By CHRIS HOBBS HobbsDailyReport.com Former Bandys High star Hayden Deal has reached 125 appearances as a pro player and reached that in style with his second hold of the season. As the second pitcher on Saturday for the Mississippi Braves, he went one inning in a 7-6 victory at Biloxi, Miss. He allowed one hit and walked two, throwing nine …
HUNTER HARVEY: Gets first win of season in victory over Cubs
By CHRIS HOBBS HobbsDailyReport.com WASHINGTON, D.C. — Hunter Harvey gained his first victory of the season and fourth of his career on Tuesday night when Washington nipped the visiting Chicago Cubs 4-1. The fourth of five pitchers used by the Nationals (11-18), Harvey worked 1 1/3 innings. He gave up one hit, walked one and struck out one as a …
MINOR LEAGUE BASEBALL: Deal still throwing consistently well for Braves
By CHRIS HOBBS HobbsDailyReport.com BILOXI, Miss. — Hayden Deal is throwing strikes and keeping opponents settled for the most part this season with the Mississippi Braves. Deal — a former star left-hander from Bandys High signed as a free agent by Atlanta — is consistently posting good numbers in Double A. He is 1-0 this season with an ERA of …
HUNTER HARVEY: Red-hot, striking out 9 in last 3 appearances
By CHRIS HOBBS HobbsDailyReport.com WASHINGTON, D.C. — Hunter Harvey’s bloodline is showing. In his last three relief appearances for the Washington Nationals, Harvey has registered three strikeouts in each outing. The Nationals’ home game on Friday night against Pittsburgh was rained out — setting up a doubleheader on Saturday before a game on Sunday. A four-game series beginning Monday in …
HIGH SCHOOLS: Foard principal next AD for Catawba County Schools
Westmoreland to replace Lee Miller, promoted to assistant superintendent By CHRIS HOBBS HobbsDailyReport,com NEWTON — A veteran administrator will take on a key role in the Catawba County Schools in athletics on June 1. Stephen Westmoreland, principal at Fred T. Foard High since 2015, has been named the school system’s next Director of High School Education and Athletics. Westmoreland …