Baseball Recap: Orange Triumphs

Orange won the last time they faced Jordan and things went their way on Friday too. The Orange Panthers walked away with a 6-2 victory over the Jordan Falcons. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Panthers.

Oliver Van Tiem

Runs Batted In (Career)

03/14/25 vs Jordan	3
03/06/25 @ Grimsley	2
02/26/25 vs Chapel Hill	2
04/10/24 vs Heritage	2
03/26/24 vs Northern Guilford	2

Oliver Van Tiem made a splash no matter where he played. He kept things locked down with no earned runs or hits while striking out 12 over five innings pitched. Furthermore, he didn't allow a single hit, the first time he has blanked an opponent since back in April of 2024. He was also big at the plate, going 2-for-3 with three RBI. The dominant performance gave him a new career-high in RBI.

In other batting news, Kayden Bradsher and Henry Hoffman did most of the damage at the plate: Bradsher scored two runs and stole Two bases. while going 1-for-3, while Hoffman scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-3. Orange is undefeated when Bradsher posts two or more runs, but 2-3 otherwise.

Orange's record now sits at 5-3. As for Jordan, their loss dropped their record down to an identical 5-3.

Both squads are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Orange will host Western Alamance at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Orange's pitching crew has only allowed 2.8 runs per game this season, so Western Alamance's hitters will have their work cut out for them. As for Jordan, they will be playing at home against Wake County HomeSchool at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday.