This week’s Orange Panther of the Week is softball centerfielder Hayleigh Hammond. This season, Hammond was named the Big 7 Conference Player of the Year. She led Orange with ten home runs. It was the most home runs by an Orange player since Mia Davidson hit 12 in the Lady Panthers 2017 3A State Championship season. Hammond opened the season by homering against Roxboro Community School on March 3 in Roxboro. On March 25, Hammond tagged two homers against Wakefield in Hillsborough.