HobbsDailyReport.com HICKORY CRAWDADS Tuesday’s result at Asheville: Asheville 4, Hickory 2 Current record: 27-19, shares second place with Rome (Ga.), both a half-game behind division-leading Bowling Green (Ky.) Next game: Wednesday at Asheville, 6:35 p.m. This series: Tuesday through Sunday at Asheville; Game times; Tuesday through Friday, 6:35 pm.; Saturday, 6:05 pm.; Sunday, 1:05 p.m. Next home series: June …
HIGH SCHOOL BASEBALL: Providence sweeps to go unbeaten, grab 4A title
HobbsDailyReport.com STATE HIGH SCHOOL BASEBALL CHAMPIONSHIP SERIES (Best-of-3) 1A PERQUIMANS (29-1, East No. 1) vs. CHERRYVILLE (21-10, West No. 3) (at Ting Stadium, Holly Springs) Game 1, Friday: Perqumians 1, Cherryville 0 Game 2, Saturday: Cherryville 6, Perquimans 1 Game 3, Saturdahy: Perquimans 6, Cherryville 3; Perquimans (31-2) wins state championship 2A WHITEVILLE (23-3, East No 4) vs. RANDLEMAN (31-1, …
ALL-WESTERN FOOTHILLS 3A: North Lincoln leads 2022’s selections (updated)
By CHRIS HOBBS HobbsDailyReport.com North Lincoln High leads the All-Western Foothills 3A awards for spring sports with four of the top winners. In voting by conference head coaches, the Knights produced the league’s top baseball pitcher and baseball head coach and the co-player of the year in softball and the top softball coach. Senior Landon Reeves, who will play college …
LEGION BASEBALL: Cleveland County no-hits Hickory, wins 5-2
HobbsDailyReport.com SHELBY – Hickory Post 48’s hitting woes continued Monday night when it was no-hit and defeated 5-2 in American Legion baseball by Cleveland County on the road. Right-hander Devin Pressley walked five and struck out 11 as he handcuffed Post 48 (2-6), which now has eight hits in the last three games. He threw 102 pitches. Cleveland County scored …
MINOR LEAGUE BASEBALL: Deal returns to starting in 100th pro game
By CHRIS HOBBS HobbsDailyReport.com Hayden Deal’s 100th pro game was on Monday when he started for the Mississippi Braves in a home game against Montgomery (Ala.). Deal, a former pitching star at Bandys High, went one inning in a Double A game the Braves eventually lost 8-6. He allowed two hits, three runs (one earned), walked two and struck out …