Bluebirds fall on road at Dixie Heights

PHOTO: Allen Ramsey, DWCPhoto.com. Highlands junior Kyle Rust swings away in a recent game against Covington Catholic.

The Highlands Bluebirds baseball team (7-6 overall) fell in nine innings, 4-3 at the Dixie Heights Colonels on Thursday.

The Bluebirds once again outhit the opponent, 10-7. Kyle Rust, Austin Mayhew, Kyle Finfrock and Trey Bowden had two hits each to lead Highlands. Mayhew had a double.

Drew Rom started the game for Highlands on the mound and pitched eight innings. Spencer Dee (2-1) took over in the ninth and took the loss. The two combined to walk four and strike out three.

Highlands takes on Lexington Catholic in the Doc Morris Invitational at Dixie Heights on Friday. Game time is 5:30 p.m.

Box Score:

HIGHLANDS HIGH SCHOOL (3) AT DIXIE (4)

HIGHLANDS            AB  R  H BI  DIXIE                AB  R  H BI
Kyle Rust             5  0  2  1  Barmore               1  0  1  2  
Brady Gosney          3  0  0  0  Helton                3  0  0  1  
 Tyler Schwalbach     2  0  0  0  Smallwood             4  0  0  0  
Austin Mayhew         5  1  2  0                        0  0  0  0  
Kyle Finfrock         4  0  2  0  Slusher               3  0  2  0  
Trent Casebolt        4  0  1  0  Dellling              2  1  0  0  
Trey Bowden           4  0  2  1  Barrett               4  0  1  0  
Bryce Ziegler         3  1  0  0  Gerding               4  0  1  1  
Brad Greene           3  1  1  0  Wulfeck               3  2  1  0  
 Mark Walkenhorst     1  0  0  0  Daria                 1  1  1  0  
Austin Beal           3  0  0  0                                    
TOTALS               37  3 10  2  TOTALS               25  4  7  4

HIGHLANDS HIGH SCHOOL         000 020 010 -- 3  
DIXIE                         002 000 011 -- 4  

LOB--HIGHLANDS HIGH SCHOOL 9, DIXIE 4. ERR--Drew Rom, Austin
Beal,  Barmore,  Barrett. 2B--Austin Mayhew. SACF-- Barmore
(2). SACB-- Daria,  Helton,  Dellling. SB--Kyle Rust, 
Barmore.

 HIGHLANDS HIGH SCHOOL           IP    H    R   ER   BB   SO   HR
Drew Rom                       8.00    5    3    0    2    3    0
Spencer Dee (L)                0.67    2    1    1    2    0    0
 DIXIE                      
Smallwood                      7.00    6    2    1    2   14    0
 (W)                           2.00    4    1    1    0    4    0

WP-- Smallwood. SO--Tyler Schwalbach (2), Kyle Rust, Austin
Beal, Austin Mayhew (3), Brad Greene (2), Kyle Finfrock (2),
Trent Casebolt, Mark Walkenhorst, Bryce Ziegler (2), Brady
Gosney (3), Wulfeck, Gerding, Barrett. BB--Austin Beal,
Bryce Ziegler,  Slusher,  Daria,  Barmore,  Dellling.