COLLEGE BASEBALL: With Catawba visiting on Friday, LRU needs win to climb to .500

HobbsDailyReport.com HICKORY—Lenoir-Rhyne University has a chance to reach a .500 record when it starts a South Atlantic Conference (SAC) baseball series on Friday night at home against Catawba. The Bears are 16-17 overall after beating Belmont Abbey College 11-5 on Wednesday night, edging the Crusaders for the third time in four non-conference games this season. Through Thursday, LRU was 4-8 …

SAC HALL OF FAME: Next class includes ex-Bears softball star O’Connor

HobbsDailyReport.com ROCK HILL, S.C. – One of the top women’s softball pitchers in Lenoir-Rhyne University history is headed into the South Atlantic Conference (SAC) Hall of Fame. Meredith O’Connor, the league’s Pitcher of the Year in 2007 and 2008 for LRU, is among the six selections for the Hall of Fame’s Class of 2019. O’Connor, Craig Eckstein, Danyel Locklear Jolicoeur, …

COLLEGE SOFTBALL: Bears reach 20 wins as Boone becomes all-time hits leader

HobbsDailyReport.com HICKORY – Lenoir-Rhyne University reached 20 wins in women’s softball on Thursday on a special day for outfielder Erin Boone. The Bears beat visiting Augusta twice by 9-1 scores — improving to 20-10 — as Boone, a senior from Creedmor and South Granville High, became the school’s all-time leading hitter. Boone’s 269th career hit, a walk-off home run in …