LEGION BASEBALL PLAYOFFS: Monday’s results, Tuesday’s schedule (updated with correction)

HobbsDailyReport.com OFFICIAL AREA IV AMERICAN LEGION BASEBALL PLAYOFF PAIRINGS (First round begins Saturday) All games at 7 p.m. No. 8 West TAYLORSVILLE (4-12) vs. No. 1 East SHELBY (18-1) Game 1, Saturday at Shelby High: Shelby 7, Taylorsville 4 Game 2, Sunday at Alexander Central High: Shelby 8, Taylorsville 6 Game 3, Monday at Shelby High: Shelby 4, Taylorsville 1, …

LEGION PLAYOFFS: Maiden No. 3 East seed, faces Burke County in first round

HobbsDailyReport.com MAIDEN – Maiden Post 240’s Salamanders face Burke County Post 21 in the first round of the Area IV American Legion baseball playoffs. Maiden (15-8, 12-6) finished third in the East Division and Burke County (6-10, 6-9) is the West No. 6 seed, with the first game in a best-of-5 series scheduled Saturday at 7 p.m. at Maiden High. …

LEGION PLAYOFFS: Hickory gets West No. 4 seed, faces Braves in first round

HobbsDailyReport.com NEWTON – Hickory Post 48 has gained the Area IV West No. 4 seed, after tying Asheville for the spot, and will play the East No. 5 seed Gaston Braves in the opening round of the American Legion baseball playoffs on Saturday. Hickory, 11-17 overall, finished 7-9 in West Division games – as did Asheville – and the teams …