Prep sports: Orange Lutheran wins national baseball tournament championship in North Carolina
Lancers are returning home with the National High School Invitational trophy by beating defending champion Venice (Fla.) on Saturday.
(ASSOCIATED PRESS) This week began with Orange Lutheran having played in only four baseball games while others had played in 10 or more. The Lancers were saving their best to come and it certainly showed when they won four consecutive games to capture the National High School Invitational on Saturday in Cary, N. C.
After needing consecutive walk-off hits to win in the quarterfinals and semifinals, Orange Lutheran (7-1) had more nerve-racking moments before knocking off defending champion Venice (Fla. ) 7-6. In the bottom of the seventh, Venice put two runners on with two outs before Anthony Tomminelli got a strikeout to secure the win.
CJ Weinstein gets things started for @olubaseball in the #NHSI26 title game š pic. twitter. com/N8TIXYYeb1 ā USA Baseball Events (@USABaseEvents) March 28, 2026 Orange Lutheran started fast with a two-run triple by CJ Weinstein in the first inning.
Eric Zdunek finished with two hits and two RBIs. Brady Murrietta added two hits. The Lancers have about 24 hours to celebrate because next week they face St.