HobbsDailyReport.com STATE HIGH SCHOOL BASEBALL CHAMPIONSHIP SERIES (Best-of-3) 1A PERQUIMANS (29-1, East No. 1) vs. CHERRYVILLE (21-10, West No. 3) (at Ting Stadium, Holly Springs) Game 1, Friday: Perqumians 1, Cherryville 0 Game 2, Saturday: Cherryville 6, Perquimans 1 Game 3, Saturdahy: Perquimans 6, Cherryville 3; Perquimans (31-2) wins state championship 2A WHITEVILLE (23-3, East No 4) vs. RANDLEMAN (31-1, …
ALL-WESTERN FOOTHILLS 3A: North Lincoln leads 2022’s selections (updated)
By CHRIS HOBBS HobbsDailyReport.com North Lincoln High leads the All-Western Foothills 3A awards for spring sports with four of the top winners. In voting by conference head coaches, the Knights produced the league’s top baseball pitcher and baseball head coach and the co-player of the year in softball and the top softball coach. Senior Landon Reeves, who will play college …
LEGION BASEBALL: Cleveland County no-hits Hickory, wins 5-2
HobbsDailyReport.com SHELBY – Hickory Post 48’s hitting woes continued Monday night when it was no-hit and defeated 5-2 in American Legion baseball by Cleveland County on the road. Right-hander Devin Pressley walked five and struck out 11 as he handcuffed Post 48 (2-6), which now has eight hits in the last three games. He threw 102 pitches. Cleveland County scored …
MINOR LEAGUE BASEBALL: Deal returns to starting in 100th pro game
By CHRIS HOBBS HobbsDailyReport.com Hayden Deal’s 100th pro game was on Monday when he started for the Mississippi Braves in a home game against Montgomery (Ala.). Deal, a former pitching star at Bandys High, went one inning in a Double A game the Braves eventually lost 8-6. He allowed two hits, three runs (one earned), walked two and struck out …
LEGION BASEBALL: Rowan County, Cherryville defeat Hickory Post 48
HobbsDailyReport.com Two early three-run innings sparked Rowan County’s 7-1 victory on Sunday over visiting Hickory in American Legion baseball. Rowan County scored three times in the first inning and three times in the third inning for a 6-0 lead. Outhit 9-4, Post 48 scored its only run in the sixth inning with an RBI from Luke Davis (Hickory). Cameron Burleyson …