faces Concord Post 51 at Bandys High. Hickory (9-0) picked up two wins on Monday night, defeating Shelby in a doubleheader 6-2 and 5-2. Zoey Boston had two hits, including a two-run home runs to spark Post 48’s victory …
LEGION BASEBALL: Top of batting order, Spencer lead Salamanders past Kings Mountain
HobbsDailyReport.com KINGS MOUNTAIN – Maiden Post 240 got seven of its nine hits from the first four batters in its lineup – led by Ty Williams going 4-for-4 – to blank Kings Mountain 5-0 on Monday night in American Legion baseball at Kings Mountain High. Williams (Berea College) doubled and scored two runs, Josh Frye (Statesville Christian) doubled and drove …
LEGION BASEBALL: Fleener hits grand slam but Ohio team pounds Post 48
HobbsDailyReport.com NEWTON – Hickory Post 48 got a fifth-inning grand slam from Bradley Fleenor on Monday night, but visiting Napoleon (Ohio) rolled to a 14-4 victory in American Legion baseball at the Legion Fairgrounds. The home run by Fleenor, a Hickory High product, pulled Post 48 within 7-4 but the River Bandits quickly responded with three runs and ended up …
MINOR LEAGUE BASEBALL: Crawdads finish sixth in first half; Jarrett in All-Star Game in Greensboro
HobbsDailyReport.com FINAL FIRST HALF RECORD, NORTHERN DIVISION The Crawdads went 30-38, finishing sixth and next-to-last in the Northern Division, 10 ½ games behind division champion Lakewood (N.J.) REVISED ROSTER http://www.milb.com/roster/index.jsp?sid=t448 NEXT Tuesday: SAL All-Star Game, Greensboro, 7:05 p.m. Wednesday: Off Thursday: West Virginia, 7 p.m. Friday: West Virginia, 7 p.m. Saturday: Augusta (Ga.), 7 p.m. Sunday: Augusta (Ga.), 5 p.m. …
ZACH JARRETT: NBC video on his pursuit of dream of reaching the major leagues
HobbsDailyReport.com Nice piece by NBC — worth your time to watch — on Hickory’s Zach Jarrett and his pursuit of becoming a major league baseball player from a family nationally known for excellence in another sport. Jarrett, signed by the Baltimore Orioles and playing Class A baseball for the Delmarva (Md.) Shorebirds, plays for the North Division in the South …