Boys' winning ways continue

Chase Hutchison and the Hornets pounded Culpeper 13-3 Monday afternoon in Orange.

By: Staff | Orange County Review
Published: April 30, 2009

On a summery afternoon in Orange, the Hornets took advantage of a number of Culpeper miscues to rout the visiting Blue Devils 13-3.
The Hornets erupted in the fourth inning to build a 10-run lead the visitors couldn't surmount.
Orange took advantage of seven Culpeper errors to score nine unearned runs in the non-district match-up.
Dillon Wagner got the start for Orange and pitched well in four innings of work. Zak Reininger came on in the fifth and closed the game out.
D.J. Brown and Lazaro Torres each drove in a pair of runs for the Hornets, who improved to 15-0 for the season.
After a couple close calls, Orange had a solid all-around performance in beating Fluvanna 10-0 Saturday.
Derek Justice tossed a no-hitter and got help from Trey Maupin and D.J. Brown at the plate as Orange improved to 14-0 and 8-0 in the Jefferson District.
Additionally, the Hornet defense was sharp, turning a number of double plays and gunning down runners from the outfield.
Orange remained undefeated in the Jefferson District with three unearned runs in the bottom of the seventh inning in Friday' night's 7-6 win over Monticello.
Orange struck first with a run in the bottom of the first to take an early lead. The Mustangs evened the score in the top of the second, but Orange came back with two in the bottom of the fourth.
Monticello tied the game with two runs in the top of the fifth. Both teams traded runs in the sixth before Monticello took a two-run lead in the top of the seventh.
Trailing 6-4, the Hornets rallied behind a lead-off singled from Chris Bittner. Nick Bledsoe drew a walk and Chase Hutchison dropped down a sacrifice bunt. Monticello's first baseman slipped and the Hornets had the bases loaded. Corey Schmidt hit the ball to deep short, but the Monticello shortstop bobbled the ball. As he threw the ball to first, the ball eluded the Mustang first baseman and all three Hornets crossed the plate.
D.J. Brown picked up the win for the Hornets and scored twice, had two doubles and drove in two runs.
Lazaro Torres added two hits for Orange.
Nick Bledsoe pitched a complete game and picked up the win in a 7-6 victory over Chancellor last week.
The Hornets got an early lead on D.J. Brown's home run as Orange built a 7-2 lead before Chancellor rallied late.
The Hornets travel to William Monroe Thursday.

Boys' winning ways continue

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