CRAWDADS: Fall 11-9 in Winston-Salem, slip to .500 record

HobbsDailyReport.com HICKORY CRAWDADS   Tuesday’s result at Winston-Salem: Winston-Salem 11, Hickory 9 Current record: 11-11, fourth place in South Atlantic South, two games back of third-place Rome (Ga.), three back of Winston-Salem and Bowling Green (Ky.), who share first place. Next game: Wednesday at Winston-Salem, 7 p.m. This series: Tuesday through Sunday at Winston-Salem, six games; game times: Tuesday through …

CRAWDADS: Fall in final game of homestand, win streak snapped at 6

HobbsDailyReport.com HICKORY CRAWDADS   Sunday’s result at L.P. Frans Stadium: Greenville (S.C.) 10, Hickory 5 Current record: 11-10, fourth place in South Atlantic South, two games back of Rome (Ga.) and Winston-Salem; three games back of division-leading Bowling Green (Ky.). Next game: Tuesday at Winston-Salem, 7 p.m. This series: Tuesday through Sunday at Winston-Salem, six games; game times: Tuesday through …

MINOR LEAGUE BASEBALL: Deal reaches 298 career Ks in Braves’ victory

By CHRIS HOBBS HobbsDailyReport.com Hayden Deal pitched Sunday and is closing in on 300 career strikeouts. He got two over 2 2/3 innings in an 11-7 victory at Montgomery (Ala.) and is two shy of 300. Deal, a former left-handed starter at Bandys High who then played college baseball at Presbyterian (S.C.), is a reliever for the Double-A Mississippi Braves. …

CRAWDADS: Beat Drive again, extend win streak to 6 games

HobbsDailyReport.com HICKORY CRAWDADS   Saturday’s result at L.P. Frans Stadium: Hickory 9, Greenville (S.C.) 1 Current record: 11-9, fourth place in South Atlantic South, two games back of Bowling Green (Ky.), Rome (Ga.) and Winston-Salem, who share first place. Next game: Sunday, home vs. Greenville (S.C.), 3 p.m. This series: Tuesday through Sunday vs. Greenville (S.C.); games times are 7 …

CRAWDADS: Win again at home, climb above .500

HobbsDailyReport.com HICKORY CRAWDADS   Friday result at L.P. Frans Stadium: Hickory 6, Greenville (S.C.) 1 Current record: 10-9, fourth place in South Atlantic South, two games back of second-place Rome (Ga.) and Winston-Salem, six games behind division-leading Bowling Green, Ky. Next game: Saturday, home vs. Greenville (S.C.), 7 p.m. This series: Tuesday through Sunday vs. Greenville (S.C.); games times are …