MINOR LEAGUE BASEBALL: Greensboro shuts out Dads; Jarrett has 2 hits in Delmarva loss

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FRIDAY’S RESULT FROM GREENSBORO

GREENSBORO 3, HICKORY 0

CRAWDADS’ RECORD: 50-52 overall, 20-14 second half South Atlantic League (SAL) Northern Division, second place, two games back of Lakewood, N.J., and one game ahead of third-place Kannapolis.

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NEXT

Saturday: at Greensboro, 7 p.m.

Sunday: at Greensboro, 4 p.m.

Monday: Charleston, S.C., 7 p.m.

Tuesday: Charleston, S.C., 7 p.m.

Wednesday: Charleston, S.C., noon

Thursday: at Hagerstown, Md., 7:05 p.m.

OTHER AREA PLAYERS

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ZACH JARRETT

(Class A Delmarva, Md.)

Zach Jarrett — a former star at Hickory High and in college at Charlotte – went 2-for-4 and scored a run Friday night in Kannapolis, where the Intimidators beat the Shorebirds 8-2 before 1,660.

He started in left field and, per usual, batted third in Delmarva’s lineup.

In 96 games this season, Jarrett is hitting .288 with 19 doubles, three triples, 13 home runs and 54 RBIs. He’s hitting .205 with two home runs and six RBIs in his last 10 games.

Jarrett has 106 hits, second-best in the SAL behind Bret Boswell of Asheville (109). The previous leader (with 110 hits) was Chad Spanberger of Asheville, who now plays for Class A Lansing, Mich., after being part of Colorado’s trade with Toronto.

Delmarva is 53-47 and 18-15 in the second half in the SAL Northern Division standings and in fourth place.

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HAYDEN DEAL (Class A Rome, Ga.)

Former Bandys High left-hander Hayden Deal made his fifth start of the season on Thursday night but did not get a decision in a 14-5 victory by Rome over visiting Columbia (S.C.) before 3,327.

He went 4 2/3 innings on Thursday night, allowing seven hits, five runs (four earned), walking one and striking out seven.

Deal threw 61 of his 88 pitches for strikes and faced 22 batters, exiting in the fifth inning with two outs and two runners on (Tyler Watson came in).

He did not pitch on Friday night when the Braves won 7-3 at Lexington (Ky.) before 5,221.

Deal is 5-1 with an ERA of 2.30 in 21 appearances this season, pitching 62 2/3 innings. He’s hit four batters, intentionally walked one and walked 11 to go with 69 strikeouts. Opponents are hitting .207 against him this season.

In his last 10 outings, he’s 1-1 with an ERA of 2.58, pitching 38 1/3 innings with four walks and 34 strikeouts.

Deal is four strikeouts away from 100 in his pro career with 96 in 93 1/3 innings.

The Braves are 57-47 overall and 17-18 in the second-half SAL Southern Division standings.

Rome won a first-half title, securing a postseason berth.

HUNTER HARVEY (Class AA Bowie, Md.)

Former Bandys High star Hunter Harvey is recoving 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).

The Baysox were rained out Friday night in Harrisburg (Pa.).

Bowie is 47-55 overall in the Eastern League and in last place, 14 games behind league-leading Akron (Ohio).

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