EASTER HOLIDAY BASEBALL TOURNAMENT PAIRINGS

CATAWBA VALLEY EASTER CLASSIC (all games at Henkel-Alley Field) MONDAY Game 1: No. 6 St. Stephens (6-11) vs. No. 3 Alexander Central (12-7), 11 a.m. Game 2: No. 7 W. Lincoln (8-9) vs. No. 2 Bunker Hill (12-6), 1:30 p.m. Game 3: No. 8 Newton-Conover (3-13) vs. No. 1 Fred T. Foard (12-3-1), 4 p.m. Game 4: No. 5 Hickory …

SAL BASEBALL: Kannapolis beats the Crawdads

Follow the Hickory Crawdads via Mark Parker’s blog. He knows the ins and outs of minor league baseball, especially the Crawdads, better than anyone who walks into L.P. Frans Stadium. Game Story 4/14/17: Kannapolis Dials Long Distance to Defeat Hickory

COLLEGE BASEBALL: Rembert coaches Lions to win over Lenoir-Rhyne

HobbsDailyReport.com HICKORY = Hunter Merrill’s run-scoring triple in the seventh inning lifted visiting Mars Hill to a 6-5 baseball victory over Lenoir-Rhyne University on Friday at Bears Field. Merrill’s hit came after Matt Honeycutt of the Lions had a two-run double that broke a 3-all tie in the South Atlantic Conference (SAC) game. The teams play a doubleheader at LRU …

WOMEN’S COLLEGE LACROSSE: Florida Southern 15, Lenoir-Rhyne 5

HobbsDailyReport.com LAKELAND, Fla. – Defending NCAA Division II champion Florida Southern had 11 first-half goals on Friday en route to beating visiting Lenoir-Rhyne University 15-5 in women’s lacrosse. Dani Bursinger’s three goals led Florida Southern (16-2), ranked No. 4 in the nation, and Meghan O’Brien, Emily Santoli and Riley Bannatyne each added two. For the Bears (9-5), who trailed 11-1 …

SAC SOFTBALL: Bears beat Lincoln Memorial twice, clear 40 wins

HobbsDailyReport.com HARROGATE, Tenn. – Lenoir-Rhyne University cleared 40 wins this season by sweeping a women’s softball doubleheader over Lincoln Memorial on Friday. The Bears won the opening game 7-5 and then won 8-6 to improve to 41-8 overall and 13-3 in the South Atlantic Conference (SAC). Brandi Parks reached 20 wins for the Bears in the first-game victory and she …