On Thursday night, the Orange softball team maintained its share of 1st place in the Big 8 Conference by sweeping Chapel Hill 9-0 and 12-3. Grace Perry earned the win in the circle in game one, throwing a 2-hit shutout and striking out 10. In the 2nd game, junior Jayden Hurdle earned her first pitching win of the season by striking out nine over five innings. At the plate, Hurdle went 1-for-1 with 2 RBI. In the 2nd game, Rachel Tilley went 3-for-4 with 1 RBI. Orange is now 8-1 in the Big 8 Conference. Earlier this week, the Lady Panthers defeated Northwood 14-1. In that game, Hurdle went 3-for-4 with 2 RBI and three runs scored. Tilley finished 2-for-3 with 2 RBI. Orange will face Southern Durham next week, and is scheduled to travel to Person on Friday. In the interest of full disclosure, it took five takes to start this video because Jeff Hamlin, the writer and producer of this piece, couldn’t remember the names of all the players and hilarity ensued.