Orangeburg Prep baseball opens region play with 11-1 win over Palmetto Christian

Orangeburg -- The Orangeburg Prep baseball team opened its SCISA Region 4-AAA schedule with an 11-1, 5-inning win over Palmetto Christian Academy on March 28 at the OP field.

Junior staff ace Tadd Jameson picked up the victory on the mound, finishing with 10 strikeouts.

Junior catcher Charlie McCutchen led the Indians offensively, going 3-for-3 with a single, a double and a triple. Junior first baseman Morrison Burroughs hit a 2-run home run in the bottom of the third inning, while sophomore centerfielder Tilden Riley was 2-for-3 with a triple and a game-ending RBI single.

Freshman third baseman Parker Gray was 2-for-3, and eighth-grade second baseman Cholly Williams had a double.

Orangeburg Prep takes a 7-6 overall record into spring break. It returns to play on Tuesday, April 9, with a region road game against Thomas Sumter Academy. After that, the Indians will have two region games left against Northside Christian Academy and single games against TSA and PCA.

Entering the PCA game, McCutchen was leading the Indians in hitting with a .445 batting average and four home runs. Riley was batting .416 with two homers, while Jameson, who plays second base when not pitching, was batting .405.

The other big bat for Orangeburg Prep has been junior leftfielder Kyle Cooper with a .385 average.

Burroughs, who is the No. 2 starter on the mound, junior Eli Pantaleon, Gray, Williams, sophomore Johnathan Marcellana, senior Davis Turner and sophomore Saylor Kittrell were all hitting between .175 and .250, respectively.