CRAWDADS: Shut out Drive, remain half-game out of first place

HobbsDailyReport.com HICKORY CRAWDADS   Friday’s result at L.P. Frans Stadium:  Hickory 4, Greenville, S.C. 0 Current record: 36-25,  second place in South Atlantic League South, half-game behind division-leading Bowling Green (Ky.), three games ahead of third-place Rome (Ga.) Next game: Saturday, home vs. Greenville (S.C.), 7 p.m. This series: Tuesday through Sunday at L.P. Frans Stadium; Game times: All at …

MINOR LEAGUE BASEBALL: Deal goes 3 1/3 innings in Braves’ 1-run victory

By CHRIS HOBBS HobbsDailyReport.com Former Bandys High hurler Hayden Deal worked 3 1/3 innings on Friday night, allowing just one hit in a Double A game the Mississippi Braves eventually won 6-5 at home over Birmingham (Ala.). Deal, a left-hander, came on in the fifth inning and faced 12 batters before he left. He allowed one run (earned), walked two …

CRAWDADS: Still within half-game of division lead after Drive victory

HobbsDailyReport.com HICKORY CRAWDADS   Thursday’s result at L.P. Frans Stadium:  Greenville, S.C. 6, Hickory 3 Current record: 35-25, second place in South Atlantic League South, half-game behind division-leading Bowling Green (Ky.), two games ahead of third-place Rome (Ga.) Next game: Friday, home vs. Greenville (S.C.), 7 p.m. This series: Tuesday through Sunday at L.P. Frans Stadium; Game times: All at …

CRAWDADS: Score 13 runs, beat Drive to move 11 games over .500

HobbsDailyReport.com HICKORY CRAWDADS   Wednesday’s result at L.P. Frans Stadium: Hickory 13, Greenville, S.C. 6 Current record: 35-24, second place in South Atlantic League South, half-game behind division-leading Bowling Green (Ky.); three games ahead of third-place Rome (Ga.) Next game: Thursday, home vs. Greenville (S.C.), 7 p.m. This series: Tuesday through Sunday at L.P. Frans Stadium; Game times: All at …

HIGH SCHOOL BASEBALL: Bandys tied for most with 4 all-state players

Greater Hickory area leagues have 11 selections by N.C. Baseball Coaches Association   By CHRIS HOBBS HobbsDailyReport.com Eleven players from area conferences — including four from Bandys – have been named all-state by the North Carolina High School Baseball Coaches Association (NCBCA) for 2022. The Trojans has four picks on the 2A team, Draughn has two on the 1A team, …