It may have taken nine innings to finish the job, but Orange Beach ultimately got the result they hoped for on Saturday. They skirted past the Mortimer Jordan Blue Devils 2-1.
Bryce McCollum looked comfortable as he pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. That one hit allowed gave him a new career-low.
At the plate, Orange Beach saw six different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Eric Rogers, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-3.
Orange Beach is on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five contests. That's provided a nice bump to their 8-5 record this season. Those victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.2 runs on average over those games. This is the second loss in a row for Mortimer Jordan and nudges their season record down to 11-12.
Coming up, Orange Beach will look to defend their home field on Monday against Jasper at 4:30 p.m. As for Mortimer Jordan, they will take on Har-Ber in a tournament on Monday.
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