Highlands downs Ryle to end regular season

By G. MICHAEL GRAHAM

Fort Thomas Matters Sports Reporter

The Highlands Bluebirds baseball team (17-17) finished the regular season with a huge road victory Saturday.

Highlands downed the Ryle Raiders, 7-3 in Union. Mitch Jones, Joey Cochran and Jake Liggett combined to throw a four-hitter and strike out four Raiders.

Ryle (28-6) came into the game ranked seventh in the state in some polls. But the Bluebirds put together 11 hits and took advantage of five Raider errors in the win.

“It’s really good when you get a win against a quality team no matter what time of the season it is,” said Jeremy Baioni, Highlands Head Coach. “We were pleased with their offensive approach. Ryle ran pitchers in and out. That’s hard when you don’t see the pitcher a second and third time.”

Todd Ramey led the Bluebirds offensively going 3-for-4 with two doubles, two runs batted in and two runs scored. Quentin Murray and Evan Allen added two hits each.

Highlands scored two runs in the first and third innings and added three in the fifth to go up 7-0. Ryle scored three in the bottom of the sixth.

Highlands plays in the 36th District Tournament next week.