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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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SATURDAY’S RESULTS FROM L.P. FRANS STADIUM
LAKEWOOD, N.J. 4, HICKORY 1
Crawdads’ current record: 15-7, third place in South Atlantic League’s Northern Division, three games back of Delmarva (Md.) and a half-game back of West Virginia.
Home record: 7-5
Away record: 8-2
Division record: 9-4
SATURDAY’S BOX: https://www.milb.com/gameday/blueclaws-vs-crawdads/2019/04/27/573866?#game_state=final,lock_state=final,game_tab=box,game=573866
SATURDAY’S GAME DETAILS: https://www.milb.com/gameday/blueclaws-vs-crawdads/2019/04/27/573866?#game_state=final,lock_state=final,game_tab=play-by-play,game=573866
CRAWDADS ROSTER
http://www.milb.com/roster/index.jsp?sid=t448
NEXT
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.
Friday: at Kannapolis, 7 p.m.
Saturday: at Kannapolis, 7 p.m.
OTHER AREA PLAYERS
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ZACH JARRETT (Class AA Bowie, Md., Baysox)
Jarrett, a former star at Hickory High and at Charlotte, was promoted to Class AA Bowie (Md.), after Friday night’s Class A Advanced game in Winston-Salem (he played for the Fredrick, Md., Keys) and was in Bowie’s starting lineup on Saturday night against Akron (Ohio).
Before 3,591 fans at Bowie, Jarrett batted sixth in the order and went 1-for-4 with a run scored and one RBI. He left five runners on base.
Jarrett is hitting .361 with no home runs and three RBIs in his last 10 games, and after 22 games this season his batting average is .303 with one home run and seven RBIs. He’s had 72 at-bats and struck out 17 times.
The Baysox and Akron play on Sunday at 1:35 p.m., and Bowie plays Richmond (Va.) on Monday through Wednesday before heading into Erie (Pa.) on Thursday for a series that goes through next Sunday.
In his final game with the Keys, Jarrett started and batted third for the Keys as they won 7-0 at Winston-Salem before 3,791. He went 3-for-5 and scored a run.
While Jarrett and former Bandys High star Hunter Harvey are now on the same roster, it’s wait-and-see for the first time they are in the lineup together. Harvey’s last start was last Thursday.
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.
SATURDAY’S BOX: https://www.milb.com/gameday/rubberducks-vs-baysox/2019/04/27/571724?#game_state=final,lock_state=final,game_tab=box,game=571724
SATURDAY’S GAME DETAILS: https://www.milb.com/gameday/rubberducks-vs-baysox/2019/04/27/571724?#game_state=final,lock_state=final,game_tab=play-by-play,game=571724
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)
Bowie beat Akron (Ohio) 5-2 on Saturday night before 3,591 but Harvey did not pitch.
Bowie and Akron close their series on Sunday before Richmond (Va.) arrives in Bowie to start a series on Monday night.
Harvey, a first-round pick by Baltimore in 2013, has his best start of the season on Thursday night when visiting Akron 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.
It is unclear when Harvey’s next start might be. He is not listed as the Baysox starter through games of Tuesday with Bowie playing Richmond through Wednesday. The Baysox begin a four-game series on Thursday at Eric (Pa.).
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)
Deal did not pitch on Saturday when the Fire Frogs fell 10-9 in 10 innings at St. Lucie (Fla.).
Florida plays at St. Lucie at noon on Sunday, is off on Monday, and starts a series at home against Lakeland (Fla.) on Tuesday.
Deal, a left-hander who played at Bandys High and Presbyterian College, made his fourth start of the season on 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.
Deal’s next start has not been announced.
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
