Caldwell County rolls at home, ousting Mint Hill in 3 games By CHRIS HOBBS HobbsDailyReport.com NEWTON – The Gaston Braves scored in their final at-bat on Monday night to nip host Hickory 8-7 and gain a two games-to-none lead in an Area IV American Legion baseball first round series. The Braves (14-3), the No. 2 East seed, wiped out …
LEGION BASEBALL: Gaston Braves ride 7-run inning to win over Hickory
Matthews, Gastonia also take openers; Mint Hill-Caldwell County suspended in 4th By CHRIS HOBBS HobbsDailyReport.com BELMONT – The Gaston Braves scored seven runs in the fourth inning on Saturday night, wiping out Hickory’s two-run lead en route to an 11-4 American Legion baseball playoff game victory. Dylan Owenby led Gaston (13-3) with two hits and drove in four runs …
LEGION BASEBALL: Area IV playoffs crank up on Saturday
Burke County, Hickory open on the road; Caldwell County home versus Mint Hill By CHRIS HOBBS HobbsDailyReport.com The pairings are set for the 2022 Area IV playoffs in American Legion baseball with opening best-of-5 series scheduled to begin Saturday night. Area IV ended up with 12 teams still fielding teams by the end of the regular season – five …
LEGION BASEBALL: Post 48 picks up forfeit win, will close with 2 home games
Final regular-season contest moved up to Tuesday HobbsDailyReport.com NEWTON – Hickory Post 48 returns to action Monday as Area IV West regular-season American Legion baseball closes out its schedule. Hickory (6-10, 3-9) was scheduled to play at Asheville on Saturday night but picked up a forfeit win (and snapped a three-game losing streak) with a 1-0 forfeit victory. …
LEGION BASEBALL: Post 48 falls twice, record dips to 5-9
Next home game for Hickory is June 27 against Burke County HobbsDailyReport.com NEWTON – Cleveland County scored four runs in the seventh inning on Friday night — a rally that wiped out Hickory Post 48’s lead – and won an American Legion baseball game 5-2 at Henkel-Alley Field. The loss, the second straight after having won three of the …