CRAWDADS: Score 8 runs in top of ninth inning, beat Braves

HobbsDailyReport.com HICKORY CRAWDADS   Saturday’s result at Rome (Ga): Hickory 9, Rome 5 Current record: 40-28 overall; 2-0, tied for first place with Winston-Salem in second=half standings in South Atlantic League South; finished second in first-half standings (38-28), 3 1/2 games behind division champion Bowling Green (Ky.). Next game: Sunday at Rome (Ga.) 2 p.m. This series: Tuesday through Sunday …

CRAWDADS: Beat Rome on road for first win of second-half race

HobbsDailyReport.com HICKORY CRAWDADS   Friday’s result at Rome (Ga): Hickory 8, Rome 1 Thursday’s result at Rome (Ga.): Rome 3, Hickory 0 Current record: 39-28 overall; 1-0, tied for first place with Greenville,(S.C.) and Asheville in second half standings in South Atlantic League South; finished second in first-half standings (38-28), 3 1/2 games behind division champion Bowling Green (Ky.). Next …

CRAWDADS: Beat Rome for 3-game lead in chase for second place

HobbsDailyReport.com HICKORY CRAWDADS   Wednesday’s result at Rome (Ga.): Hickory 9, Rome 3 Current record: 38-27,  second place in South Atlantic League South, 2 1/2 games behind division-leading Bowling Green (Ky.), which has clinched division title, SAL playoff berth; three games ahead of third-place Rome (Ga.) Next game: Thursday at Rome, Ga., 1 p.m. This series: Tuesday through Sunday at …

MINOR LEAGUE BASEBALL: Deal throws 1 2/3 innings in Braves’ loss

By CHRIS HOBBS HobbsDailyReport.com Hayden Deal found the strike zone often on Wednesday night, but Montgomery (Ala.) still beat visiting Mississippi 7-2. Deal, a former Bandys High hurler, entered the Double A game with one out in the fifth inning. He pitched 1 2/3 innings, allowing one hit, one run (one earned) while walking none and striking out one. Deal …

CRAWDADS: Score a dozen runs on Rome (Ga.), widen lead for second place

HobbsDailyReport.com HICKORY CRAWDADS   Tuesday’s result at Rome (Ga.): Hickory 12, Rome 6 Current record: 37-27,  second place in South Atlantic League South, 2 1/2 games behind division-leading Bowling Green (Ky.), which has clinched division title, SAL playoff berth; two games ahead of third-place Rome (Ga.) Next game: Wednesday at Rome, Ga., 1 p.m. This series: Tuesday through Sunday at …