Orange Softball

Even before she graduated from Orange in June, Rhiley Crabtree had her life’s ambitions mapped out. She has been a proud member of Future Farmers of America for years and has a goal of becoming an agriculture teacher. However, she still has playing softball in her blood. In May, she formally signed to play softball…

Photo by Elon University Athletics  Mary Moss Wirt: In May, the Elon softball team won its first-ever Coastal Athletic Association Tournament championship. It was just the second postseason tournament championship in team history and its first since 2010. Elon defeated Campbell in consecutive games on May 10 at Littlejohn Stadium in Buies Creek. Wirt started both…

There’s something about playing Triton in the state playoffs that leads to heroic moments for Orange. The latest magic came from Orange softball senior Allie Carden in Erwin on Tuesday night. Orange’s season was hanging by a thread. Down 7-2 against the Hawks in the seventh inning, senior Sadie Cecil grooved a double down the…

For a period of time, it appeared that Orange softball would host a state playoff game in the opening round for the fifth straight round. Instead, Orange will head out on the road later today to Erwin. The Lady Panthers received a #17 seed in the 3A State Playoffs from the North Carolina High School…

This week’s Orange Panther of the Week is junior softball third baseman Katie Carden. Carden started this season by hitting two home runs in Orange’s 10-1 win at South Granville on February 26. This season. Carden leads Orange with a .510 batting average and is tied for the team with four home runs. On Tuesday,…

The Orange softball team has advanced to the semifinals of the Central Conference Tournament. On Monday night, the Lady Panthers came back from a 3-1 deficit to defeat Person 5-3 at Orange Softball Field. Senior Sadie Cecil scored Cecil scored three runs. She drove in the game-tying run with a single in the fourth to…

Sadie Cecil had her game face on as she stepped up to bat for the second time on Monday night. In possibly her final home game, Cecil’s Orange Panthers were down 3-1 to Person in the Central Conference Tournament quarterfinals. Her brother, Luke, decided to have a little fun at her expense. Right over the…

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From the very beginning of the season in March, the Central Conference softball race has been unpredictable. In the end, Eastern Alamance earned the championship, but the final games of the regular season proved this week’s Central Conference Tournament will bring new meaning to the term “wide open.” On Thursday night, Orange’s Hayleigh Hammond drilled…

Orange junior pitcher Ryan Sawyer earned his fifth win of the season with a victory over Walter Williams in Burlington on Tuesday. Sawyer allowed just four hits in a complete game as the Panthers won 2-1. It was Orange’s first victory in Burlington since 2022. Sawyer threw five shutout innings against Southern Alamance on April…