MINOR LEAGUE BASEBALL: Deal goes 5 innings in first-place battle; game suspended by rain

By CHRIS HOBBS HobbsDailyReport.com Hayden Deal went five innings on Wednesday night for the Mississippi Braves in a Double-A game that was suspended by rain in the bottom of the fifth inning and tied at 3-all. The game will resume Thursday — Pensacola (Fla.) at the Braves — and then the teams will play a regularly scheduled game. Both teams …

MINOR LEAGUE BASEBALL: Deal delivers another quality start for Braves

By CHRIS HOBBS HobbsDailyReport.com Hayden Deal had a good Friday night, delivering another quality start for the Double-A Mississippi Braves. Deal, a former Bandys High star, pitched six innings against Tennessee but did not gain a decision in a game won 4-3 by Mississippi before 2,898. He allowed four hits, one run (earned), walked one, hit one batter and struck …

MINOR LEAGUES: Deal’s next start for Mississippi set for Friday night

By CHRIS HOBBS HobbsDailyReport.com The next start for former Bandys High left-hander Hayden Deal will come Friday night when the Mississippi Braves are at home against Tennessee. The Braves have listed Deal (1-2, 3.28 ERA) as the starter for that Double-A game that begins at 7:35 p.m. Deal is coming off a six-inning outing in which he struck out seven. …