Photo Courtesy of Jacques Morin Sadie Cecil: In her freshman season, Cecil led the Division II Mars Hill Lions with a .359 batting average. She also led the team with 55 hits, 43 RBIs, ten doubles and 18 extra-base hits. Mars Hill ended the season 31-17, 12-10 in the South Atlantic Conference. Cecil was the leading…
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This week’s Orange Panther of the Week is softball centerfielder Hayleigh Hammond. This season, Hammond was named the Big 7 Conference Player of the Year. She led Orange with ten home runs. It was the most home runs by an Orange player since Mia Davidson hit 12 in the Lady Panthers 2017 3A State Championship…
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A two-time Southeastern Conference Pitcher of the Year had a seamless transition to the professional ranks. Karyln Pickens struck out five as the Carolina Blaze rolled past the Portland Cascade 11-2 in five innings at Smith Family Stadium in Durham on Wednesday night. Pickens, the top overall selection in the Athletes Unlimited Softball League Draft…
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Photo by Jacques Morin In just their third season, the Southeast Alamance Stallions has had a meteoric rise to the top of the crowded Alamance County softball landscape. The Stallions are the #1 seed in the 5A East Region for the state playoffs and opened strong on Friday night. Southeast Alamance dominated Orange 10-0 in…
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Photo by Jacques Morin Most of the fans had left Orange Softball Field as Angie Carden gathered her daughter and her niece for one final photo. Katie Carden had just played her final home game at Orange Softball Field on Tuesday night, where she started playing as an adolescent. Pop flies were harder to catch…
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The Orange softball team played its final home game on Tuesday night. The Lady Panthers defeated J.F. Webb 10-7 to reach the second round of the 5A State Playoffs at Orange Softball Field. Senior Natalie Roberson hit two triples, including one in the first inning to score Molly Kate Olson. Roberson would add another triple…
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Photo by Jacques Morin Just one week removed from facing J.F. Webb in its final regular season home conference game, the Orange softball team will play the Warriors again to open the state playoffs. On Tuesday, the North Carolina High School Athletic Association released its field of 48 for the 5A State Softball Tournament. Orange…
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Photo by Jacques Morin In a season where Hayleigh Hammond has hit the most home runs than any Orange softball player in nearly a decade, she delivered her most timely one on Tuesday night. Hammond delivered a two-run walkoff blast in the bottom of the seventh as Orange defeated J.F. Webb 7-5 at Panther Softball…
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Photo by Jacques Morin One night removed from a heartbreaking loss to Seaforth, the Orange softball team got its business taken care of quickly against Durham School of the Arts. Senior Hayleigh Hammond hit her team-leading ninth home run of the season while Addison Guentensberger went 2-for-2 with two runs scored as the Lady Panthers…
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After a long night on Thursday, the Orange softball team finished its business quickly on Friday. Senior Hayleigh Hammond hit her ninth home run of the season and added a triple to end the game as the Lady Panthers defeated Durham School of the Arts 16-0 in Hillsborough. Hammond drove in five runs to push…
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