Baseball Game Preview: Orangeburg Prep Indians vs. Bamberg-Ehrhardt Red Raiders

Orangeburg Prep has gone a perfect 3-0 against Bamberg-Ehrhardt recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Wednesday. The Indians are taking a road trip to face off against the Red Raiders at 7:00 p.m. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.

If Orangeburg Prep beats Bamberg-Ehrhardt with ten runs on Wednesday, it's going to be the squad's new lucky number: they've won their past two matches with that exact score. The Indians put the hurt on Patrick Henry Academy with a sharp 10-3 victory on Tuesday. The win was nothing new for the Indians as they're now sitting on three straight.

Charlie McCutchen

Batters Struck Out

04/15/25 @ Patrick Henry Academy	6
04/03/25 vs Thomas Sumter Academy	9
03/26/25 vs Bamberg-Ehrhardt	11
03/17/25 @ Clarendon Hall	7

Charlie McCutchen made a big impact while hitting and pitching. He struck out six batters over seven innings while giving up just one earned (and two unearned) runs off six hits. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't tossed less than six strikeouts in four consecutive appearances. He was also stellar in the batter's box, scoring three runs and stealing two bases while going 3-for-3. That's the most hits he has posted since back in March of 2024.

In other batting news, Hunter Judy was excellent, going 2-for-4 with three RBI. That's the most RBI he has posted since back in March. The team also got some help courtesy of Tilden Riley, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 1-for-4.

Orangeburg Prep kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 11 hits. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Patrick Henry Academy only managed five hits.

Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Bamberg-Ehrhardt). Everything went their way against Hampton County on Tuesday as they made off with a 22-5 victory. The game was the first time the Red Raiders have beaten the Hurricanes on their field since March 28, 2016.

Orangeburg Prep pushed their record up to 20-3 with the win, which was their third straight on the road. The road victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.3 runs on average over those games. As for Bamberg-Ehrhardt, their win ended a six-game drought on the road dating back to last season and puts them at 3-7.

Orangeburg Prep beat Bamberg-Ehrhardt 4-1 when the teams last played back in March. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Indians since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.