Baseball Game Preview: Augusta Orioles vs. Circle Thunderbirds

The Augusta Orioles will take on the Circle Thunderbirds at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday. The two teams each escaped (but just barely!) with wins against their previous opponents.

Four must be Augusta's lucky number: they beat Clearwater with that score not once but twice on Tuesday. The Orioles beat the Indians by the very same score they won with in their prior game: 4-2. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Orioles.

Daltin Apel

Stolen Base (Career)

05/05/26 vs Clearwater	4
03/26/26 vs McPherson	3
04/23/26 @ Winfield	2
04/13/26 @ El Dorado	2
03/19/26 vs Andale	2

Augusta got a massive performance out of Daltin Apel, who went 3-for-4 with four stolen bases and two RBI. Those four stolen bases gave Apel a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Cade Camac, who went 3-for-4 with two stolen bases, one run, and one RBI.

Meanwhile, Circle sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 4-3 win over Wellington on Monday.

Circle's victory bumped their record up to 13-11. As for Augusta, their win bumped their record up to 13-7.