HobbsDailyReport.com HICKORY CRAWDADS Friday’s result at L.P. Frans Stadium: Hickory 5, Winston-Salem 1 Current record: 41-49, fourth place in High-A East South Division, 23 games back of division-leading Bowling Green (Ky.) Next game: Saturday, DH, home versus Winston-Salem, first game at 4 p.m. This series: Home, versus Winston-Salem, Friday through Sunday; game time on Friday, 7 p.m.; game times, …
MINOR LEAGUE BASEBALL: Norfolk wins in Charlotte but Jarrett doesn’t play
By CHRIS HOBBS HobbsDailyReport.com Norfolk (Va.) edged host Charlotte 4-1 on Friday night in Triple-A baseball with Zach Jarrett in the lineup. Jarrett, a former Hickory High and Charlotte star, was last in the Tides lineup on Thursday night when they beat the Knights 11-6. The series continues with a game at 1:05 p.m. on Saturday and another at 3 …
MINOR LEAGUE BASEBALL: Deal returns as a starter, exits after getting 2 outs
By CHRIS HOBBS HobbsDailyReport.com Hayden Deal got his 16th start of the season on Friday night for the Mississippi Braves — a short one. Going back to the starting rotation after three straight relief appearances, Deal worked two-thirds of an inning of a road game against Montgomery (Ala.). He threw strikes of 10 of his 14 pitches, facing three batters, …
MINOR LEAGUE BASEBALL: Deal back in starter’s role on Friday night
By CHRIS HOBBS HobbsDailyReport.com Former Bandys High star Hayden Deal is moving back into the starting rotation for the Double-A Mississippi Braves. Deal, who has made three straight relief appearances, is listed as the Braves starter in Montgomery (Ala.) on Friday night in Game 2 of a doubleheader. He is 3-2 this season with an ERA 3.94 with 65 strikeouts …
MINOR LEAGUE BASEBALL: Jarrett, Tides playing series in Charlotte through weekend
By CHRIS HOBBS HobbsDailyReport.com Zach Jarrett has played in two of the three games Norfolk (Va.) has faced host Charlotte through Thursday night. The opening game of the series was rained out on Tuesday, and Jarrett was in the lineup Wednesday when Charlotte won 9-5 in seven innings. He did not play in the second game that night, a 6-5 …