MINOR LEAGUES: Deal’s next start for Mississippi set for Friday night

By CHRIS HOBBS HobbsDailyReport.com The next start for former Bandys High left-hander Hayden Deal will come Friday night when the Mississippi Braves are at home against Tennessee. The Braves have listed Deal (1-2, 3.28 ERA) as the starter for that Double-A game that begins at 7:35 p.m. Deal is coming off a six-inning outing in which he struck out seven. …

MINOR LEAGUE BASEBALL: Deal goes 6 innings, finishes with 7 strikeouts

By CHRIS HOBBS HobbsDailyReport.com Hayden Deal had perhaps his best start of the season on Saturday night for the Double-A Mississippi Braves. Deal, a former star left-hander at Bandys High, worked six innings in a 3-2 victory over visiting Birmingham (Ala.) and struck out seven. Throwing strikes on 59 of his 87 pitches and facing 21 batters, he allowed four …

MINOR LEAGUE BASEBALL: Deal’s eighth start for Braves scheduled on Saturday

By CHRIS HOBBS HobbsDailyReport.com Hayden Deal will make his eighth start of the season for the Mississippi Braves on Saturday against Birmingham (Ala.). The Braves have posted Deal as their probable starter for a 7:05 p.m. home Double-A game. Deal is 1-2 with an ERA of 3.64 in seven starts for Mississippi, striking out 27 in 29 2/3 innings. His …

MINOR LEAGUE BASEBALL: Braves list Deal’s seventh start as Sunday at Biloxi

By CHRIS HOBBS HobbsDailyReport.com The Mississippi Braves have indicated the next start for former Bandys High left-hander Hayden Deal will come on Sunday. Deal (1-2, 3.97 ERA) pitched four innings on Tuesday night in the Braves’ win over Biloxi, Miss., and he is scheduled to make his seventh start of the year when Mississippi closes a series at Biloxi. Game …