HobbsDailyReport.com Hickory Post 48 wiped out a deficit on Wednesday night, scoring six runs in the top of the sixth inning en route to a 9-5 victory over Gastonia in American Legion baseball. Post 48 (2-3) trailed 5-3 after Gastonia scored three runs in the bottom of the fifth inning. Hickory finished with 14 hits at Sims Park and held …
LEGION BASEBALL: Caldwell County rides 5-run inning to win over Hickory
HobbsDailyReport.com GRANITE FALLS – Caldwell County Post 29 broke a tie with a five-run sixth inning on Sunday night to nip visiting Hickory 9-5 in American Legion baseball. The Area IV game at M.S. Deal Stadium was tied at 4 after Post 48 scored a run in the top of the fifth inning. Caldwell took a 2-0 lead in the …
LEGION BASEBALL: Hickory shuts out Statesville, evens record at 1-1
By CHRIS HOBBS HobbsDailyReport.com NEWTON — Hollis Morphis threw a complete game and Isaiah McDowell had three hits and drove in four runs on Wednesday night, leading Hickory Post 48 to a 6-0 home victory over Statesville in American Legion baseball. The win under head coach Allen Sigmon evened Post 48’s record at 1-1 heading into Sunday’s 7 p.m. game …
LEGION BASEBALL: Hickory Post 48 opens season on May 16
HobbsDailyReport.com NEWTON — Hickory Post 48’s American Legion baseball season opens May 16 in a home game against Asheville. Post 48 head coach Allen Sigmon’s team will play a 17-game schedule with the first two games at home. The other is May 18 against Statesville. The schedule, revised on Saturday, includes home and away games against nearby rivals Burke County …
LEGION BASEBALL: Post 48 sign-ups scheduled on April 10
HobbsDailyReport.com NEWTON – A sign-up meeting for Hickory Post 48 American Legion baseball is scheduled April 10 at the Legion building, head coach Allen Sigmon announced. Interested players should attend the 1 p.m. meeting. They need to bring a notarized copy of their birth certificate. Post 48’s schedule will be released as soon as possible, Sigmon said.