Orange Baseball
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Orange’s Hench named Central Carolina Conference Player of the Year
There are conflicting accounts as to exactly how Ryan Hench earned the nickname “Mayhem.” One of his parents says it came from his grandmother among the first time she ever saw...
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Alumni Update: Riley ends career with Liberty baseball; Berini heads to Super Regional with ECU
Landon Riley: The Liberty Flames baseball team had a heartbreaking end to its season. In the Gainesville Regional of the NCAA Tournament, Central Michigan defeated Liberty 3-2 in 12 innings on...
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Orange’s Cross Clayton named Central Carolina Pitcher of the Year
In mid-February, there were several first-year varsity players that Orange Baseball coach Jason Knapp thought could rise to the level of being an everyday starter. Cross Clayton became that player. And...
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Alumni Update: Berini helps East Carolina baseball win AAC title
Joey Berini: The East Carolina baseball team clinched the American Athletic Conference regular season championship after they swept the South Florida Bulls in a three-game series at Clark-LeClair Stadium in Greenville...
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Orange Panther of the Week: Cross Clayton
This Week’s Orange Panther of the Week is sophomore pitcher Cross Clayton. In March, Clayton became a permanent part of the Panthers’ starting rotation. That was one of the moves that...
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Overpowered by Funk–Orange baseball defeats Terry Sanford 8-5 in 3A State Playoffs
At the conclusion of the film Wall Street, a wise character named Lou Mannheim tells Bud Fox, played by Charlie Sheen: “A man looks into the abyss, finds nothing staring back...
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Orange’s Conner Funk talks playoff win over Terry Sanford
It’s hard to narrow down the clutch plays that Conner Funk made for the Orange baseball team on Thursday night. Suffice it to say, if Thursday’s win over Terry Sanford was...
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Horton’s single spurs Orange rally, Panthers beat Cedar Ridge 3-2 in 9-inning state playoff thriller
If the first-ever meeting between Orange and Cedar Ridge in the state baseball playoffs had been anything less than a classic, it would have been viewed as a disappointment. Instead, the...
