Drew Stanley Finishes With Eleven Strikeouts At The Regional 5A Baseball Tournament Opener Win.
25May, 2019
The Hickory Hawks baseball team dominated in its 2019 regional 5A baseball tournament opener Saturday May 25 against the Nansemond River Warriors. Outstanding pitching is all it took No. 1 Hickory to increase their winnings to 20-1 of the season. The Hawks relied on sublime pitching by junior pitcher Drew Stanley, with 11 strikeouts, no runs score for the first round on regional 5A baseball tournament. Drew first nine batters he faced was strikeouts. Hickory Head Coach Hank Kraft was proud of the athletes who came out today and how his team played. Although, it is the beginning of the 5A tournament, he knows the tournament is competitive and he needs to rest players when possible.