Baseball Recap: Orangeburg-Wilkinson Bruins vs. Lower Richland Diamond Hornets
Orangeburg-Wilkinson scored the most runs they've had all season to find success on Friday. They put the hurt on the Lower Richland Diamond Hornets with a sharp 21-6 win. The victory was nothing new for Orangeburg-Wilkinson as they're now sitting on three straight.
Aaron Ulmer was a major factor while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit (he also didn't allow any walks). Ulmer was even better at the plate, scoring three runs and stealing three bases while getting on base in all five of his plate appearances.
In other batting news, Orangeburg-Wilkinson got a massive performance out of Jaylen Hill, who went 3-for-4 with six RBI, two stolen bases, and three runs. Hill has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last three times he's played. Jordan Hill was another key contributor, scoring four runs and stealing six bases while going 4-for-5.
On Lower Richland's side, Nathaniel Alford made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and scored two runs and stole a base while going 1-for-2.
Orangeburg-Wilkinson's win ended a three-game drought on the road and puts them at 6-7. As for Lower Richland, they haven't won a game yet this season and fell to 0-9.
Orangeburg-Wilkinson will head out on the road to take on Northside Christian Academy at 1:30 p.m. on Saturday. Both teams will come into the matchup having just posted big wins, so someone is set to suffer a big change in fortunes. As for Lower Richland, they will head out on the road to square off against Dreher at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Dreher's pitching crew has only allowed 3.2 runs per game this season, so Lower Richland's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
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