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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).
If there are additional players from the Greater Hickory area that you’d like to follow, please email us at hobbsdailyreport@gmail.com with information on that player, as we can provide periodic updates on those players if requested.
FRIDAY’S RESULT FROM KANNAPOLIS
KANNAPOLIS 4, HICKORY 3
Crawdads’ current record: 19-8, second place, three games back of Delmarva (Md.) in South Atlantic League’s Northern Division.
Home record: 8-5
Away record: 11-3
Division record: 10-5
CRAWDADS ROSTER
http://www.milb.com/roster/index.jsp?sid=t448
NEXT
Saturday: at Kannapolis, 7 p.m.
Sunday: at Kannapolis, 3 p.m.
Monday: at Kannapolis, 7 p.m.
Tuesday: Off
Wednesday: Asheville, 6:30 p.m.
Thursday: Asheville, 7 p.m.
Friday: Asheville, 7 p.m.
OTHER AREA PLAYERS
ZACH JARRETT
(Class AA Bowie, Md., Baysox)
Jarrett, a former star at Hickory High and at Charlotte, started in centerfield and hit fifth in Bowie’s batting order in a 5-0 loss at Erie (Pa.) on Friday night before 2,032. He was 0-for-3 and walked once.
Bowie, 7-21 and in last place in the Eastern League’s Western Division is at Erie through Sunday before playing a three-game series that starts Monday at Altoona (Pa.).
Jarrett is hitting .263 this season with one home run and eight RBIs; he is hitting .176 with no home runs and three RBIs in his last 10 games. He’s struck out in 11 of his last 34 at-bats.
After playing 202 pro games, Jarrett is a .261 career hitter.
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.
FRIDAY’S BOX: https://www.milb.com/gameday/baysox-vs-seawolves/2019/05/03/571798?#game_state=final,lock_state=final,game_tab=box,game=571798
FRIDAY’S GAME DETAILS: https://www.milb.com/gameday/baysox-vs-seawolves/2019/05/03/571798?#game_state=final,lock_state=final,game_tab=play-by-play,game=571798
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, a first-round pick by Baltimore in 2013, has not pitched since making his last start on Wednesday in a 7-3 home loss against Richmond (Va.).
The Baysox were at Erie (Pa.) on Friday and fell 5-0. They will play there through Sunday.
On Wednesday night, Harvey went 2 2/3 innings, allowing five hits, six runs (three earned) with three walks, one strikeout and two hit batters.
Harvey threw strikes on 30 of his 61 pitches and faced 16 batters, falling to 2-2 for the year with an ERA of 6.20 with 20 1/3 innings pitched. He has allowed 27 hits, 19 runs (14 earned) and seven home runs. He has walked eight and struck out 22.
Harvey’s next likely start will be in a series at Altoona (Pa.) that begins on Monday.
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.
HUNTER’S CAREER: http://www.milb.com/player/index.jsp?player_id=640451#/career/R/pitching/2019/ALL
HAYDEN DEAL
(Class A Advanced Florida Fire Frogs)
Deal, a left-hander who played at Bandys High and Presbyterian College, did not pitch on Friday when Florida, playing at home, beat Tampa (Fla.) 3-0 before 323 fans.
He last pitched on Tuesday against Lakeland (Fla.), throwing six innings, giving up three hits, no runs, walking none and striking out out eight to improve to 2-1.
Deal has an ERA this season of 1.20, throwing 30 innings. He has allowed 16 hits, six runs (four earned) with six walks and 27 strikeouts.
He now has a 14-4 pro baseball record with four saves and an ERA of 2.20.
The Fire Frogs play Tampa through Sunday and then go to Lakeland for four games.
Deal 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