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WEDNESDAY THROUGH SATURDAY RESULTS
Saturday: Hickory 9, Hagerstown (Md.) 4 at Hagerstown
Friday: Hagerstown (Md.) 3, Hickory 2 at Hagerstown
Thursday: Hickory 7, Greenville, S.C., 5 at Greenville
Wednesday: Greenville S.C. 6, Hickory 5 at Greenville
Crawdads’ current record: 27-14, second place, 4 1/2 games behind Delmarva (Md.) in South Atlantic League’s Northern Division, half-game up on third-place Greensboro
Home record: 11-8
Away record: 16-6
Division record: 13-7
SATURDAY’S BOX: https://www.milb.com/gameday/crawdads-vs-suns/2019/05/18/573802?#game_state=final,lock_state=final,game_tab=box,game=573802
SATURDAY’S GAME DETAILS: https://www.milb.com/gameday/crawdads-vs-suns/2019/05/18/573802?#game_state=final,lock_state=final,game_tab=play-by-play,game=573802
WEDNESDAY-FRIDAY GAME BOXES, DETAILS: https://www.milb.com/
CRAWDADS ROSTER
http://www.milb.com/roster/index.jsp?sid=t448
NEXT
Sunday: at Hagerstown, Md., 2:05 p.m.
Monday: at Hagerstown, Md., 10:35 a.m.
Tuesday: Lexington, Ky., 6:30 p.m.
Wednesday: Lexington, Ky., 6:30 p.m.
Thursday: Lexington, Ky., 7 p.m.
Friday: Lexington, Ky., 7 p.m.
Saturday: Greensboro, 6:30 p.m.
OTHER AREA PLAYERS
HARVEY
HUNTER HARVEY
(Class AA Bowie, Md., Baysox)
Harvey, a first round pick by Baltimore in 2013, made his eighth start of the season on Saturday and gained is second victory as the Baysox pounded visiting Erie (Pa.) 12-1 before 8,1093.
He pitched six innings, allowing one run (earned), walking none and striking out eight to improve to 2-3 this season with an ERA of 5.45.
Harvey threw strikes on 64 of his 85 pitches and faced 23 batters.
After eight starts this season, he has pitched 36 1/3 innings, allowed 27 runs (22 earned), hit four batters, walked 10 and struck out 40.
The win was the 10th in pro ball for Harvey (10-13, 3.51 ERA) with 70 walks and 257 strikeouts.
He had not pitched since the previous Monday before Saturday’s strong outing.
Bowie (x-x) continues the series at home against Erie on Sunday and then plays Binghamton (N.Y.) in a three-game series that begins at Bowie on Monday.
SATURDAY’S BOX: https://www.milb.com/gameday/seawolves-vs-baysox/2019/05/18/571734?#game_state=final,lock_state=final,game_tab=box,game=571734
SATURDAY’S GAME DETAILS: https://www.milb.com/gameday/seawolves-vs-baysox/2019/05/18/571734?#game_state=final,lock_state=final,game_tab=play-by-play,game=571734
HUNTER’S CAREER: http://www.milb.com/player/index.jsp?player_id=640451#/career/R/pitching/2019/ALL
DEAL
HAYDEN DEAL
(Class A Advanced Florida Fire Frogs)
Deal, a left-hander who played at Bandys High and Presbyterian College, is the scheduled starter for Florida (18-24) on Sunday for a home game against Jupiter (Fla.) with a noon first pitch.
He’s 2-2 this season with an ERA of 1.30 after seven appearances, all starts. He’s thrown 41 2/3 innings, allowed eight runs (six earned), walked 11 and struck out 38, and opponents are hitting .188 against him.
Deal is 14-5 as a pro. After 48 games and 12 starts, he has walked 37 and struck out 147.
He did not pitch in games on Wednesday through Saturday when Florida swept St. Lucie (Fla.) 6-5 and 5-4 in a home twinbill, beat St. Lucie 3-2 and fell 2-1 in another Thursday twinbill, and then began the series with Jupiter.
Jupiter won 8-6 on Friday and Florida won 12-2 on Saturday.
In Rome (Ga.) last season, Deal went 9-1 with an ERA of 2.17 in 27 games (five starts), earning two saves and pitching 78 2/3 innings. He walked 17 and struck out 82.
HAYDEN’S CAREER: http://www.milb.com/player/index.jsp?player_id=677421#/career/R/pitching/2019/ALL
JARRETT
ZACH JARRETT
(Class AA Bowie, Md., Baysox)
Jarrett, a former star at Hickory High and at Charlotte, was not in the lineup on Saturday when Bowie defeated visiting Erie (Pa.) 12-1.
He went 1-for-3 and drove in a run on Friday in a 4-3 home win over Erie, 0-for-4 at home on Thursday when Bowie nipped Erie 3-2 and pinch-hit on Wednesday (o-for-1) when Akron (Ohio) beat Bowie 5-2.
Bowie (x-x) continues the series at home against Erie on Sunday and then plays Binghamton (N.Y.) in a three-game series that begins at Bowie on Monday.
Jarrett is hitting .252 with one home run and nine RBIs this season, which includes a batting .average of 200 with no homers and one RBI in his last 10 games.
As a pro, he is a career .259 hitter. He’s in his third minor league season, playing first at Aberdeen (Md.) and then in 129 games last season at Class A Delmarva (Md.), where he hit .277 with 26 doubles, six triples and 14 home runs.
Jarrett drove in 72 runs, walked 41 times and struck out 136 times and was a South Atlantic League (SAL) All-Star.
WEDNESDAY-FRIDAY BOXES: https://www.milb.com/
WEDNESDAY-FRIDAY GAME DETAILS: https://www.milb.com/
ZACH’S CAREER: http://www.milb.com/player/index.jsp?player_id=676913#/career/R/hitting/2019/ALL
