The Quincy Orioles split a non league doubleheader with visiting Hillsdale on Senior Day Thursday night.  The Orioles won game 1 13-2 in just 5 innings but fell in the nightcap 8-6. The Orioles took a 6-3 lead into the 7th inning but the Hornets plated 5 runs in the inning 4 coming after  two outs.  

in Game 1 the Orioles had plenty of offense led by Mason Graves who had 2 hits and 4 RBIs. Graves was also the winning pitcher throwing 3.1 innings allowing just 2 hits and striking out 5 

Alex Barry added 2 hits and an RBI and Ethan Copas had a  2 run single and 3 RBIs in the game. The top of the order Jimmy Maynard, Ryan Kempter, and Brennen Allman scored a total of 8 runs and swiped 6 stolen bases. Parker Fraley had an RBi double. Andrew Dunn added a stolen base in game 1

In game 2 the Orioles couldn’t get the final out in the 7th inning and fell 8-6.  The loss doesn’t overshadow the tremendous pitching effort from Junior Landon Beardon. The righty came on in relief of Kempter with the bases loaded and threw 4 scoreless innings holding the Orioles lead through 6 innings. The Orioles managed just 5 hits in second game two each from Graves and Maynard. Allman had an RBI single and Copas and Grant Holroyd added RBI ground outs. 

The Orioles return to the diamond this Saturday participating in the Al Glick Invitational in Jackson.