LEGION BASEBALL: Gastonia clips Maiden 10-9, tightens race in Area IV East

HobbsDailyReport.com GASTONIA – Eight Gastonia Post 23 players drove in runs on Saturday night in a 10-9 victory over Maiden that dropped the Salamanders into a virtual tie for third place in the East Division of Area IV American Legion baseball. Playing at Sims Park, Gastonia (9-6, 8-5) was sparked by two RBIs by Tyler Bradley (North Gaston) and two …

LEGION BASEBALL: Shelby clips Maiden behind Ledbetter’s homers, wraps up East title

HobbsDailyReport.com MAIDEN – Ben Ledbetter homered twice and drove in four runs as visiting Shelby Post 82 wiped out a deficit to beat Maiden 10-9 in eight innings on Friday night, clinching the Area IV East Division title in American Legion baseball. Shelby (16-1, 15-1) has won 10 straight games and has two left in the regular season, at Kings …

LEGION BASEBALL: Union County nips Maiden, pulls into virtual tie for 2nd in East Division

HobbsDailyReport.com WINGATE – Union County opened a five-run lead and won 5-3 over visiting Maiden Post 240 on Wednesday night at Wingate University, pulling into a virtual tie for second place in the East Division of Area IV American Legion baseball. Union County improved to 8-3, both overall and in the East Division, and dropped Maiden to 14-5 overall and …

LEGION BASEBALL: Schedule of 2018 area games (updated Thursday)

HobbsDaily Report.com AREA IV AMERICAN LEGION BASEBALL SCHEDULE Daily schedule of remaining 2018 games this season for teams in the Greater Hickory area – Burke County, Caldwell County, Hickory, Lincoln County, Maiden and Taylorsville. All games are at 7 p.m. unless otherwise noted. Home games: Burke County, Shuey Field; Caldwell County, M.S. Deal Stadium; Hickory, Legion Fairgrounds, Newton; Lincoln County, …

LEGION BASEBALL: Maiden adds game at Cherryville back to schedule; plays at Wingate on Wednesday

HobbsDailyReport.com MAIDEN – Maiden Post 240 will make up a rained out Area IV American Legion baseball game at Cherryville, adding it to the schedule for Tuesday. The game was originally scheduled for May 27, and the new date was announced Tuesday night via Salamanders head coach David Williams. The game at Cherryville High will start at 6 p.m. Maiden’s …