HobbsDailyReport.com CHARLESTON, S.C. – The Hickory Crawdads blew a lead — with Charleston (S.C.) scoring seven runs in the eighth inning on Thursday night and winning 10-5 – to leave three teams tied for first place in the South Atlantic League (SAL) Northern Division heading to the final weekend of regular-season play. Hickory (63-73, 36-30 second half) shares first place …
CRAWDADS: Fall in Charleston, S.C., but get help to remain in division lead
HobbsDailyReport.com CHARLESTON, S.C. – The Baseball Gods keep smiling favorably on the Hickory Crawdads. Charleston (S.C.) scored twice in the eighth inning on Tuesday night in a South Atlantic League (SAL) series opener to beat visiting Hickory 4-3, but the Crawdads are still in first place in the Northern Division. With Kannapolis nipping Greensboro 4-0 and West Virginia’s game at …
MINOR LEAGUE BASEBALL: Harvey shines in another start, has 25 Ks this season
HobbsDailyReport.com HAGERSTOWN, Md. – Hunter Harvey got another minor league start on Tuesday night, and he continues to shine for the Delmarva (Md.) Shorebirds. Making his seventh start of the season (at Aberdeen, Md. or Delmarva), the former Bandys High right-hander threw 2 2/3 innings against host Hagerstown (Md.) in a game the Shorebirds won 6-1 by scoring five runs …
MINOR LEAGUE BASEBALL: Braves send Deal back to Gulf Coast League team
HobbsDailyReport.com BRADENTON, Fla. – After just one appearance with the Class A Rome (Ga.) Braves, former Bandys High lefty Hayden Deal is back in Florida. After being assigned to Rome on Wednesday and pitching four innings in relief to gain a win, Deal was reassigned on Friday to play again for the Gulf Coast League (GCL) Braves. He is in …
CRAWDADS: Shut out Shorebirds, move back into first place alone
HobbsDailyReport.com DELMARVA, Md. – Charles Leblanc drove in three runs — and all nine hitters in the Hickory lineup had at least one hit — in a 6-0 victory over Delmarva (Md.), as the Crawdads moved into first place alone again on Thursday night. Hickory (62-68, 35-25 second half) opened a one-game lead on Greensboro (33-25) after Kannapolis beat the …