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We will update game scores, etc., for the Hickory Crawdads again this season and will also feature day-by-day reports on three Catawba County players chasing their dream of reaching The Show.
Visit our FREE website nightly to see if former Bandys High stars Hunter Harvey (Orioles system) and Hayden Deal (Braves system) pitched and also check in on former Hickory High star outfielder Zach Jarrett (Orioles system).
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WEDNESDAY’S RESULTS FROM L.P. FRANS STADIUM
HICKORY 6, ASHEVILLE 4
Crawdads’ current record: 10-3, trailing Delmarva (Md.) by 1 1/2 games in South Atlantic League Northern Division.
Home record: 4-2
Away record: 6-1
Division record: 10-3
WEDNESDAY’S BOX: https://www.milb.com/gameday/tourists-vs-crawdads/2019/04/17/573860?#game_state=final,lock_state=final,game_tab=box,game=573860
WEDNESDAY’S GAME DETAILS: https://www.milb.com/gameday/tourists-vs-crawdads/2019/04/17/573860?#game_state=final,lock_state=final,game_tab=play-by-play,game=573860
CRAWDADS ROSTER
http://www.milb.com/roster/index.jsp?sid=t448
NEXT
Thursday: at Columbia, S.C., 7:05 p.m.
Friday: at Columbia, S.C., 7:05 p.m.
Saturday: at Columbia, S.C., 6:05 p.m.
Sunday: Off
Monday: Augusta (Ga.), 6:30 p.m.
Tuesday: Augusta (Ga.), 6:30 p.m.
Wednesday: Augusta (Ga.), 6:30 p.m.
OTHER AREA PLAYERS
HAYDEN DEAL (Class A Advanced Florida Fire Frogs)
DEAL
Deal, a left-hander who played at Bandys High and Presbyterian College, made his third start of the season on Wednesday, gaining no decision after pitching six innings in a 5-2 win over visiting Clearwater (Fla.). He gave up four hits, two runs (both earned) with two walks and four strikeouts as 241 fans watched.
Deal is 1-0 this season with an ERA of 1.59 in three starts, pitching 17 innings. He has allowed nine hits, five runs (three earned), one home run and has walked five and struck out 13.
On Wednesday, he threw 52 of his 81 pitches for strikes, faced 24 batters and got 11 groundball outs.
Florida (6-8) starts a three-game home series (Kissimmee, Fla.) against Daytona Beach (Fla.) on Thursday.
If Deal pitches on four days of rest, his next start would likely be Monday at Clearwater; if five days of rest, on Tuesday at Clearwater.
He is in his third pro season after signing with the Braves after a morning tryout at Bandys.
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.
Deal’s career numbers heading into the season: 12-3 with 2.47 ERA, 41 games, four saves, 109 1/3 innings pitched with 21 walks and 109 strikeouts.
WEDNESDAY’S BOXSCORE: https://www.milb.com/gameday/threshers-vs-fire-frogs/2019/04/17/572705?#game_state=final,lock_state=final,game_tab=box,game=572705
WEDNESDAY’S GAME DETAILS: https://www.milb.com/gameday/threshers-vs-fire-frogs/2019/04/17/572705?#game_state=final,lock_state=final,game_tab=play-by-play,game=572705
HAYDEN’S CAREER: http://www.milb.com/player/index.jsp?player_id=677421#/career/R/pitching/2019/ALL
ZACH JARRETT (Class A Advanced, Fredrick, Va. Keys)
JARRETT
Jarrett, a former star at Hickory High and at Charlotte, started in right field and went 1-for-4 as the No. 5 hitter for the Keys in a 5-3 loss on Thursday night at Myrtle Beach, S.C. He scored a run and left five men on base.
In 13 games this season, he is hitting .250, which includes .242 with one home run and four RBIs in his last 10 games.
The Keys (5-8) are at home Thursday through Sunday against Salem (Va.).
For fans interested in Fredrick’s games in North Carolina, they will be at Fayetteville for three games on Tuesday through next Thursday and play at Winston-Salem on April 27-28.
Jarrett has played in 186 pro games to date, hitting .260 with 17 home runs and 83 RBIs. He’s in his third pro 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. He drove in 72 runs, walked 41 times and struck out 136 times and was a South Atlantic League (SAL) All-Star.
WEDNESDAY’S BOXSCORE: https://www.milb.com/gameday/keys-vs-pelicans/2019/04/17/582023?#game_state=final,lock_state=final,game_tab=box,game=582023
WEDNESDAY’S GAME DETAILS: https://www.milb.com/gameday/keys-vs-pelicans/2019/04/17/582023?#game_state=final,lock_state=final,game_tab=play-by-play,game=582023
ZACH’S CAREER: http://www.milb.com/player/index.jsp?player_id=676913#/career/R/hitting/2019/ALL
HUNTER HARVEY (Class AA Bowie, Md., Baysox)
HARVEY
Harvey, a first-round draft pick by Baltimore after a sterling career at Bandys High, is listed as the probable starter on Thursday night when Bowie opens a three-game series at Akron (Ohio).
Erie (Pa.) beat the Baysox 8-3 on Wednesday night in Bowie (Md.) before 1,277.
Bowie is 3-10.
Harvey made his second start of the season last Friday night, taking a loss as Harrisburg (Pa.) won 4-2. He worked four innings, allowing three hits — one a home run — and four runs (all earned).
He walked three and struck out six, bringing his season stats to a 0-1 record with an ERA of 8.31 in 8 2/3 innings, allowing 13 hits, eight earned runs with four walks and 12 strikeouts.
Harvey threw strikes on 46 of his 77 pitches and threw in 68-degree weather with a drizzle and, at one point, there was an eight-minute rain delay.
Harvey didn’t pitch after June 2 of last season and went 1-2 with a 5.57 ERA in nine starts, pitching 32 1/3 innings, walking nine and striking out 30.
He’s in his sixth year in the minor leagues after being a first-round draft pick in 2013.
In his first five pro seasons, Harvey went 8-10 with an ERA of 3.11 with 47 appearances (all starts) and 176 2/3 innings pitched. He walked 60 and struck out 217.
HUNTER’S CAREER: http://www.milb.com/player/index.jsp?player_id=640451#/career/R/pitching/2019/ALL
