On a night where four seniors played their final games on the Orange softball field, it was a junior and a sophomore who ensured the Lady Panthers would return to the postseason. Junior 3rd baseman Olivia Ruff went 4-for-4 with a double and a home run, while sophomore pitcher Jaden Hurdle hit her 3rd homer…
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A year removed from winning the 3A state championship, the Orange softball team finds itself in a battle just to make the state playoffs. With four games remaining in Big 8 Conference play, Orange is tied with Northwood for 4th place with a 5-5 league record. The top four teams in the Big 8 automatically…
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Mia Davidson: For the 3rd time this season, Davidson was named the SEC Rookie of the Week after Mississippi State took two-of-three games from archrival Ole Miss. On April 16, Davidson hit her 15th home run on a 7-6 loss to the Rebels, tying her with Georgia’s Alyssa DiCarlo for the SEC lead. Against Ole Miss,…
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How big was the Orange softball team’s win over Northwood on Tuesday night? It may make the difference between Orange making the state playoffs and staying home. Lady Panther right fielder Rachel Tilley lined the game-winning hit to right field in the bottom of the eighth inning to score Olivia Ruff. It was Tilley’s 3rd…
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Bryse Wilson: 2016 Orange graduate Bryse Wilson was assigned by the Atlanta Braves organization to the Florida Fire Frogs of the Class A Florida State League to start his 2nd full professional season. Wilson was supposed to make his Florida debut on Friday against the Daytona Tortugas, but the game was rained out. The Florida State…
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Seven innings, three hits, four runs and six strikeouts. Ordnarily, Orange’s Jaden Hurdle’s pitching line would be more than enough for victory. But not on Wednesday night, because no one can beat perfect. That’s what Cedar Ridge’s Rivers Andrews was against Orange. Not only perfect, but untouchable. Andrews struck out 20 Panthers out of 21…
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A year ago, the gap between Orange and Cedar Ridge softball seemed wider than ever. Orange had the North Carolina Gatorade Player of the Year in catcher Mia Davidson, now starting for Mississippi State. The Lady Panthers swept the Red Wolves, including a game at OHS that ended 15-0 in just three innings. A month…
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The first Orange Panther of the Week for the spring sports season is Orange softball pitcher/1st baseman Jaden Hurdle. A sophomore, Hurdle has pitched in victories over Eastern Alamance and Roxboro Community School this season. On Thursday against RCS, she led off the game with a home run. Last season, Jaden started at 1st base…
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After six days between games, the Orange softball team was hungry to play again. With 15 days since its last win, the Lady Panthers were also ready to taste victory again. On Thursday night in Hillsborough, they did both. Jaden Hurdle led off the game with a solo homer and went on to throw a…
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Mia Davidson: Last week, Davidson was named the SEC Rookie of the Week for the second time this season. Davidson knocked eight hits, six of which went for extra bases, as the Bulldogs earned wins over Boston College, Illinois and UMass Lowell. Davidson is the first Bulldog to be honored with the award twice in a…
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