On Tuesday night, the Orange baseball team defeated East Chapel Hill 9-4. Panther freshman Ryan Hench had three hits, including a liner in the seventh inning where Orange scored twice. Hench’s older brother, Cooper, earned the win on the mound for Orange. Last week, Ryan reached base in all five of his plate appearances in his first varsity game against Western Alamance. He drew two walks and was hit by pitches three times. Against East, Hench scored during Orange’s 7-run 3rd inning off of Joey Berini’s grand slam. The Panthers improved to 2-2, 1-0 in the Big 8 Conference. They will travel to East Chapel Hill on Friday afternoon looking for a sweep against the defending Big 8 Conference champions.