NewCath Tuesday Sports Briefs

Allen Ramsey. NewCath's Morgan Martini makes contact in Tuesday's 7-2 win over Newport. The Thoroughbreds advanced to the 36th District championship game Thursday with the win at Winkler Park in Fort Thomas.

By G. MICHAEL GRAHAM

Fort Thomas Matters Sports Reporter

The Newport Central Catholic Thoroughbreds softball team handled the in-town rival Newport Ladycats, 7-2 in the 36th District semifinals on Tuesday.

NewCath (18-9) pulled away in the bottom of the fourth scoring twice. The Thoroughbreds added one in the fifth and two more in the sixth. The game took place at Winkler Park in Fort Thomas.

Freshman Haley Meyers pitched another gem for NewCath. She struck out 12. Meyers also went 2-for-3 at the plate with a double.

Michaela Ware led NewCath at the plate going 3-for-4 with a double. Loren Zimmerman and Taylor Burkart had two hits and an RBI each for the Thoroughbreds.

NewCath faces Highlands or Dayton in the title game on Thursday. Game time is 6 p.m.

Baseball:

36th District Semifinals:
Bellevue 4, Newport Central Catholic 1:

It marked an end to a tough season for the Thoroughbreds (11-23).

NewCath struggled this season and will miss the region tournament for the first time since 2010. This comes after region titles in 2011 and 2012 and an All “A” State championship last year.

Bellevue scored three runs in the third inning and never looked back. The Thoroughbreds scored once in the fifth but the Tigers earned it back in the bottom of the frame.

Jake Pangallo led NewCath going 2-for-4 with a double. Mitch Pangallo added a double.

Bellevue outhit NewCath, 8-6. Brian Dill led the Tigers going 2-for-2 with a double and four runs batted in. Teammate Dylan Huff finished 2-for-3 with a double, triple and two runs scored.

Grant Moeves pitched six innings in the losing effort for the Thoroughbreds. He struck out three and walked four. Counterpart Briley Seiter also pitched a complete game striking out one and walking two.

NewCath graduates five seniors from the team. They are Mitch Pangallo, Jake Pangallo, Tommy Donnelly, Jake Yeager and Kole Zenni.