MINOR LEAGUE BASEBALL: Deal starts season back in Double A for Braves

By CHRIS HOBBS HobbsDailyReport.com Hayden Deal’s fifth pro season is underway, and he is back in Double A and pitching for the Mississippi Braves for the second straight season. Deal, a 6-foot-4 left-hander who starred at Bandys High and in college at Presbyterian. has pitched in one of the Braves’ first three games. Mississippi fell at home 5-1 to Montgomery …

CRAWDADS: Win 2 of 3 at Winston-Salem; home opener is Tuesday night

HobbsDailyReport.com HICKORY CRAWDADS   Sunday’s result at Winston-Salem: Hickory 5, Winston-Salem 2. Current record: 2-1, tied for third place in South Atlantic League with Hudson Valley (N.Y.) and Rome (Ga.), one game back of Aberdeen (Md.) and Bowling Green, Ky. Next game: Tuesday, home vs. Bowling Green, Ky. 6 p.m. This series: Tuesday through Saturday, home vs. Bowling Green, Ky.; …

HIGH SCHOOL SCOREBOARD: Friday’s varsity results

HobbsDailyReport.com HIGH SCHOOL SCOREBOARD FRIDAY’S RESULTS BASEBALL Catawba Valley 2A Athletic Bunker Hill 2, W. Lincoln 1 Lincolnton 6, Bandys 4 Maiden 12, W. Caldwell 3 Newton-Conover 10, E. Burke 6 Western Foothills 3A E. Lincoln 15, Statesville 1 (Thurs.) Fred T. Foard 7, W. Iredell 0 Hickory 5, N. Lincoln 4 St. Stephens 2, N. Iredell 0 Northwestern 3A-4A …