By CHRIS HOBBS HobbsDailyReport.com There was more quality pitching from Mississippi Braves reliever Hayden Deal on Tuesday night. Deal, a lanky left-hander from Bandys High, picked up his second win of the season as the Braves beat Rocket City (Ala.) 2-1 in a Southern League South game before 3,795. Deal made his 15th appearance of the season in a game …
MINOR LEAGUE BASEBALL: Deal pitches 2 innings in relief for Mississippi
By CHRIS HOBBS HobbsDailyReport.com After making a start on Monday in his 100th pro game, Hayden Deal pitched two innings in relief on Thursday in the Mississippi Braves’ 7-3 home loss against Montgomery (Ala.). It was the 14th appearance of the season for Deal, a former star at at Bandys High who through Saturday night is 1-0 with an ERA …
MINOR LEAGUE BASEBALL: Deal returns to starting in 100th pro game
By CHRIS HOBBS HobbsDailyReport.com Hayden Deal’s 100th pro game was on Monday when he started for the Mississippi Braves in a home game against Montgomery (Ala.). Deal, a former pitching star at Bandys High, went one inning in a Double A game the Braves eventually lost 8-6. He allowed two hits, three runs (one earned), walked two and struck out …
MINOR LEAGUE BASEBALL: Deal works an inning in Braves’ home victory
By CHRIS HOBBS HobbsDailyReport.com Former Bandys High star Hayden Deal got his first work since Tuesday with an inning on Sunday in the Mississippi Braves’ 6-1 home win over Biloxi (Miss.). Deal, a left-handed reliever, worked the seventh inning and protected a 5-1 lead. He allowed one hit and struck out one, throwing strikes on eight of his 15 pitches …
MINOR LEAGUE BASEBALL: Deal called on early, goes 2 1/3 innings in loss
By CHRIS HOBBS HobbsDailyReport.com Mississippi needed Hayden Deal early on Tuesday night, as in the first inning in relief in a home game against Biloxi (Miss.) that the Braves dropped 6-5. Deal, a left-hander from Bandys High, made his 97th pro appearance and worked 2 1/3 innings as the second of six pitchers used by Mississippi. He gave up five …