LEGION PLAYOFFS: Maiden No. 3 East seed, faces Burke County in first round

HobbsDailyReport.com MAIDEN – Maiden Post 240’s Salamanders face Burke County Post 21 in the first round of the Area IV American Legion baseball playoffs. Maiden (15-8, 12-6) finished third in the East Division and Burke County (6-10, 6-9) is the West No. 6 seed, with the first game in a best-of-5 series scheduled Saturday at 7 p.m. at Maiden High. …

LEGION PLAYOFFS: Hickory gets West No. 4 seed, faces Braves in first round

HobbsDailyReport.com NEWTON – Hickory Post 48 has gained the Area IV West No. 4 seed, after tying Asheville for the spot, and will play the East No. 5 seed Gaston Braves in the opening round of the American Legion baseball playoffs on Saturday. Hickory, 11-17 overall, finished 7-9 in West Division games – as did Asheville – and the teams …

LEGION BASEBALL: Rutherford County, Shelby top seeds for Area IV playoffs

HobbsDailyReport.com Rutherford County Post 423 and Shelby Post 82 will be the top seeds when the Area IV American Legion baseball playoffs begin on Saturday. Rutherford County (16-0) closed its East Division schedule unbeaten with a victory on Thursday night at Burnsville and should be pitted against West No. 8 Mint Hill (9-12) in the first round. The Area IV …