MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL: Harvey fans only batter he faces in loss at Pittsburgh

By CHRIS HOBBS HobbsDailyReport.com Hunter Harvey faced one batter on Saturday night and struck him out in the Washington Nationals’ 6-4 loss at Pittsburgh. It was the second straight outing for Harvey, a former Bandys High star, in which he went only one-third of an inning and got a strikeout. He has now pitched in three games for the Nats …

CRAWDADS: Nipped in 10 innings, will play doubleheader on Saturday

HobbsDailyReport.com HICKORY CRAWDADS   Friday’s result at L.P. Frans Stadium:  Bowling Green, Ky. 4, Hickory 3, 10 inn. Current record: 3-4, fifth place in South Atlantic South, one game back of second-place Greenville (S.C.), Rome (Ga.) and Winston-Salem  (each 4-3) and three games behind first-place Bowling Green, Ky. (6-1) Next game: Saturday, home, DH, vs. Bowling Green, Ky., first game, …

MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL: Harvey gets strikeout in brief appearance for Nats

By CHRIS HOBBS HobbsDailyReport.com Hunter Harvey got one 0ut — via a strikeout — in a brief relief appearance for the Washington Nationals on Thursday night in Pittsburgh, where the Pirates won 9-4. Harvey, a former star at Bandys High,  came into the game in the fourth inning, replacing Nats starter Joan Adon, and did not return for the fifth …

CRAWDADS: Record even at 3-3 after home loss to Bowling Green, Ky.

HobbsDailyReport.com HICKORY CRAWDADS   Thursday’s result at L.P. Frans Stadium:  Bowling Green, Ky. 8, Hickory 4 Current record: 3-3, tied with Rome (Ga.) and Winston-Salem for third place in South Atlantic South, one game back of second-place Greenville (S.C.) and two behind Bowling Green, Ky. Next game: Friday, home vs. Bowling Green, Ky., 7 p.m. This series: Tuesday through Saturday, …