By CHRIS HOBBS H0bbsDailyReport.com WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. — The latest update on former Bandys High star Hunter Harvey is he has resumed throwing. Harvey, a hard-throwing right-hander, is at the Washington Nationals’ extended spring training facility in West Palm Beach (Fla.), Byron Kerr of MLB.com reports. Harvey was placed on the 10-day disabled list on April 21 with a …
MINOR LEAGUE BASEBALL: Deal works an inning in Braves’ home victory
By CHRIS HOBBS HobbsDailyReport.com Former Bandys High star Hayden Deal got his first work since Tuesday with an inning on Sunday in the Mississippi Braves’ 6-1 home win over Biloxi (Miss.). Deal, a left-handed reliever, worked the seventh inning and protected a 5-1 lead. He allowed one hit and struck out one, throwing strikes on eight of his 15 pitches …
MINOR LEAGUE BASEBALL: Deal called on early, goes 2 1/3 innings in loss
By CHRIS HOBBS HobbsDailyReport.com Mississippi needed Hayden Deal early on Tuesday night, as in the first inning in relief in a home game against Biloxi (Miss.) that the Braves dropped 6-5. Deal, a left-hander from Bandys High, made his 97th pro appearance and worked 2 1/3 innings as the second of six pitchers used by Mississippi. He gave up five …
HIGH SCHOOL BASEBALL: Bandys sweeps top honors in Catawba Valley 2A Athletic
BY CHRIS HOBBS HobbsDailyReport.com Bandys High leads this season’s All-Catawba Valley 2 Athletic baseball team after winning a regular-season title and the conference tournament. The Trojans (21-8) — eliminated Thursday in the second round of the state 2A playoffs by Mount Pleasant, 4-3 – had a league-best five all-conference picks and swept the league’s top awards. In a vote of …
MINOR LEAGUE BASEBALL: Deal gets 300th career strikeout in Braves’ road win
By CHRIS HOBBS HobbsDailyReport.com Hayden Deal reached a personal milestone — clearing 300 strikeouts as a pro — as visiting Mississippi edged Chattanooga (Tenn.) 3-2 on Thursday night with two runs in the ninth inning to win. The Braves won a Southern League Double-A game after Deal pitched two innings of relief, the sixth and seventh, before a crowd 5,7652. …