LEGION BASEBALL: Hickory falls to Cherryville in opener; home for a DH on Sunday

HobbsDailyReport.com NEWTON — Visiting Cherryville spoiled opening night for Post 48 on Friday in American Legion baseball, beating Hickory 8-5 in a nine-inning game at Henkel-Alley Field. Bradley Fleenor’s two hits were the highlight for Hickory (0-1), which has Saturday off before playing host to a doubleheader against Randolph County on Sunday at 2 p.m. at the Legion Fairgrounds. Hickory …

HIGH SCHOOL BASEBALL: Trio of Trojans to play next season for Catawba Valley

HobbsDailyReport.com CATAWBA – Three Bandys High baseball players have announced they’ve signed to play baseball next season at Catawba Valley Community College (CVCC). Outfielder-pitcher Max Beam, infielder-pitcher Laz Maxwell and infielder-pitcher Elijah Carr helped the Trojans go 20-5 last season. If all three continue to pitch in college, they’ll work directly with Red Hawks pitching coach Kris Harvey, a former …

MINOR LEAGUE BASEBALL: Harvey to make eighth start Saturday night; Crawdads fall 8-7

HobbsDailyReport.com FRIDAY’S RESULT FROM L.P. FRANS STADIUM CHARLESTON, S.C. 8, HICKORY 7 Crawdads’ current record: 16-27. Box http://www.milb.com/milb/stats/stats.jsp?gid=2018_05_25_crdafx_hicafx_1&t=g_box&sid=milb Scoring http://www.milb.com/milb/stats/stats.jsp?gid=2018_05_25_crdafx_hicafx_1&t=g_log&sid=milb REVISED ROSTER http://www.milb.com/roster/index.jsp?sid=t448 NEXT Saturday: Charleston, S.C., 6 p.m. Sunday: Charleston, S.C., 3 p.m. Monday: Charleston, S.C., 1 p.m. Tuesday: at Hagerstown (Md.), 7:05 p.m. Wednesday: at Hagerstown (Md.), 7:05 p.m. Thursday: at Hagerstown (Md.), 7:05 p.m. Friday: at Lakewood …

LEGION BASEBALL: Maiden rolls in opener; next game Saturday at E. Lincoln High

HobbsDailyReport.com CATAWBA – T.J. Rasar, who knows his way around the mound at Bandys High, pitched well on Friday night as Maiden Post 240 opened its American Legion baseball season with a 9-2 victory over visiting Kings Mountain. The Salamanders were scheduled to start the new season at Maiden High — where they will play their home games this season …