By CHRIS HOBBS
HobbsDailyReport.com
DEAL
Hayden Deal pitched Sunday and is closing in on 300 career strikeouts. He got two over 2 2/3 innings in an 11-7 victory at Montgomery (Ala.) and is two shy of 300.
Deal, a former left-handed starter at Bandys High who then played college baseball at Presbyterian (S.C.), is a reliever for the Double-A Mississippi Braves.
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He gave up two hits and no runs on Sunday, threw a wild pitch and hit one batter with 28 strikes on 47 pitches and facing 11 batters before a crowd of 3,620.
Deal’s appearance was his 94th of his pro career — he has made 44 starts — and he has an ERA of 1.06 in seven appearances this season (17 innings pitched, 18 strikeouts).
As a pro, he is at 298 strikeouts in 334 innings and has 20-15 record with five career saves. This season, he has walked seven and struck out 18.
Mississippi is 8-13 overall and Montgomery is 9-11.
The Braves are off on Monday and then begin a Southern League South series at home against Pensacola (Fla.) that will last through Sunday.
Mississippi i in fourth place in the division, one game back of Penscola, 1 1/2 games back of second-place Montgomery and four games behind division-leading Bilox (Miss.).
SUNDAY’S BOXSCORE: https://www.milb.com/gameday/braves-vs-biscuits/2022/05/01/674302#game_state=final,lock_state=final,game_tab=box,game=674302
CURRENT DOUBLE-A SOUTHERN LEAGUE SOUTH STANDINGS: https://www.milb.com/standings/southern/
HAYDEN DEAL’S PRO CAREER STATS: https://www.milb.com/player/hayden-deal-677421
OPENING DAY ROSTER: https://www.milb.com/mississippi/roster
MISSISSIPPI BRAVES SCHEDULE: https://www.milb.com/mississippi/schedule/2022-04