HobbsDailyReport.com NEWTON – Hickory Post 48 — led by three-hit games by Carrington Chapman — swept visiting Burnsville 9-1 and 11-0 on Saturday afternoon in American Legion baseball. Hickory, playing at the Legion Fairgrounds’ Henkel-Alley Field, evened its record at 7-7 and has a home game against Mocksville on Sunday at 7 p.m. Hickory 9, Burnsville 1 Chapman, who plays …
LEGION BASEBALL: Lincoln County scores 3 in final at-bat, beats Hickory for first win
HobbsDailyReport.com NEWTON – Lincoln County’s Cardinals scored three runs off Hickory Post 48 closer Riley Edwards on Thursday to win an American Legion baseball game 3-1 at the Legion Fairgrounds. Will Thornill pitched a complete game, holding Post 48 to four hits, as the Cardinals won for the first time in seven games. Hickory (5-7) led 1-0 heading to the …
LEGION JUNIOR SOFTBALL: Hickory sweeps North Iredell, winning 12-0 and 10-0
HobbsDailyReport.com Hickory Post 48’s Junior American Legion softball team swept North Iredell in a doubleheader on Wednesday night, winning 12-0 and 10-0. Post 48 had eight hits, led by two each by Riley Fox and Torrie Venters, to win the first game. Fox and Owen Lyall combined for a shutout, allowing two hits, and Riley had five strikeouts in three …
LEGION BASEBALL: Hickory nips Cardinals on road; they meet Thursday at Fairgrounds
HobbsDailyReport.com DENVER, N.C. – Bryson Smith gave up no earned runs through five innings, and Seth Moore had three hits as visiting Hickory Post 48 won to snap a three-game losing streak on Tuesday night in American Legion baseball. Hickory defeated Lincoln County’s Cardinals 7-5 at East Lincoln High for its second road victory of the season. Post 48 is …
LEGION BASEBALL: Gaston Braves use grand slam to down Hickory in Belmont
HobbsDailyReport.com BELMONT – Luke Bumgarner had three hits – one a grand slam – and Grant Tilley also hit a home run, sparking the Gaston Braves’ 7-2 victory over Hickory Post 48 on Thursday night in American Legion baseball at South Point High. Bumgarner went 3-for-3 in support of winning pitcher Cam Hilton as Hickory lost back-to-back games after having …