CRAWDADS: Fall twice at Hudson Valley, dip 3 below .500 in second half

HobbsDailyReport.com HICKORY CRAWDADS   Thursday’s result at Hudson Valley N.Y.: Hudson Valley 6, Hickory 3 Wednesday’s result at Hudson Valley N.Y.: Hudson Valley 4, Hickory 2 Current record: 24-27, fourth place in South Atlantic League South Division,  2 1/2 games behind third-place Asheville; 5 1/2 games behind second-place  Bowling Green (Ky.); 9 games behind division-leading Rome (Ga.) in second-half standings. …

MINOR LEAGUE BASEBALL: Deal returns to Braves with a scoreless inning

By CHRIS HOBBS HobbsDailyReport.com BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — Former Bandys High star Hayden Deal pitched a scoreless inning as he returned to the Mississippi Braves. Deal, a left-hand reliever pitching for the first time in nearly three weeks after time on the disabled list, faced five batters in the Braves’ 10-1 road win over Birmingham (Ala.) on Wednesday night. He gave …

CRAWDADS: Win opener at Hudson Valley, 1 game below .500 in second half

HobbsDailyReport.com HICKORY CRAWDADS (Updates all games played since our website crashed, Aug. 19) Tuesday’s result at Hudson Valley (N.Y.): Hickory 3, Hudson Valley 2 Sunday’s result at L.P. Frans Stadium: Winston-Salem 10, Hickory 8 Saturday’s result at L.P. Frans Stadium: Hickory 8, Winston-Salem 4 Friday’s results at L.P. Frans Stadium: Hickory 4, Winston-Salem 3 Thursday’s result at L.P. Frans Stadium: …

CRAWDADS: Beat Winston-Salem again, pick up 58th win of season

HobbsDailyReport.com HICKORY CRAWDADS   Wednesday’s result at L.P. Frans Stadium: Hickory 8, Winston-Salem 1 Current record: 20-24, fourth place in South Atlantic League South Division,  one game behind third-place Asheville; 5 1/2 games behind second-place  Bowling Green (Ky.); 11 games behind division-leading Rome (Ga.) in second-half standings. First-half finish: 38-28, second behind division champion Bowling Green (Ky.) by 3 1/2 …