LEGION BASEBALL: Rutherford County, Shelby top seeds for Area IV playoffs

HobbsDailyReport.com Rutherford County Post 423 and Shelby Post 82 will be the top seeds when the Area IV American Legion baseball playoffs begin on Saturday. Rutherford County (16-0) closed its East Division schedule unbeaten with a victory on Thursday night at Burnsville and should be pitted against West No. 8 Mint Hill (9-12) in the first round. The Area IV …

LEGION BASEBALL: Caldwell County edges Hickory, finishes third in Area IV West

HobbsDailyReport.com GRANITE FALLS – Caldwell County Post 29 won for the third time in four games on Wednesday night, edging visiting Hickory 9-7 at M.S. Deal Stadium to finish third in Area IV’s West Division of American Legion baseball. No game details were available. Caldwell County finished 10-6 in the West Division – behind Rutherford County and Cherryville – and …

LEGION BASEBALL: Schedule of 2018 area games (updated Wednesday)

HobbsDaily Report.com AREA IV AMERICAN LEGION BASEBALL SCHEDULE Daily schedule of remaining 2018 games this season for teams in the Greater Hickory area – Burke County, Caldwell County, Hickory, Lincoln County, Maiden and Taylorsville. All games are at 7 p.m. unless otherwise noted. Home games: Burke County, Shuey Field; Caldwell County, M.S. Deal Stadium; Hickory, Legion Fairgrounds, Newton; Lincoln County, …

LEGION BASEBALL: Maiden nips Cherryville 1-0, will be East No. 2 or No. 3 seed

HobbsDailyReport.com CHERRYVILLE – Just hours after an earlier American Legion baseball victory was nullified, Maiden Post 240 toughed out one on Tuesday night, closing the regular season at Cherryville with a 1-0 victory in nine innings. During the day, a question arose about two Maiden home wins in late June against Pineville and that each game of the doubleheader went …