HUNTER HARVEY: Called back to big leagues, makes first appearance of season

By CHRIS HOBBS HobbsDailyReport.com BALTIMORE — Former Bandys High pitching star Hunter Harvey ended a rehab assignment with the Norfolk (Va.) Tides and was recalled to the Baltimore Orioles on Friday. Harvey pitched one inning in the Orioles’ 3-1 home victory over the Cleveland Indians. He threw strikes on 10 of his 12 pitches and faced five batters before a …

MINOR LEAGUE BASEBALL: Jarrett goes 0-for-4 but Bowie wins first game of season

Former Hickory High star starts fourth on-field year in O’s farm system   By CHRIS HOBBS HobbsDailyReport.com Former Hickory High outfielder Zach Jarrett, playing for Double-A Bowie (Md.), opened the season Tuesday with a tough night at the plate. Jarrett, who played college baseball at Charlotte and is in the Baltimore Orioles’ organization, went 0-for-4 and struck out three times. …

MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL: Orioles place Harvey on 60-day disabled list

By CHRIS HOBBS HobbsDailyReport.com Former Bandys High pitching star Hunter Harvey will start the major league baseball season with the Baltimore Orioles on the 60-day disabled list. Harvey, expected to be Baltimore’s closer, has an oblique strain (read more via the link below on MORE ON THE INJURY II). His injury opened a roster spot now filled by Maikel Franco, …

MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL: Harvey excited about Orioles, his next season

HobbsDailyReport.com Listen in on his thoughts as Catawba County native Hunter Harvey prepares for his next major league baseball season with the Baltimore Orioles. He’s a former star pitcher at Bandys High, where his older brother, Kris, and his father, Bryan, also pitched. Kris Harvey is now the pitching coach at Catawba Valley Community College, and Hunter talks about what …