MINOR LEAGUE BASEBALL: Deal starts Braves’ final game of season

By CHRIS HOBBS HobbsDailyReport.com PEARL, Ms. — Hayden Deal ended the season as the starter on Sunday for the Mississippi Braves. Deal, a left-hander who starred at Bandys High and Presbyterian (S.C.), went three innings in a home game the Braves won 6-4 over Montgomery (Ala.). Mississippi did not make the playoffs in the Southern League and finished 62-74. The …

MINOR LEAGUE BASEBALL: Deal picks up his second hold of season for Braves

By CHRIS HOBBS HobbsDailyReport.com PEARL, Ms. –Former Bandys High star Hayden Deal pitched one inning on Wednesday night, registering his second hold of the season as the Mississippi Braves nipped visiting Montgomery (Ala.) 4-2 in a Double A game. Deal, a left-handed reliever making his 30th appearance of the year (27 in relief), pitched the sixth inning. He gave up …

MINOR LEAGUE BASEBALL: Deal throws scoreless inning in blowout win by Braves

By CHRIS HOBBS HobbsDailyReport.com BILOXI, Ms. — Superb control got Hayden Deal through the inning he pitched on Tuesday night. The Mississippi Braves hammered host Biolix 13-2 with Deal pitching the sixth inning. He gave up no hits, no runs, walked none and struck out none. Deal faced three batters before a crowd of 1,590 and threw one ball and …

MINOR LEAGUE BASEBALL: Deal gives up 3 runs as Braves fall to Tennessee

By CHRIS HOBBS HobbsDailyReport.com PEARL, Ms. — Hayden Deal had a tough outing on Thursday night for the Mississippi Braves. Visiting Tennessee downed the Braves 7-1, and Deal pitched one inning in relief, giving up three hits, three runs (all earned) with no walks or strikeouts. Deal threw strikes on 12 of 20 pitches and faced six batters before a …