MINOR LEAGUE BASEBALL: Deal goes 2 1/3 innings in home loss to Chattanooga

By CHRIS HOBBS HobbsDailyReport.com Hayden Deal pitched 2 1/3 innings on Wednesday night for the Mississippi Braves in a 4-3 home loss to Chattanooga (Tenn). Deal was the second pitcher used by Mississippi, allowing two hits, two runs (both earned), walking one and striking out one. The Braves fell to 3-8 and Chattanooga improved to 6-5, with another game in …

MINOR LEAGUE BASEBALL: Deal goes 3 1/3 innings in relief, strikes out 5 for Braves

By CHRIS HOBBS HobbsDailyReport.com Hayden Deal worked 3 1/3 innings on Tuesday night in Biloxi (Miss.), where the Mississippi Braves fell 6-4 in a Southern League game. Deal, a former Bandys High star, made his second relief appearance of the season. He was the first reliever in for the Braves, giving up two hits, an unearned run, walking none and …

MINOR LEAGUE BASEBALL: Deal starts season back in Double A for Braves

By CHRIS HOBBS HobbsDailyReport.com Hayden Deal’s fifth pro season is underway, and he is back in Double A and pitching for the Mississippi Braves for the second straight season. Deal, a 6-foot-4 left-hander who starred at Bandys High and in college at Presbyterian. has pitched in one of the Braves’ first three games. Mississippi fell at home 5-1 to Montgomery …

MINOR LEAGUE BASEBALL: Deal, Braves win Double-A South title

By CHRIS HOBBS HobbsDailyReport.com Hayden Deal pitched for a championship team this season. The Mississippi Braves won the Double-A South’s South Division title on Sunday with a 2-1 home victory over Montgomery (Ala.), taking the championship series three games to two. The Braves finished 67-44, facing Montgomery — second in the regular season and eight games behind the Braves. Deal …