MINOR LEAGUE BASEBALL: Deal starts Braves’ final game of season

Published Monday, September 19th, 2022

By CHRIS HOBBS HobbsDailyReport.com PEARL, Ms. — Hayden Deal ended the season as the starter on Sunday for the Mississippi Braves. Deal, a left-hander who starred at Bandys High and Presbyterian (S.C.), went three innings in a home game the Braves won 6-4 over Montgomery (Ala.). Mississippi did not make the playoffs in the Southern League and finished 62-74. The …

MINOR LEAGUE BASEBALL: Deal picks up his second hold of season for Braves

Published Thursday, September 15th, 2022

By CHRIS HOBBS HobbsDailyReport.com PEARL, Ms. –Former Bandys High star Hayden Deal pitched one inning on Wednesday night, registering his second hold of the season as the Mississippi Braves nipped visiting Montgomery (Ala.) 4-2 in a Double A game. Deal, a left-handed reliever making his 30th appearance of the year (27 in relief), pitched the sixth inning. He gave up …

MINOR LEAGUE BASEBALL: Deal makes start for Braves, who fall at Biloxi

Published Monday, September 12th, 2022

By CHRIS HOBBS HobbsDailyReport.com BILOXI, Ms. — Hayden Deal made his third start of the season — and first in nearly two months — on Sunday for the Mississippi Braves. Deal, a left-hander from Bandys High who has worked primarily as a reliever this season, started in a Double A game at Biolox (Miss.), and the Braves eventually fell 5-4. …

CRAWDADS: Lose finale by 2 runs, close season at 66-65

Published Sunday, September 11th, 2022

HobbsDailyReport.com HICKORY CRAWDADS   Sunday’s results at L.P. Frans Stadium: Rome, Ga. 4, Hickory 2 Saturday’s results at L.P. Frans Stadium: Game cancelled Current record: 28-37, fourth place in South Atlantic League South Division,  seven 7 1/2 games behind third-place Asheville; nine games behind second-place Bowling Green (Ky.); 11 1/2 games behind Rome (Ga.) First-half finish: 38-28, second behind division …

CRAWDADS: Rome wins by a run, season closes at Frans with games Saturday, Sunday

Published Saturday, September 10th, 2022

HobbsDailyReport.com HICKORY CRAWDADS   Friday’s results at L.P. Frans Stadium: Rome, Ga. 5, Hickory 4 Current record: 28-36, fourth place in South Atlantic League South Division,  seven games behind Bowling Green, (Ky.); eight games behind second-place Bowling Green (Ky.); 10 1/2 gmes behind division-leading Rome (Ga.) in second-half standings First-half finish: 38-28, second behind division champion Bowling Green (Ky.) by …