CRAWDADS: Held to a run in home loss to Greensboro, fall to 15-14

HobbsDailyReport.com HICKORY CRAWDADS   Thursday’s result at L.P. Frans Stadium: Greensboro 7, Hickory 1 Current record: 15-14, tied for third place in South Atlantic South with Winston-Salem, 1 1/2 games back of second-place Rome (Ga.) and three games behind division-leading  Bowling Green (Ky.). Next game: Friday, home, vs. Greensboro, 7. p.m. This series: Tuesday through Sunday at L.P. Frans Stadium; …

MINOR LEAGUE BASEBALL: Deal gets 300th career strikeout in Braves’ road win

By CHRIS HOBBS HobbsDailyReport.com Hayden Deal reached a  personal milestone — clearing 300 strikeouts as a pro — as visiting Mississippi edged Chattanooga (Tenn.) 3-2 on Thursday night with two runs in the ninth inning to win. The Braves won a Southern League Double-A game after Deal pitched two innings of relief, the sixth and seventh, before a crowd 5,7652. …

CRAWDADS: Beat Greensboro by 5 runs in Hickory, go 2 games above .500

HobbsDailyReport.com HICKORY CRAWDADS   Wednesday’s result at L.P. Frans Stadium: Hickory 8, Greensboro 3 Current record: 15-13, tied for third place in South Atlantic South with Winston-Salem, one game back of second-place Rome (Ga.) and two games behind division-leading  Bowling Green (Ky.). Next game: Thursday, home, vs. Greensboro, 7. p.m. This series: Tuesday through Sunday at L.P. Frans Stadium; vs. …

CRAWDADS: Fall in opener of home series, still game above .500

HobbsDailyReport.com HICKORY CRAWDADS   Tuesday’s result at L.P. Frans Stadium: Greensboro 6, Hickory 4 Current record: 14-13, fourth place in South Atlantic South, one game back of Winston-Salem and Rome (Ga.) who share second, and three games back of division-leading  Bowling Green (Ky.). Next game: Wednesday, home, vs. Greensboro, 7. p.m. This series: Tuesday through Sunday at L.P. Frans Stadium; …

CRAWDADS: Split to end Winston-Salem series, start homestand Tuesday against Greensboro

HobbsDailyReport.com HICKORY CRAWDADS   Sunday’s results at Winston-Salem: Hickory 4, Winston-Salem 0, 7 inn., completion of May 8 suspended game; Winston-Salem 5, Hickory 1. Current record: 14-12, third place in South Atlantic South, one game back of second-place Winston-Salem, 2 1/2 two games back of division-leading  Bowling Green (Ky.). Next game: Tuesday, home, vs. Greensboro, 7. p.m. This series: Tuesday …