MINOR LEAGUE BASEBALL: Deal goes 4 innings, striking out 5, but gets no decision

By CHRIS HOBBS HobbsDailyReport.com Hayden Deal pitched four innings on Wednesday night but was not around to factor in the decision as visiting Montgomery (Ala.) beat the Mississippi Braves 3-0. Deal, a left-hander who starred at Bandys High and then Presbyterian (S.C.) College before signing a minor league deal with the Atlanta Braves, gave up two hits, walked one, hit …

MINOR LEAGUE BASEBALL: Deal’s next start for Double-A Braves is Wednesday night

By CHRIS HOBBS HobbsDailyReport.com Hayden Deal’s next start for the Double-A Mississippi Braves is scheduled Wednesday night when Montgomery (Ala.,) visits the Braves. Deal, a left-hander who starred at Bandys High and then Presbyterian (S.C.) College before signing a minor league deal with the Atlanta Braves, is 0-2 this season with an ERA of 5.54. Montgomery comes in 7-11 while …

MINOR LEAGUE BASEBALL: Deal goes 4-plus for Braves, takes second loss

By CHRIS HOBBS HobbsDailyReport.com Left-hander Hayden Deal suffered his second loss of the season on Thursday night after pitching 4 2/3 innings for the Double-A Mississippi Braves. Visiting Chattanooga beat the Braves 3-1 in 81-degree weather, a game that lasted a minute shy of two hours. Deal, a former high school star at Bandys and in college at Presbyterian (S.C.), …

MINOR LEAGUE BASEBALL: Deal’s next start for Mississippi listed as Thursday night

By CHRIS HOBBS HobbsDailyReport.com Former Bandys High star Hayden Deal is listed for his next start with the Double-A Mississippi Braves on Thursday night. The Braves’ game at home against Chattanooga (Tenn.) on Tuesday was rained out. Deal (0-1, 5.40 ERA) is listed as Mississippi’s starter for a Thursday game at 6:35 EST against Chattanooga. It will be his third …

MINOR LEAGUE BASEBALL: Deal doesn’t factor in decision in second Double-A start

By CHRIS HOBBS HobbsDailyReport.com BIOLOXI, Mississippi — Hayden Deal made his second start of the season on Thursday night for the Mississippi Braves, leaving after 3 1/3 innings of a 7-5 loss at Bioloxi. Deal, a former Bandys High left-hander who pitched at Presbyterian College, allowed four hits and all four runs he allowed were earned. He walked four and …