CVCC BASEBALL: Bryan Harvey special guest for first ‘First Pitch Banquet’

HobbsDailyReport.com HICKORY – Catawba Valley Community College (CVCC) will help kick-start its 10th baseball season with a ‘First Pitch Banquet’ with a special guest giving a sit-down interview. The event, scheduled Feb. 6 in CVCC’s West Wing Auditorium, features a chat with former major league relief pitcher Bryan Harvey, a Bandys High product. Bryan Harvey’s son, Kris, is pitching coach …

HUNTER HARVEY: Doesn’t get call from the bullpen in first game in major leagues

HobbsDailyReport.com BALTIMORE – The Orioles didn’t call on former Bandys High star Hunter Harvey to pitch against the Toronto Blue Jays on Monday night. Harvey — called up to the majors about seven hours before the first pitch at Camden Yards – made the short drive to Baltimore from Bowie (Md.,), where he was scheduled to make his first Class …

BLAST FROM THE PAST: The day Harv faced Ripken, Murray, Lynn and Knight in his big-league debut

By CHRIS HOBBS HobbsDailyReport.com On the day Hunter Harvey was called to the major leagues by the Baltimore Orioles, only fitting to take a quick trip down memory lane for a more detailed review of May 16, 1987 – the day his father, Bryan, made his debut in The Show against, really, a remarkable number of the game’s all-time greats. …

MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL: Rangers hire Bryan Harvey to teach his famous split-finger pitch

By CHRIS HOBBS HobbsDailyReport.com SURPRISE, Ariz. – While watching closely from afar as his son nears making the major leagues, former big league reliever Bryan Harvey is also again taking a hands-on role to help other young pitchers pursue the same dream. Harvey — who saved 177 games over a career just shy of 10 years – is working spring …

MINOR LEAGUE BASEBALL: Harvey throws well in start at Aberdeen

HobbsDailyReport.com ABERDEEN, Md. – Former Bandys High star Hunter Harvey took another step back from injury on Wednesday night, making his first start for the Aberdeen (Md.) Ironbirds. After a slow start, he was more Harvey-like in the second inning before exiting. “I was a little fired up early,” Harvey told the Capital Gazette in Maryland. “I just tried to …