HobbsDailyReport.com SECAUCUS, N.J. – The all-time stolen bases leader at West Iredell High got a chance to go pro on Wednesday. Brett Pope, a starting shortstop at Western Carolina, was selected in the 22nd round by the Pittsburgh Pirates. He was the 658th pick in a three-day draft that will finish up later Wednesday. Pope, a junior, started all 56 …
BASEBALL DRAFT: St. Louis Cardinals select Bears’ St. Clair in 24th round
HobbsDailyReport.com SECAUCUS, N.J. – Lenoir-Rhyne University pitcher Thomas St. Clair has been picked by the St. Louis Cardinals in the Major League Baseball Draft. The Cardinals took St. Clair in the 24th round and with the No. 724 selection in a three-day draft that is still ongoing as of 3 p.m. on Wednesday. On Tuesday, the Bears’ John Curtis – …
BASEBALL DRAFT: Dodgers take Alexander Central product in Round 14
HobbsDailyReport.com SECAUCUS, N.J. – An Alexander Central High baseball product has been drafted by the Los Angeles Dodgers. Josh McLain, a junior at N.C. State who has started 106 games for the Wolfpack over the past two seasons, was selected by the Dodgers on Wednesday in the 14th round and as the 430th overall pick. McLain broke into the N.C. …
CRAWDADS: After a rainout, they’ll play 2 in Greensboro with 11:30 a.m. start
HobbsDailyReport.com GREENSBORO – The Crawdads and Grasshoppers will get an early start on Wednesday after their South Atlantic League (SAL) baseball game on Tuesday night was rained out. Hickory and Greensboro will play twice on Wednesday, with the first game at 11:30 a.m., as the SAL’s first-half winds down. The Crawdads play at Greensboro on Thursday, then head to Lakewood, …