HobbsDailyReport.com HICKORY – A doubleheader sweep of Goldey-Beacom on Sunday – wins of 5-3 and 4-0 sparked by strong pitching – left Lenoir-Rhyne University off to a 10-2 start. Head coach Tom Fleenor’s Bears go for their 11th win on Tuesday at 4 p.m., facing Young Harris at home. LRU started last season at 11-1 and finished 22-26. LRU 5, …
COLLEGE BASEBALL: Red Hawks split, suffer first loss after 6-0 start
HobbsDailyReport.com NEWTON – Catawba Valley Community College suffered its first baseball loss of the season Sunday after beating Walters State to extend its winning streak to six games. The Red Hawks beat the Senators 5-1 in a nine-inning game to reach a 6-0 record, but Walters State rebounded for an 8-4 victory in a seven-inning game that followed at Legion …
COLLEGE BASEBALL: Ex-South Caldwell star helps Bears trounce Lightning
HobbsDailyReport.com HICKORY – Brock Johnson led a 22-hit attack with three and drove in five runs on Saturday, sparking Lenoir-Rhyne University to a 23-3 home baseball victory over Goldey-Beacom. The Bears improved to 8-2 overall as sophomore shortstop Corbin Watson hit a three-run home run. Johnson, a red-shirt freshman second baseman from South Caldwell High, helped LRU take control early. …
COLLEGE BASEBALL: Red Hawks (5-0) unbeaten heading into Sunday’s home games
HobbsDailyReport.com GAFFNEY, S.C. – Catawba Valley Community College’s baseball team will still be unbeaten the next time it takes the field. The Red Hawks (5-0) have won all five of their games after sweeping a road doubleheader on Thursday on the road, winning 5-0 in a seven-inning game over the Limestone junior varsity and also 12-0 in a five-inning game. …
COLLEGE BASEBALL: Lenoir-Rhyne hammers Limestone, picks up seventh victory
HobbsDailyReport.com HICKORY – Lenoir-Rhyne University’s bats were booming on Wednesday as the Bears downed Limestone 13-2 in baseball at Bears Field. Four players combined to go 10-for-17 and drive in 11 runs for the Bears, who grabbed a 5-0 lead through one inning and tacked on seven runs in the bottom of the seventh inning. Clayton Jeffries (1-0) pitched five …