HobbsDailyReport.com Spencer Miller flirted with a perfect game — tossing a no-hitter with 16 strikeouts – as Fred T. Foard High nipped visiting East Burke 1-0 on Wednesday night in Northwestern Foothills 2A baseball. Only two batters reached base against Miller – one via a walk and one via an error – and the Tigers came up with the hits …
HIGH SCHOOL BASEBALL: LNC cools off Bandys, leaving S. Caldwell only area unbeaten
HobbsDailyReport.com Lake Norman Charter High brought an end to Bandys’ hot baseball start on Friday, rallying to tie the Trojans through five innings and then adding four runs in the sixth inning to beat them 8-5. The Knights, playing an afternoon game at home, had eight hits and overcame four errors in a win that knocked Bandys out of first …
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL: Mad Bum will miss time with injury to pitching hand
HobbsDailyReport.com Area baseball fans, one of the greatest high school pitchers to ever come out of the Greater Hickory area has suffered a setback — a broken bone in his pitching hand after being hit by a line drive in an exhibition game on Friday. Here’s a link to an Associated Press story that indicates former South Caldwell High star …
HIGH SCHOOL BASEBALL: Cougars collect 400th career victory for Hardee
HobbsDailyReport.com Pete Hardee’s pursuit of his next 100 baseball wins begins Tuesday night when Alexander Central High faces West Caldwell on the road. The Northwestern 3A-4A game is scheduled to start at 6 p.m. The Cougars (4-1, 2-1) collected Hardee’s 400th career victory on Saturday with a 2-1 win in Taylorsville over Western Harnett, coached by Pete Hardee’s son, Dalton. …
HIGH SCHOOL SPRING SPORTS ROUNDUP: Black fans 12 as Spartans blank Panthers
HobbsDailyReport.com Trent Black and a reliever combined on a a one-hitter — with Black striking out 12 — to lead South Caldwell High past visiting Hibriten 4-0 on Friday night in baseball in Hudson. Jack Stevens had the only hit for the Panthers, and the Spartans made their five hits enough in support of Black and reliever Daniel Dye to …