Orioles defeat Mudcats in 2024 Opener

The Orioles defeated the Mudcats in the season opener with timely hitting, good defense, and solid pitching.  The Orioles would take a 2-0 lead in the 3^rd inning when Jake Duetsch doubled to left, followed by singles from Ben Buthe and Gavin Bergman.  Prior Lake would tie it up in the 4^th inning with RBI singles from Scott McCaustlin and Justin Hackett.  The Orioles would take the lead for good in the 6^th inning with a single from Jake Mader, followed by RBI singles from Anthony Mader and Eric Wagner.  The Orioles would tack on one more in the 7^th with a Jake Mader sac fly to bring Bergman in from third.  James Fuerniss and Wagner were the top hitters for New Prague with two hits apiece.  Bergman started throwing two scoreless innings, followed by Fuerniss who threw 3 innings giving up two runs.  Matt Zweber gets the win pitching 4 innings and surrendering just one run.  Ben Morrison started for the Mudcats and pitched 4 innings giving up 2 runs while striking out 6.  Alex Watterman, Bear Blaney, Jager Leverson also had hits for Prior Lake.