HobbsDailyReport.com HICKORY – The Hickory Crawdads left the field on Monday afternoon alone in first place. Edging visiting Delmarva (Md.) 2-1 in a noon start at L.P. Frans Stadium, the Crawdads (39-50, 12-7 second half) moved atop the South Atlantic League (SAL) Northern Division standings. Hickory is a half-game up on Hagerstown (Md.), which has a 10-6 record heading into …
LEGION BASEBALL PLAYOFFS: Shelby nips Taylorsville, will face Union County in semis
HobbsDailyReport.com SHELBY – Shelby won a pitcher’s duel on Sunday to eliminate visiting Taylorsville Post 170 in the Area IV American Legion baseball playoffs. Shelby’s Caleb Plummer pitched a nine-inning complete game, and Trae Starnes threw all eight innings for Taylorsville in Shelby’s 3-1 win at Shelby High that tossed Post 170 out of postseason play in the second round. …
CRAWDADS: Gain share of first place via Prescott’s walk-off homer
HobbsDailyReport.com HICKORY – Blaine Prescott’s 10th-inning home run — a walk-off shot — gave Hickory a 4-3 victory on Sunday over visiting Delmarva (Md.) that pushed the Crawdads into a tie for first place. Improving to 10-8 in the second half of the South Atlantic League (SAL) Northern Division and 38-50 overall, the Crawdads gained a share of first place …
LEGION BASEBALL PLAYOFFS: Sunday scores, pairings for next round
AREA IV AMERICAN LEGION BASEBALL PLAYOFFS UPDATE (through Sunday) QUARTERFINALS (best-of-5, Thursday thru Monday) West No. 1 CHERRYVILLE (24-4) vs. East No. 4 GASTONIA (14-7) Game 1, Thursday at Sims Legion Park, Gastonia: Cherryville 10, Gastonia 5 Game 2, Friday at Cherryville HS: Cherryville 6, Gaston County 2 Game 3, Saturday at Cherryville HS: Postponed to Sunday, 7 p.m. Game …
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL: Latest update on Hunter Harvey’s progress
HobbsDailyReport.com From reporting by the Baltimore Sun’s Eduardo A. Encina, the newspaper’s beat reporter covering the Baltimore Orioles (July 2 story, see www.baltimoresun.com for more): Harvey to work way up: Pitching prospect Hunter Harvey, who could return to games late this month after Tommy John elbow reconstruction last July, will likely begin at a lower minor-league affiliate — possibly the …