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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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FRIDAY’S RESULTS FROM L.P. FRANS STADIUM
HICKORY 6, LAKEWOOD, N.J. 2
Crawdads’ current record: 15-6
Home record: 7-4
Away record: 8-2
Division record: 9-3
FRIDAY’S GAME DETAILS: https://www.milb.com/gameday/blueclaws-vs-crawdads/2019/04/26/573865?#game_state=final,lock_state=final,game_tab=play-by-play,game=573865
CRAWDADS ROSTER
http://www.milb.com/roster/index.jsp?sid=t448
NEXT
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.
Friday: at Kannapolis, 7 p.m.
OTHER AREA PLAYERS
HARVEY
HUNTER HARVEY (Class AA Bowie, Md., Baysox)
Akron (Ohio) beat Bowie 5-3 before 2,417 on Friday night in Bowie but Harvey did not pitch.
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 and starting 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
JARRETT
ZACH JARRETT (Class A Advanced, Fredrick, Va. Keys)
Jarrett, a former star at Hickory High and at Charlotte, started and batted third for the Keys on Friday as they won 7-0 at Winston-Salem before 3,791. He went 3-for-5 and scored a run.
Fredrick plays at Winston-Salem through Sunday.
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.
FRIDAY’S BOX: https://www.milb.com/gameday/keys-vs-dash/2019/04/26/582305?#game_state=final,lock_state=final,game_tab=box,game=582305
FRIDAY’S GAME DETAILS: https://www.milb.com/gameday/keys-vs-dash/2019/04/26/582305?#game_state=final,lock_state=final,game_tab=play-by-play,game=582305
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)
Deal did not pitch on Friday when St. Lucie (Fla.) downed the Fire Frogs 7-3 before 1,245 in St. Lucie.
Deal’s third start of the season was last Tuesday against Clearwater (Fla.) 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.
Deal’s next start has not been announced — Florida plays at St. Lucie through Sunday (noon) and is off Monday before starting a series at home on Tuesday against Lakeland (Fla.).
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
