LEGION BASEBALL: Fleener hits grand slam but Ohio team pounds Post 48

HobbsDailyReport.com NEWTON – Hickory Post 48 got a fifth-inning grand slam from Bradley Fleenor on Monday night, but visiting Napoleon (Ohio) rolled to a 14-4 victory in American Legion baseball at the Legion Fairgrounds. The home run by Fleenor, a Hickory High product, pulled Post 48 within 7-4 but the River Bandits quickly responded with three runs and ended up …

LEGION BASEBALL: Post 48’s next game on Thursday night at Maiden

HobbsDailyReport.com HICKORY — Hickory Post 48’s next American Legion baseball games is Thursday night at 7 p.m., facing Maiden Post 240 at Maiden High. Post 48 is off to a 1-2 start under head coach Cameron Beard, falling 8-5 in nine innings to Cherryville, 8-3 to Randolph County and beating Randolph County 10-2 to complete a doubleheader on Sunday. Hickory’s …

LEGION BASEBALL: Post 48 gains first win, faces Maiden on Monday night at Fairgrounds

HobbsDailyReport.com NEWTON – Pierson Hanvey allowed only two runs, and Hickory Post 48 got two hits each by three players on Sunday to win the second game of a doubleheader and pick up its first American Legion baseball win of the season. Post 48 beat visiting Randolph County 10-2 in nightcap at Henkel-Alley Field at the Legion Fairgrounds, improving to …

LEGION BASEBALL: Hickory falls to Cherryville in opener; home for a DH on Sunday

HobbsDailyReport.com NEWTON — Visiting Cherryville spoiled opening night for Post 48 on Friday in American Legion baseball, beating Hickory 8-5 in a nine-inning game at Henkel-Alley Field. Bradley Fleenor’s two hits were the highlight for Hickory (0-1), which has Saturday off before playing host to a doubleheader against Randolph County on Sunday at 2 p.m. at the Legion Fairgrounds. Hickory …

COLLEGE BASEBALL: After split of games, Red Hawks to face Louisburg again on Sunday

HobbsDailyReport.com NEWTON – Louisburg College and Catawba Valley Community College (CVCC) will complete a three-game series Sunday after having split a baseball doubleheader on Saturday at the Legion Fairgrounds. The Hurricanes (11-4) and Red Hawks (11-5), ranked No. 17 in the latest National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) poll, will play a nine-inning game Sunday with a first pitch at …