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Join John Rose live from Henderson for Orange vs. Northern Vance in the series finale! Live!

After dropping a game against Southern Lee two weeks ago, Orange Baseball Coach Dean Dease said he hoped his club would be a good team by April.

While the Panthers aren’t there yet, they took a forward step on Tuesday night.

Joey Berini hit a two-run single in the fifth inning, while Dalton Brown went 2-for-3 with 3 RBI as Orange (2-4, 1-0 in the Big 8) defeated Northern Vance 9-8 at Panther Field. Brown, who started in left field, came on in relief of starter Derek Lindaman for his first save.

Orange won its conference opener and ended a four-game losing streak.

The Panthers ended a 15-inning scoreless streak by scoring four runs in the first frame. After leadoff batter Jaydin Poteat walked, right fielder Rodney Brooks slammed a two-run homer to left center, his first varsity dinger. Following a single by second baseman Jason Slaughter, first baseman Eric Nichols laced a RBI triple to right field. Brown followed with a two-out single to right, scoring Nichols.

After the Vikings scored two runs in the 2nd, the Panthers extended its lead to 6-2 in the 3rd inning when Brown singled off a Baltimore chop over the head of Vikings third baseman Chris Stainback, scoring Slaughter and Noah Rogers, who doubled earlier in the inning.

Northern Vance narrowed the gap to 6-5 after scoring three runs in the 5th after three Orange errors.

The Panthers came right back with three more runs in the bottom of the inning. After Caige Clayton drew a one-out walk, Nichols reached on an infield single. Both runners advanced off a throwing error. Catcher Dylan Hall was hit by a pitch to load the bases. Berini hit a bouncer over second base that found its way into centerfield to score Clayton and Brown. With Cooper Porter running for Hall, Poteat reached on an infield single, leading to a throwing error that scored Porter to put Orange ahead 9-5.

Northern Vance never quit, scoring two more runs in the sixth and another in the seventh. After shortstop Payne Harris scored off a Qwadre Hanks RBI groudout, the Vikings cuts Orange’s lead to 9-8 with two out in the seventh. Brown struck out Ryan Stainback to end the game.

Orange travels to Northern Vance on Friday at 4:30. You can hear that game here on HillsboroughSports.com.

After starting in left field, Orange junior Dalton Brown earned his first save in Orange’s 9-8 win over Northern Vance on Tuesday night. Brown also went 2-for-4 with a double and 3 RBI in helping Orange end a four-game losing streak.

Dalton Brown Discusses 1st Save in Win over Northern Vance

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After losing seven of its last eight games to Chapel Hill, the Cedar Ridge baseball team was due for a win over the Tigers. It finally came in dramatic fashion on Tuesday night.

After blowing a 3-0 lead, the Red Wolves (6-1, 2-1 in the Big 8) scored in the bottom of the sixth for the game-winning run, beating Chapel Hill 4-3. It’s only the second time that Cedar Ridge has beaten CHHS as a conference rival, dating back to 2015.

Senior Brandon Andrews went 2-for-3 with three stolen bases and a run. Andrews was also the starting pitcher, earning a no-decision, yielding five hits and three runs over five and tw0-thirds innnings.

Freshman Jake DeFranco continued his steady offensive production, going 2-for-3. He also started two double plays.

Junior Erik Zehnder went 1-for-3 with an RBI, the only one of the game for CRHS.

Senior Evan Hall earned the win, while junior Chris Cox got the save.

The Red Wolves surged out to a 3-0 lead after scoring two runs in the first inning, adding another in the third. The Tigers (4-3, 0-3) tied the contest with a run in the fifth, followed by two more in the sixth off a double by Tyler Hansen.

The two teams will meet again on Friday night at Chapel Hill at 7:00. You can hear that game here on HillsboroughSports.com.

Photo by Morgan Flynn 

Usually it doesn’t take an official scorer to determine if someone hits a home run. The ball either goes over the fence or it doesn’t.

However, Mia Davidson provided the only drama in Orange’s 21-0 win over Northern Vance in the first inning as to whether her first at-bat of the game would be scored an inside-the-park home run.

If it had been, Davidson would have set the new NCHSAA state record for career home runs. However, Davidson was credited with a double to right field and scored off a throwing error, keeping her at 43 career home runs for now.

Orange (5-0, 1-0 in the Big 8) won its conference opener in only two-and-a-half innings, scoring nine in the first and eleven in the second. Freshman first baseman Jayden Hurdle went 2-for-2 with four RBIs and two runs scored. Hurdle is now hitting .611 with 12 RBIs. She also pitched all three innings, earning her first varsity win.

Alisha Pettiford also finished 2-for-2, scoring twice.

Sophomore Hayley Funk went 3-for-3 with two runs scored and an RBI. Senior Kristina Givens singled in both of her at-bats, improving her average to .600.

It was Orange’s 2nd win in two days. On Monday, they defeated East Chapel Hill 8-3. The Panthers travel to Northern Vance on Friday to finish the two-game series.

In starting the season with five straight wins, the Cedar Ridge baseball team had 15, 14, 11, 15, and seven runs to show for it.

Their lower amount of hits was eight in its 7-4 victory over Northern Vance last week in Henderson, the Red Wolves’ Big 8 opener.

Then came Thursday. More to the point, then came the Vikings’ Seth Boone.

The Vikings 5-5 senior pitcher threw a two-hit shutout in Northern Vance’s 4-1 victory over the Red Wolves (5-1, 1-1 in the Big 8). Only senior Brandon Andrews and Sailor Ramos scored hits for the Red Wolves.

Cedar Ridge earned the opener in the two-game series on Wednesday, beating the Vikings 7-4 on a blustery day in Henderson. Andrews earned the win, throwing five-plus innings, striking out six while scattering five hits. Evan Hall finished the game in relief.

Andrews also homered, finishing 2-for-3 with two runs scored. Erik Zehnder also homered for the Red Wolves, a two-run homer in the third innings.

Through five games, freshman Jake DeFranco leads the team with a .611 batting average, starting 11-for-20 with three doubles. Junior Adam Chnupa is hitting .500 at 7-for-14 with four RBIs.

On the mound, Andrews is 3-0 with a 1.83 ERA with 22 strikeouts and four walks. The Red Wolves host Chapel Hil on Tuesday, then travel to CHHS on Friday.