MINOR LEAGUE BASEBALL: Deal sparkles as Rome downs Crawdads in Hickory

HobbsDailyReport.com SUNDAY’S RESULT FROM L.P. FRANS STADIUM ROME (Ga. 7), HICKORY 2 Crawdads’ current record: 12-21. Box http://www.milb.com/milb/stats/stats.jsp?gid=2018_05_13_romafx_hicafx_1&t=g_box&sid=milb Scoring http://www.milb.com/milb/stats/stats.jsp?gid=2018_05_13_romafx_hicafx_1&t=g_log&sid=milb REVISED ROSTER http://www.milb.com/roster/index.jsp?sid=t448 NEXT Monday: Rome, Ga., 6 p.m. Tuesday: Rome, Ga., 10:35 a.m. Wednesday: Off Thursday: at Kannapolis, 6:35 p.m. Friday: at Kannapolis, 7:05 p.m. Saturday: at Kannapolis, 7:05 p.m. Sunday: at Kannapolis, 7:35 p.m. OTHER AREA PLAYERS HAYDEN …

STATE PLAYOFFS: Cougars win in baseball, in round 3 for first time since 2007

HobbsDailyReport.com TAYLORSVILLE – Bryson Hammer drove in two runs, and Alexander Central High again used a 1-2 pitching punch to win and advance out of the second round of the state 3A baseball playoffs on Saturday. The eight-seeded Cougars (22-7) edged visiting North Gaston 4-1 to advance to next week’s third round, a game that must be played by Tuesday …

HIGH SCHOOL BOYS TENNIS: Red Devils’ Reid repeats as state 2A singles champion

HobbsDailyReport.com Brann Reid of Newton-Conover High repeated as the state’s 2A boys’ singles champion on Saturday in Cary. Reid won an opportunity for a back-to-back singles title by ousting Seth Worley of Lexington 6-2, 6-1 in a semifinal. Pitted against a North Carolina Science and Math player for the singles title again, Reid won it by beating Josh Abrams 6-2, …

MEN’S COLLEGE LACROSSE: Lenoir-Rhyne wins, will play host to national semifinal

HobbsDailyReport.com HICKORY – Lenoir-Rhyne University’s men on Saturday moved one step closer to playing for an NCAA Division II men’s lacrosse championship, setting up that chance by earning a home match next weekend in a national semifinal. The Bears, ranked No. 5 in the nation, nipped visiting and 10th-ranked Colorado Mesa 14-12 at Moretz Stadium, improving to 17-2 and staying …

MINOR LEAGUE BASEBALL: Crawdads clip Rome at L.P. Frans Stadium

HobbsDailyReport.com SATURDAY’S RESULT FROM L.P. FRANS STADIUM HICKORY 4, ROME (Ga.) 3 Crawdads’ current record: 12-20. Box http://www.milb.com/milb/stats/stats.jsp?gid=2018_05_12_romafx_hicafx_1&t=g_box&sid=milb Scoring http://www.milb.com/milb/stats/stats.jsp?gid=2018_05_12_romafx_hicafx_1&t=g_log&sid=milb REVISED ROSTER http://www.milb.com/roster/index.jsp?sid=t448 NEXT Sunday: Rome, Ga., 3 p.m. Monday: Rome, Ga., 6 p.m. Tuesday: Rome, Ga., 10:35 a.m. Wednesday: Off OTHER AREA PLAYERS HUNTER HARVEY (Class AA Bowie, Md.) Former Bandys High star Hunter Harvey did not pitch on …