HobbsDailyReport.com HICKORY – After rain postponed Friday night’s game, the Crawdads will play two games on Saturday against the Lexington (Ky.) Legends, starting at 3 p.m. at L.P. Frans Stadium. Hickory will take the field, weather permitting, still in a first-place tie with Hagerstown (Md.) after the Suns fell 12-5 on Friday night at Lakewood (N.J.). The Suns are 21-17 …
CRAWDADS: Legends win handily but Hickory still tied for first
HobbsDailyReport.com HICKORY – The Lexington (Ky.) Legends got their licks in on Thursday night, using three home runs to beat Hickory 9-1 in South Atlantic League (SAL) baseball. Outhitting the Crawdads 11-5, the Legends rode homers by Gabriel Cancel, Emmanuel Rivera and Marten Gasparini to a victory before 1,325 fans. Hickory (49-61, 22-18 second half) still shares first place in …
CRAWDADS: Come home tied for first place, will face Legends next
HobbsDailyReport.com HAGERSTOWN, Md. – The Crawdads are back home and tied for first place heading into Thursday night’s game against the Lexington (Ky.) Legends. Hagerstown (Md.) whipped Hickory 7-1 on Wednesday in a South Atlantic League (SAL) baseball game that left the Suns (59-47, 21-16 second half) and Crawdads (49-60, 22-17) sharing first place in the Northern Division. Hickory starts …
UPDATE: Deal has picked up 2 saves for Braves in minors
HobbsDailyReport.com BRADENTON, Fla. – After seven games in the minor leagues, Hayden Deal owns two saves and an ERA of 2.38. Deal, a former pitcher at Bandys High and Presbyterian who signed with the Atlanta Braves on June 25, is wearing No. 39 for the GCL Braves. Through Tuesday night, he was 1-1 with two saves and had pitched 11 …
UPDATE: Harvey looks strong in 2 short outings for GCL Orioles
HobbsDailyReport.com SARASOTA, Fla. – Former Bandys High pitcher Hunter Harvey, working his way back from an injury, has pitched twice since being sent to the Gulf Coast League (GCL) Orioles on a rehab assignment. Harvey, a right-hander taken with the No. 22 pick by Baltimore in the 2013 amateur draft, last pitched for the GCL Orioles against the GCL Twins …