HobbsDailyReport.com HICKORY – Lenoir-Rhyne University moved within a win of matching last year’s victory total by pounding Augusta 15-4 on Tuesday at Bears Field. Red-shirt freshman Will Jones had four hits and drove in three runs to spark the Bears (21-12), who go for win No. 22 this season on Friday when they a Lincoln Memorial at 4 p.m. The …
MEN’S COLLEGE TRACK AND FIELD: Bears’ Henderson gains weekly conference award
HobbsDailyReport.com ROCK HILL, S.C. – A school-record hammer throw by Cole Henderson of Lenoir-Rhyne University helped him gain a South Atlantic Conference (SAC) weekly award for outdoor track and field. Henderson,m a junior from Greer, S.C., was named Tuesday as the league’s Outdoor Field Athlete of The Week. He set a new school record in the hammer throw at 155-11 …
LEGION BASEBALL: Maiden Post 240 schedules tryouts on May 6 at Maiden High
HobbsDailyReport.com MAIDEN – Maiden Post 240’s sign-up and tryout day for American Legion baseball is scheduled May 6 at Maiden High at 1:30 p.m. Maiden will be in its fourth season in Area IV of Legion baseball and its fourth under head coach David Williams. Post 240 has reached postseason play each of the last two seasons. For more information …
CRAWDADS: First roster features 12 players who played in Hickory last season
HobbsDailyReport.com HICKORY – A dozen players who played in Hickory last season are on the Crawdads’ opening roster for 2018. The South Atlantic League (SAL) club’s roster was released on Tuesday by officials in Hickory and via the parent club (and new team ownership) Texas Rangers. A 28-player roster was released – 15 pitchers, four catchers, five infielders and four …
HIGH SCHOOL SOFTBALL: Standings through Tuesday (conference games only)
HobbsDailyReport.com HIGH SCHOOL STANDINGS SOFTBALL (conference games only through Tuesday) SOUTH FORK 2A Maiden 7-1 N. Lincoln 5-1 E. Lincoln 5-2 W. Lincoln 4-3 Newton-Conover 3-3 Bandys …