MINOR LEAGUE BASEBALL: Deal works an inning in Braves’ home victory

By CHRIS HOBBS HobbsDailyReport.com Former Bandys High star Hayden Deal got his first work since Tuesday with an inning on Sunday in the Mississippi Braves’ 6-1 home win over Biloxi (Miss.). Deal, a left-handed reliever, worked the seventh inning and protected a 5-1 lead. He allowed one hit and struck out one, throwing strikes on eight of his 15 pitches …

MINOR LEAGUE BASEBALL: Deal called on early, goes 2 1/3 innings in loss

By CHRIS HOBBS HobbsDailyReport.com Mississippi needed Hayden Deal early on Tuesday night, as in the first inning in relief in a home game against Biloxi (Miss.) that the Braves dropped 6-5. Deal, a left-hander from Bandys High, made his 97th pro appearance and worked 2 1/3 innings as the second of six pitchers used by Mississippi. He gave up five …

MINOR LEAGUE BASEBALL: Deal gets 300th career strikeout in Braves’ road win

By CHRIS HOBBS HobbsDailyReport.com Hayden Deal reached a  personal milestone — clearing 300 strikeouts as a pro — as visiting Mississippi edged Chattanooga (Tenn.) 3-2 on Thursday night with two runs in the ninth inning to win. The Braves won a Southern League Double-A game after Deal pitched two innings of relief, the sixth and seventh, before a crowd 5,7652. …

MINOR LEAGUE BASEBALL: Deal goes 3 innings for Braves, ERA at 1.35

By CHRIS HOBBS HobbsDailyReport.com Hayden Deal continues to pitch well for the Mississippi Braves, including a solid three-inning stint in Sunday’s 9-5 home loss to Chattanooga (Tenn.). A left-hander out of Bandys High, Deal threw in his fifth game of the season. He has pitched 13.1 innings, walking seven and striking out 14, and his ERA is 1.35. On Sunday, …