MINOR LEAGUE BASEBALL: Deal starts Braves’ final game of season

Published Monday, September 19th, 2022

By CHRIS HOBBS HobbsDailyReport.com PEARL, Ms. — Hayden Deal ended the season as the starter on Sunday for the Mississippi Braves. Deal, a left-hander who starred at Bandys High and Presbyterian (S.C.), went three innings in a home game the Braves won 6-4 over Montgomery (Ala.). Mississippi did not make the playoffs in the Southern League and finished 62-74. The …

HUNTER HARVEY: Picks up second win of year as Nats edge Marlins

Published Saturday, September 17th, 2022

By CHRIS HOBBS HobbsDailyReport.com WASHINGTON, D.C. — A healthy Hunter Harvey is making a difference for the Washington Nationals in his first season with the club. Harvey got into his 31st game on Saturday, earning a win when the Nats nipped the visiting Florida Marlins 5-3 before 34,179. A former pitching star at Bandys High, Harvey threw one inning against …

MINOR LEAGUE BASEBALL: Deal picks up his second hold of season for Braves

Published Thursday, September 15th, 2022

By CHRIS HOBBS HobbsDailyReport.com PEARL, Ms. –Former Bandys High star Hayden Deal pitched one inning on Wednesday night, registering his second hold of the season as the Mississippi Braves nipped visiting Montgomery (Ala.) 4-2 in a Double A game. Deal, a left-handed reliever making his 30th appearance of the year (27 in relief), pitched the sixth inning. He gave up …

HUNTER HARVEY: Gives up home run as Orioles edge Nats in Washington

Published Thursday, September 15th, 2022

By CHRIS HOBBS HobbsDailyReport.com PHILADELPHIA — Nearly every pitch thrown by right-hander Hunter Harvey on Sunday hit a sweet spot. The Philadelphia Phillies nipped the Washington Nationals 7-5 but Harvey was on in his 29th appearance of the season and 55th in the major leagues. The fourth of six pitchers used by the Nats, he worked two inning and gave …

HIGH SCHOOL BASKETBALL: Bandys sets Alumni Games to celebrate 1982 state title teams

Published Tuesday, September 13th, 2022

By CHRIS HOBBS HobbsDailyReport.com CATAWBA — Bandys High has announced it will honor its state 2A championship basketball teams of 1982 with alumni games on Nov. 12 at Bost-Matheson Gym. The event begins at 6 p.m. and includes appearances by this year’s varsity basketball teams. The alumni games will feature Green and White teams. The Green team will have players …