MINOR LEAGUE BASEBALL: Deal goes 6 innings, finishes with 7 strikeouts

By CHRIS HOBBS HobbsDailyReport.com Hayden Deal had perhaps his best start of the season on Saturday night for the Double-A Mississippi Braves. Deal, a former star left-hander at Bandys High, worked six innings in a 3-2 victory over visiting Birmingham (Ala.) and struck out seven. Throwing strikes on 59 of his 87 pitches and facing 21 batters, he allowed four …

MINOR LEAGUE BASEBALL: Braves list Deal’s seventh start as Sunday at Biloxi

By CHRIS HOBBS HobbsDailyReport.com The Mississippi Braves have indicated the next start for former Bandys High left-hander Hayden Deal will come on Sunday. Deal (1-2, 3.97 ERA) pitched four innings on Tuesday night in the Braves’ win over Biloxi, Miss., and he is scheduled to make his seventh start of the year when Mississippi closes a series at Biloxi. Game …

MINOR LEAGUE BASEBALL: Deal’s fifth start set for Wednesday night

By CHRIS HOBBS HobbsDailyReport.com Hayden Deal’s fifth start of the season is scheduled Wednesday night in Pensacola (Fla.) against the Blue Wahoos. Deal (0-2, 4.24 ERA) is in the rotation for the Double-A Mississippi Braves, who are 12-13 and four games back of Pensacola (16-9) in the league standings. He has thrown 17 innings this season, his fourth on the …