HobbsDailyReport.com HICKORY – Lenoir-Rhyne University — coming off a 0-3 weekend against powerful Catawba – helps the Hickory Crawdads start their season on Monday night with an exhibition game at 6:30 p.m. at L.P. Frans Stadium. Admission at Frans is free as fans get their first chance to see the 2019 Crawdads, a Class A affiliate of the Texas Rangers. …
MEN’S COLLEGE LACROSSE: Bears roll as Buduo scores 6, becomes all-time leading scorer
HobbsDailyReport.com PHILIPPI, W. Va. – Joe Buduo scored six goals, becoming the all-time scoring leader in men’s lacrosse at Lenoir-Rhyne University, as the Bears rolled to a 17-3 victory on Sunday over Alderson Broaddus on the road. LRU (3-7) jumped to a 10-0 lead. Buduo, a senior from Shrewsbury, Mass., now has 126 career goals for LRU, which next plays …
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 …