COLLEGE BASEBALL: Lenoir-Rhyne clips Barton in first game of season

HobbsDailyReport.com FLORENCE, S.C. – Hunter Martin struck out nine and Landon Whitson pitched a scoreless ninth inning Friday, leading Lenoir-Rhyne University to a win in its season-opening baseball game. The Bears nipped Barton 3-2 in the Carolinas Hospital System Classic at Sparrow Stadium. They end the tournament Saturday with games against Southern Wesleyan at 11 a.m. and Francis Marion at …

COLLEGE BASEBALL: League coaches pick Lenoir-Rhyne to finish next-to-last

HobbsDailyReport.com ROCK HILL, S.C. – Head baseball coaches in the South Atlantic Conference (SAC) are picking Lenoir-Rhyne University to finish next-to-last in the league race this season. In voting this week, those coaches picked Catawba to win the conference (nine first-place votes, 99 points) and Lincoln Memorial (one first-place vote, 90 points) to finish second. Catawba is the defending SAC …

COLLEGE BASEBALL: Bears open season Feb. 2 against Barton

HobbsDailyReport.com LENOIR-RHYNE UNIVERSITY BASEBALL (2018 schedule) February 2—Barton in Carolinas Health System Classic (CHSC), Florence, S.C., 5 p.m. 3—Southern Wesleyan in CHSC, Florence, S.C., 11 a.m. 4—Francis Marion in CHSC, Florence, S.C., 1 p.m. 7—Barton (DH) in Asheboro, 1 p.m. 10—West Virginia State (DH), 1 p.m. 11—West Virginia State, 1 p.m. 14—Limestone, 5 p.m. 17—Goldey-Beacom (DH), 1 p.m. 18—Goldey-Beacom, 1 …

COLLEGE BASEBALL: Catawba Valley Community College names 4 captains for spring

HobbsDailyReport.com HICKORY – Two pitchers, a catcher-outfielder and a third basemen will lead Catawba Valley Community College’s baseball team as captains during the spring season. Pitchers Julian Smith of Concord and Hunter Isaacs of Boone are among the four captains selected in a vote by their teammates to lead the Red Hawks this season, the school announced Tuesday. Daniel Brinegar, …

HIGH SCHOOL BASEBALL: Alex Central pitcher signs with Virginia Tech

HobbsDailyReport.com TAYLORSVILLE – Zach Brzycky, who won nine games and struck out 101 last season for Alexander Central High, will play baseball next season for Virginia Tech. He had an ERA of 1.75, pitched 55 innings and issued 34 walks as the Cougars went 19-10 overall and 11-3 in the North Piedmont 3A to finish second in the conference behind …