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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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THURSDAY’S RESULTS FROM L.P. FRANS STADIUM
LAKEWOOD, N.J. 3, HICKORY 1
Crawdads’ current record: 14-6, three games behind Delmarva (Md.) in South Atlantic League Northern Division, half-game up on third place West Virginia.
Home record: 6-4
Away record: 8-2
Division record: 8-3
THURSDAY’S BOX: https://www.milb.com/gameday/blueclaws-vs-crawdads/2019/04/25/573864#game_state=final,lock_state=final,game_tab=box,game=573864
THURSDAY’S GAME DETAILS: https://www.milb.com/gameday/blueclaws-vs-crawdads/2019/04/25/573864#game_state=final,lock_state=final,game_tab=play-by-play,game=573864
CRAWDADS ROSTER
http://www.milb.com/roster/index.jsp?sid=t448
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Friday: Lakewood, N.J., 7 p.m.
Saturday: Lakewood, N.J., 5 p.m.
Sunday: Lakewood, N.J., 3 p.m.
Monday: Off
Tuesday: at Greenville, S.C., 2:05 p.m.
Wednesday: at Greenville, S.C., 7:05 p.m.
Thursday: at Greenville, S.C., 7:05 p.m.
OTHER AREA PLAYERS
HARVEY
HUNTER HARVEY
(Class AA Bowie, Md., Baysox)
Harvey, a first-round pick by Baltimore in 2013, has his best start of the season on Thursday night when visiting Akron (Ohio) tripped the Baysox 6-2 before 1,277 fans.
He made his fourth start of the year, going five innings and giving up one hit, no runs, walking one and striking out two.
Harvey is 0-1 after four starts with an ERA of 5.60, throwing 17 2/3 innings. He’s allowed 22 hits, 13 runs (11 earned), walked five and struck out 21.
He threw strikes on 46 of his 75 pitches on Thursday night and faced 17 batters.
If Harvey pitches on four days of rest, his next start would likely come on Monday night at home against Richmnd (Va.); if on five days of rest it would be Tuesday in Bowie against Richmond.
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. 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.
THURSDAY’S BOX: https://www.milb.com/gameday/rubberducks-vs-baysox/2019/04/25/571722#game_state=final,lock_state=final,game_tab=box,game=571722
THURSDAY’S GAME DETAILS: https://www.milb.com/gameday/rubberducks-vs-baysox/2019/04/25/571722#game_state=final,lock_state=final,game_tab=play-by-play,game=571722
HUNTER’S CAREER: http://www.milb.com/player/index.jsp?player_id=640451#/career/R/pitching/2019/ALL
JARRETT
ZACH JARRETT
(Class A Advanced, Fredrick, Va. Keys)
Jarrett, a former star at Hickory High and at Charlotte, started in center field on Thursday night in a game at Fayetteville, going 0-for-3 with walk in a 7-1 loss.
He batted fourth in the lineup.
Fredrick (8-12) continues the series with a game on Thursday night in Fayetteville before going to Winston-Salem for games on Friday, Saturday and Sunday.
Jarrett is hitting .284 with one home run and six RBIs this season and is hitting .286 with one home run and three RBIs in his last 10 games.
He is 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.
THURSDAY’S BOX: https://www.milb.com/gameday/keys-vs-woodpeckers/2019/04/25/581809#game_state=final,lock_state=final,game_tab=box,game=581809
THURSDAY’S GAME DETAILS: https://www.milb.com/gameday/keys-vs-woodpeckers/2019/04/25/581809#game_state=final,lock_state=final,game_tab=play-by-play,game=581809
ZACH’S CAREER: http://www.milb.com/player/index.jsp?player_id=676913#/career/R/hitting/2019/ALL
DEAL
HAYDEN DEAL
(Class A Advanced Florida Fire Frogs)
St. Lucie (Fla.) beat the Fire Frogs 10-9 on Thursday in St. Lucie, dropping Florida to 7-14, and Deal did not pitch.
Deal’s third start of the season was Tuesday against Clearwater in a 1-0 loss. He pitched seven innings, giving up four hits with one earned run, walking one and striking out 6.
He is 1-1 this season with an ERA of 1.50 in 24 innings pitched with six walks and 19 strikeouts.
If Deal pitches on four days of rest, his next start will likely be Saturday at St. Lucie; if on five days of rest, on Sunday at St. Lucie.
He is in his third pro season after signing with the Braves after a morning tryout at Bandys, and he pitched in college at Presbyterian.
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.
HAYDEN’S CAREER: http://www.milb.com/player/index.jsp?player_id=677421#/career/R/pitching/2019/ALL
