MINOR LEAGUE BASEBALL: Dads win again, half-game out of Northern Division lead

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SATURDAY’S RESULT FROM L.P. FRANS STADIUM

HICKORY 7, KANNAPOLIS 4

CRAWDADS’ RECORD: 47-49 overall, 17-11 second half South Atlantic League (SAL) Northern Division, share second with Delmarva (Md.), both half-game behind Lakewood, N.J.

BOX

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SCORING

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ROSTER

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Sunday: Kannapolis, 5 p.m.

Monday: at Greenville, S.C., 7:05 p.m.

Tuesday: at Greenville, S.C., 7:05 p.m.

Wednesday: at Greenville, S.C., 7:05 p.m.

Thursday: at Greenville, S.C., 7:05 p.m.

Friday: at Greensboro, 7 p.m.

Saturday: at Greensboro, 7 p.m.

Next Sunday: at Greensboro, 4 p.m.

OTHER AREA PLAYERS

HAYDEN DEAL (Class A Rome, Ga.)

Visiting Charleston (S.C.) nipped Rome 2-1 on Saturday night before 2,756 but former Bandys High and Presbyterian College hurler Hayden Deal did not pitch.

Deal’s last outing was on Tuesday in a 5-1 victory at Augusta (Ga.). He threw a complete game and earned a victory after going seven innings, allowing four hits, one run (earned), walking none and striking out five.

Deal, a left-hander, is 5-1 with an ERA of 1.89, pitching 57 innings this season. He’s hit four batters, intentionally walked one and walked nine to go with 60 strikeouts. Opponents are hitting .197 against him this season.

In his last 10 outings, he is 2-1 with an ERA of 1.86, pitching 38 2/3 innings with five walks and 32 strikeouts.

The Braves are 52-46 overall and 12-17 in the second-half SAL Southern Division standings. They won a first-half title, securing a postseason berth.

Rome lists its probable starters through Monday’s home game against Columbia (S.C.) and Deal is not scheduled to start on Sunday or Monday.

ZACH JARRETT (Class A Delmarva, Md.)

Delmarva’s home game on Saturday night against Greensboro was rained out, and the teams will play a doubleheader on Sunday with a 3:05 p.m. start.

Former Hickory High and Charlotte star Zach Jarrett had a walk-off, game-winning single on Friday night when the Shorebirds nipped visiting Greensboro 3-2. He started in left field and batted third, delivering his only hit of the night (1-for-5) with two outs and two runners on base.

In 90 games this season, Jarrett has 19 doubles, three triples, 13 home runs and 53 RBIs. He’s hitting .295, which includes .214 with three home runs and six RBIs in his last 10 games.

Delmarva is 52-43 and 17-11 in the second half in the SAL Northern Division standings.

The Shorebirds share second place in the second-half standings with Hickory both a half-game back of Lakewood, N.J.

HUNTER HARVEY (Class AA Bowie, Md.)

Former Bandys High star Hunter Harvey remains in Florida as he recovers from a shoulder injury sustained while trying to maneuver away from a foul ball into the dugout on a day he was not pitching.

When he twisted to avoid being struck by the ball, his right shoulder popped out of socket.

Harvey is now throwing some and is expected to pitch in a game in Florida on Aug. 4.

He was scratched from his 10th start (June 8).

Harvey is 1-2 with 32 1/3 innings pitched. He’s allowed 36 hits, 20 runs (all earned), walked eight and struck out 30. His ERA is 5.57.

Bowie finished last in the first-half West Division of the Eastern League, 8 ½ games back of division winner Akron (Ohio).

Saturday night’s Erie (Pa.) at Bowie game was rained out, and the teams will play a doubleheader on Sunday that begins at 12:05 p.m.

Bowie is 43-53 overall in the Eastern League.

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