For the first time since 2016, the Orange baseball team is in first place in the Big 8 Conference midway through the season. On Wednesday night, the Panthers defeated Northwood 9-1 at Panther Field, handing the Chargers its first league loss. Designated hitter Will Walker laced a triple to right centerfield in the 6th inning and scored off a wild pitch to put the icing on the cake for Orange’s third straight win. Walker, a sophomore, is hitting .367 . He is 4th on the team with eleven hits and eleven RBIs. Orange is scheduled to face Northwood on Saturday at noon, then travel up 15-501 to face Southern Lee at 4 PM in Sanford. Orange will look to go to 7-0 in the Big 8 against the Chargers.