Monday Sports Briefs

By G. MICHAEL GRAHAM

Fort Thomas Matters Sports Reporter

The Highlands Bluebirds baseball team run-ruled the Newport Wildcats, 14-0 in five innings at Highland Park on Monday.

Highlands (8-8 overall, 1-0 in 36th District play) received another great pitching performance from Joey Cochran. He allowed just one hit and struck out six in his third complete game of the year to move to 3-0.

Leadoff hitter Hector Molina led the Bluebirds going 3-for-3. Molina was also hit by a pitch and scored four runs. Colin “Frog” Seidl followed going 2-for-3 and Jake Heck added two runs batted in.

Highlands plays host to Boone County on Tuesday. Game time is 5 p.m.

Newport Central Catholic 12, St. Henry 2:

The host Thoroughbreds (5-5) won their third in a row run-ruling the Crusaders.

NewCath outhit St. Henry, 14-5. Zach Pangallo, and Kevin Hoffstedder had three hits for the Thoroughbreds with Connor Bartels and Colin Dupont pounding out two each. HoffStedder and Bartels had three runs batted in each with Pangallo and Josh Cain adding two each. Pangallo also had a double and triple with Bartels and Tommy Donnelly recording one double a piece.

The Thoroughbreds also took advantage of eight walks. Alex Grau and Pete Collopy had two bases on ball each.

Donnelly picked up the pitching win to move to 1-0. He struck out two in four innings and Michael Bueter pitched the fifth.

NewCath plays host to Covington Holmes on Wednesday. Game time is 5 p.m.

Softball:

Highlands 8, St. Henry 6:

This marked the first game for Highlands in 11 days.

Shelby Graybill, Whitney Quillen and Brennah Dutcher led Highlands going 3-for-4 each. Highlands (4-3) pouned out 14 hits. Bailey Spencer picked up the pitching win striking out six.

The Bluebirds travel to Newport Central Catholic at 5 p.m. Tuesday.

Dixie Heights 13, Newport Central Catholic 7:

This marked a missed opportunity for Newport Central Catholic (3-4).

The Thoroughbreds led 7-0 after four innings. But the Lady Colonels scored five in the fifth and eight in the seventh to pull off the win even though NewCath outhit them, 12-9. Dixie Heights capitalized on five NewCath errors to rally for the win.

The Thoroughbreds play host to Highlands at 5 p.m. Tueday.