The Orange baseball team got its first win of the season against Eastern Alamance on Wednesday night. Will Walker went 1-for-3 with two runs scored as the Panthers defeated the Eagles 6-2 in the first matchup between the two nearby schools since 2015. Walker had a double to lead off the 3rd inning, and scored off a sacrifice fly from Jordan Underwood. Walker added Orange’s final run in the fourth inning after getting hit by a pitch. He scored off a wild pitch while Tucker Miller was at bat. In the season opener on Monday night, Western Alamance defeated Orange 9-7 in nine innings. Walker had two doubles against the Warriors, including knocking home Joey Berini in the fifth inning. Orange will face Northern Guilford on Saturday in Hillsborough. It will be their third game this week. It’s the Panthers’ final game before they open Big 8 Conference play against East Chapel Hill at home on Tuesday.

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