MINOR LEAGUE BASEBALL: Deal’s next start for Mississippi listed as Thursday night

By CHRIS HOBBS HobbsDailyReport.com Former Bandys High star Hayden Deal is listed for his next start with the Double-A Mississippi Braves on Thursday night. The Braves’ game at home against Chattanooga (Tenn.) on Tuesday was rained out. Deal (0-1, 5.40 ERA) is listed as Mississippi’s starter for a Thursday game at 6:35 EST against Chattanooga. It will be his third …

MINOR LEAGUE BASEBALL: Deal doesn’t factor in decision in second Double-A start

By CHRIS HOBBS HobbsDailyReport.com BIOLOXI, Mississippi — Hayden Deal made his second start of the season on Thursday night for the Mississippi Braves, leaving after 3 1/3 innings of a 7-5 loss at Bioloxi. Deal, a former Bandys High left-hander who pitched at Presbyterian College, allowed four hits and all four runs he allowed were earned. He walked four and …

MINOR LEAGUE BASEBALL: Deal listed as Braves’ starter on Thursday night

By CHRIS HOBBS HobbsDailyReport.com BIOLOXI, Mississippi — Hayden Deal is scheduled to make his second start of the season for the Double-A Mississippi Braves on Thursday night. Deal, a former Bandys High left-hander who pitched at Presbyterian College, will face the Bioloxi Shuckers. He is 0-1 this season, his first in Double A for the Atlanta Braves. Mississippi is off …

MINOR LEAGUE BASEBALL: Deal goes 5 innings, takes loss in Double-A debut

By CHRIS HOBBS HobbsDailyReport.com PEARL, Mississippi — Former Bandys High lefty Hayden Deal pitched five innings and took a loss on Wednesday night in his Double-A debt for the Mississippi Braves. Deal, who pitched in college at Presbyterian, S.C., gave up two runs (one earned) as the Braves fell 2-1 to visiting Pensacola (Fla.) in a Double-A South game. He …