Thursday Baseball Briefs

By G. MICHAEL GRAHAM

Fort Thomas Matters Sports Reporter

The Highlands Bluebirds baseball team led 6-4 going into the top of the seventh.

But the visiting Cooper Jaguars scored six in the top of the inning to leave Fort Thomas with a 10-6 victory Thursday. Highlands fell to 8-5 with the 9th Region loss.

Both teams garnered 10 hits. Todd Ramey led Highlands going 3-for-4 and Alex Venemen finished 2-for-4 with a run batted in and run scored. Brady Murray had the lone extra-base hit for Highlands with a double.

Alex Holland led Cooper going 3-for-5 with a double and four runs batted in. Hunter Dunn and Colin Hathorn had two hits each. Dunn had a double and scored twice and Hathorn scored once and batted in two.

Highlands takes on Cincinnati Elder on Friday in Fort Thomas. Game time is 5 p.m.

Baseball:

Campbell County 10, Newport Central Catholic 3:

The Thoroughbreds (5-7) opened the Doc Morris Invitational at Covington Holy Cross with a loss.

Campbell County outhit NewCath, 9-7 and took advantage of four Thoroughbred errors while committing two. Grant Moeves led NewCath going 2-for-3 at the plate.

NewCath continues the Invitational on Friday against Johnson Central. Game time is 6 p.m.