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SATURDAY’S RESULTS FROM L.P FRANS STADIUM

HICKORY 9, GREENSBORO 5

CRAWDADS’ RECORD: 70-66 overall, 40-28 second half South Atlantic League (SAL) Northern Division — second place, 5 1/2 games behind division leader Lakewood, N.J.

The Crawdads have two regular-season games and will not reach postseason play.

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Sunday: Greensboro, 5 p.m.

Monday: Greensboro, 1 p.m. (ENDS REGULAR SEASON)

Zach Jarrett had three hits and drove in five runs on Saturday night but host Lakewood (N.J.) nipped Delmarva 8-7. Jarrett is hitting .275 as the season nears its close. Delmarva will not reach the postseason./SHOREBIRDS PHOTO

OTHER AREA PLAYERS

ZACH JARRETT (Class A Delmarva, Md.)

Former Hickory High and Charlotte star Zach Jarrett had a big game on Saturday night in an 8-7 loss at Lakewood (N.J.), going 3-for-5 with a double and driving in five runs before 3,875.

Jarrett started in left field and batted third in the lineup. He singled two runs in the first inning, singled in a run in the fifth inning and had a two-run double in the sixth inning.

His batting average is up to .275 and he has 135 hits with 26 doubles, six triples, 14 home runs and 72 RBIs in 127 games this season. In his last 10 games, Jarrett is hitting .167 with no home runs and nine RBIs.

His 135 hits are second-best in the SAL to Manuel Geraldo with 143.

Delmarva is 67-65 and 32-33 in the second half in the SAL Northern Division standings. The Shorebirds are in fifth place, 12 games back of division-leading Lakewood, N.J.

The Shorebirds finished fourth in the first-half standings and have been eliminated from the second-half chase for a division title and will not reach the SAL playoffs.

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HAYDEN DEAL (Class A Rome, Ga.)

Former Bandys High left-hander Hayden Deal did not pitch on Saturday night in Asheville when Rome fell 5-4 before 3,375.

Deal last pitched on Wednesday night in relief as Rome beat Greenville (S.C.) 3-2 in 11 innings. He went four innings, exiting after the 10^th inning and facing 14 batters and throwing strikes on 34 of his 52 pitches. He allowed two hits, walked one and struck out three, leaving his record at 8-1 with an ERA of 2.23 in 26 appearances this season.

Deal has thrown 76 2/3 innings with 17 walks and 80 strikeouts and has 107 strikeouts in 107 1/3 career pro innings.

In his last 10 outings, Deal is 4-0 with a 2.10 ERA over 34 1/3 innings with eight walks and 30 strikeouts.

The Braves are 70-64 overall and 30-35 in the second-half SAL Southern Division standings and in fourth place at 8 ½ games back of division leader Lexington (Ky.)

Rome won a first-half title, securing a postseason berth.

HUNTER HARVEY (Class AA Bowie, Md.)

Former Bandys High star Hunter Harvey, a right-hander sidelined since early June by an injury, has now been sidelined with discomfort in his right (pitching elbow).

The Baltimore Sun (see link below) has reported testing revealed no structural damage to Harvey’s pitching arm, but there’s been no official indication when Harvey might next pitch for the Baysox. It could come later in the fall.