Orange Baseball

JohnPaul Rodio will become the latest Orange baseball player to start his next chapter at Gaston College. Last week, Rodio committed to play for the Rhinos starting in August 2027. Gaston College plays in Region X of the National Junior College Athletic Association. Rodio transferred to Orange during the 2025-2026 academic year after starting his…

Bryse Wilson: After two rehab assignments with the Nashville Sounds, Bryse Wilson came off the injured list and returned to the Milwaukee Brewers on Friday. Wilson threw one inning against the St. Louis Cardinals and surrendered three runs off three hits with one strikeout. Milwaukee defeated St. Louis 8-4 at American Family Field. The Brewers ended…

Bryse Wilson: An adventurous week for Wilson ended with his striking out the side against the World Champion Los Angeles Dodgers on Friday. On August 8, the Milwaukee Brewers designated Wilson for assignment. After he cleared waivers, Wilson was outrighted to the Nashville Sounds of the International League. Wilson opted for free agency, but was signed…

This week’s Orange Panther of the Week is pitcher Ryan Sawyer. Last May, Sawyer threw a four-hitter as Orange defeated Seaforth 2-1 in Pittsboro. It was the final regular season game of Sawyer’s career and possibly the finest game of his career. He struck out ten Hawks on 108 pitches. Orange swept a two-game series…

Photo by Michael McLoone-Imagn Images Bryse Wilson: A nomadic summer for Wilson has led him back to the Milwaukee Brewers, where he was a member of two National League Central Division championships. On Wednesday, Wilson threw mop up duty as San Francisco defeated Milwaukee 16-3 at Oracle Park. Wilson surrendered one-and-two-thirds innings and surrendered three runs…

Similarities between baseball’s regular season and the state playoffs are strictly coincidental. An Orange team that completed the regular season winning 14 of its last 16 games couldn’t find the offense when it mattered most against a longtime rival on Friday night. It led to the end of its season. Person, who lost four of…

Photo by Sam Sawyer While the Big 7 Conference championship race was largely over going into last week, the Orange baseball team knew its final two-game league series against Seaforth would have major playoff seeding implications. It turned out to be more important that they thought. After a sweep of Seaforth to finish the regular…

Photo by Sam Sawyer  PITTSBORO–It would have been an injustice for Ryan Sawyer to throw the best game of his career and not get a win. Fortunately, Kayden Bradsher delivered the hit that paved the way for an Orange win so justified, it would have made Raylan Givens proud. Bradsher drove in Ben Knowles with…