MINOR LEAGUES: Jarrett, Harvey could be in same lineup for first time Wednesday; Deal’s next start Tuesday

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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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MONDAY’S RESULTS

The Crawdads were idle on Monday

Crawdads’ current record: 16-7, second place, two games back of Delmarva (Md.) in South Atlantic League’s Northern Division, half-game ahead of third-place West Virginia.

Home record: 8-5

Away record: 8-2

Division record: 10-4

CRAWDADS ROSTER

http://www.milb.com/roster/index.jsp?sid=t448

NEXT

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.

Friday: at Kannapolis, 7 p.m.

Saturday: at Kannapolis, 7 p.m.

Sunday: at Kannapolis, 3 p.m.

Monday: West Virginia, 6:30 p.m.

OTHER AREA PLAYERS

JARRETT

ZACH JARRETT

(Class AA Bowie, Md., Baysox)

Jarrett, a former star at Hickory High and at Charlotte, batted fourth in the lineup Monday night for the Baysox, going 0-for-3 with an RBI in a 3-2 home loss to Richmond (Va.).

A crowd of 1,210 saw the opening game of a series that continues through Wednesday. Bowie goes to Erie (Pa.) on Thursday and will play there through Sunday.

If Jarrett is in the lineup on Wednesday (11:05 a.m.), he will play his first game in Bowie with fellow Catawba County native Hunter Harvey pitching, as Harvey is listed as the probable start for the Baysox against Richmond.

Jarrett is hitting .293 this season with one home run and eight RBIs, and his batting average in his last 10 games is .353.

Jarrett is approaching 200 games in the minor leagues and is a career .267 hitter with 17 home runs and 86 RBIs.

Jarrett 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.

MONDAY’S BOX:  https://www.milb.com/gameday/flying-squirrels-vs-baysox/2019/04/29/571726?#game_state=final,lock_state=final,game_tab=box,game=571726

MONDAY’S GAME DETAILS: https://www.milb.com/gameday/flying-squirrels-vs-baysox/2019/04/29/571726?#game_state=final,lock_state=final,game_tab=play-by-play,game=571726

ZACH’S CAREER: http://www.milb.com/player/index.jsp?player_id=676913#/career/R/hitting/2019/ALL

HARVEY

HUNTER HARVEY

(Class AA Bowie, Md., Baysox)

Richmond (Va.) nipped Bowie 3-2 on Monday to start a series in Bowie with 1,210 watching, and Harvey did not pitch.

Game 2 of the series is Tuesday night in Bowie and Harvey is listed as the probable starter on Wednesday (11:05 a.m.) to close the series against Richmond. It could be the first time Harvey and fellow Catawba County star Zach Jarrett are in the same lineup if Jarrett starts.

Harvey, a first-round pick by Baltimore in 2013, has his best start of the season last Thursday night when visiting Akron (Ohio) tripped the Baysox 6-2.

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.

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

DEAL

HAYDEN DEAL

(Class A Advanced Florida Fire Frogs)

The Fire Frogs were idle on Monday and start a home series with Lakeland (Fla.) on Tuesday at 6 p.m. with Deal listed as the probable starter for Florida.

Florida is 8-16.

Deal, a left-hander who played at Bandys High and Presbyterian College, made his fourth start of the season last Tuesday at Clearwater (Fla.), taking a 1-0 loss.

He pitched seven innings, allowing four hits, one run (earned) with one walk and six strikeouts and is now 1-1 this season with an ERA of 1.50.

Deal threw 59 of his 90 pitches for strikes, getting 11 groundball outs and facing 26 batters.

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

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