LEGION BASEBALL: Schedule of area games for 2018 (updated June 12)

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. A complete 2018 schedule for Taylorsville will be included as soon as one can be obtained. All games are at 7 p.m. unless otherwise noted. Home games: Burke …

LEGION BASEBALL: Hickory nips Cardinals on road; they meet Thursday at Fairgrounds

HobbsDailyReport.com DENVER, N.C. – Bryson Smith gave up no earned runs through five innings, and Seth Moore had three hits as visiting Hickory Post 48 won to snap a three-game losing streak on Tuesday night in American Legion baseball. Hickory defeated Lincoln County’s Cardinals 7-5 at East Lincoln High for its second road victory of the season. Post 48 is …

LEGION BASEBALL: Gaston Braves use grand slam to down Hickory in Belmont

HobbsDailyReport.com BELMONT – Luke Bumgarner had three hits – one a grand slam – and Grant Tilley also hit a home run, sparking the Gaston Braves’ 7-2 victory over Hickory Post 48 on Thursday night in American Legion baseball at South Point High. Bumgarner went 3-for-3 in support of winning pitcher Cam Hilton as Hickory lost back-to-back games after having …

LEGION BASEBALL: Maiden splits with Belmont, record now 6-2 (corrected)

Editor’s note: This story has been updated to correct the winner of Game 2 of the doubleheader. HobbsDailyReport.com BELMONT – Maiden Post 240 split an American Legion baseball doubleheader on Wednesday night at Belmont Abbey College, defeating Belmont 8-2 in the first game and falling 9-2 in the nightcap. Maiden’s record is 6-2 as it heads into a stretch in …