HobbsDailyReport.com COLUMBIA, S.C. – Whatever is needed to stay in contention for a second-half title, the Hickory Crawdads are delivering. They four-hit the Columbia (S.C.) Fireflies on the road on Saturday night and won 3-1 to move into sole possession of first place in the Northern Division in South Atlantic League (SAL) baseball. Hickory starter Edgar Arrendondo (6-5) threw 5 …
CRAWDADS: Shut out Fireflies to remain tied for division lead
HobbsDailyReport.com COLUMBIA, S.C. – Alex Kowalczyk drove in three runs and Christian Torres and two other pitchers combined to check Columbia, S.C. on three hits as Hickory won 5-0 on the road on Thursday night in South Atlantic League (SAL) baseball. Kowalczyk doubled in a run in the first inning and singled in one in the fifth and ninth innings …
MINOR LEAGUE BASEBALL: Harvey throws well in start at Aberdeen
HobbsDailyReport.com ABERDEEN, Md. – Former Bandys High star Hunter Harvey took another step back from injury on Wednesday night, making his first start for the Aberdeen (Md.) Ironbirds. After a slow start, he was more Harvey-like in the second inning before exiting. “I was a little fired up early,” Harvey told the Capital Gazette in Maryland. “I just tried to …
CRAWDADS: Split DH, tie for first heading into Wednesday’s noon game
HobbsDailyReport.com HICKORY – The Hickory Crawdads finish a series with Greensboro at noon on Wednesday, heading into the South Atlantic League (SAL) baseball game tied for first place. The Crawdads beat the Grasshoppers 4-1 in the first seven-inning game of a doubleheader at L.P. Frans Stadium on Tuesday then Greensboro won 4-1 in a seven-inning nightcap to leave the SAL …
MINOR LEAGUE BASEBALL: Ex-Bandys lefty goes 1-1 in last two outings
HobbsDailyReport.com ORLANDO, Fla. – Former Bandys High pitcher Hayden Deal picked up a loss and a win last week for the Gulf Coast League (GCL) Braves. Deal, a 6-foot-4 left-hander, was the losing pitcher last Thursday in an 11-6 loss to the Yankees-West, going two-thirds of an inning in relief and allowing six hits, six earned runs and walking one. …