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Thursday, April 7, 2016

Bluebirds win sixth straight

PHOTO: Allen Ramsey, DWCPhoto.com. Highlands sophomore Drew Rom takes a cut in a recent game. The Bluebirds won all four games in Madisonville on their Spring Break trip.
The Highlands Bluebirds baseball team completed its successful Spring Break trip to Madisonville with a sixth straight victory.

Highlands (7-3 overall) originally had the host Madisonville-North Hopkins Maroons on the schedule. But the Bluebirds ended up beating the Owen County Rebels, 12-6.

Drew Rom (1-1) pitched into the fifth inning to pick up the win for Highlands. He struck out seven, walked three and allowed just two earned runs. Sophomore Hunter Dreves finished the game striking out three.

Highlands outhit Owen County, 12-10. Mark Walkenhorst led the way going 3-for-4 with three runs batted in, a double and two runs scored. Kyle Finfrock followed going 2-for-4 with a home run, two runs batted in and two runs scored. Austin Beal and Kyle Rust also had two hits. Beal doubled and scored twice and Rust had an RBI and scored once.

The Bluebirds travel to Cincinnati St. Xavier on Friday. Game time is 5 p.m.

Softball:
Highlands game cancelled:

The Ladybirds (6-6 overall) had their first game of the year cancelled at Christian County. They return to action at Greenwood on Thursday. Game time is 6 p.m.

Box Score:
OWEN  CO (6) AT HIGHLANDS HIGH SCHOOL (12)

OWEN  CO             AB  R  H BI  HIGHLANDS HIGH SCHOO AB  R  H BI
Cobb                  4  1  1  0  Kyle Rust             4  1  2  1  
Fitzgerald            5  3  3  0  Brady Gosney          4  2  1  1  
Tackett               4  1  1  1  Mark Walkenhorst      4  2  3  3  
Dunaway               2  1  2  0  Kyle Finfrock         4  2  2  2  
Stewart               2  0  1  0  Trey Bowden           2  0  0  0  
Spaulding             3  0  0  0  Drew Rom              2  1  0  0  
Harris                4  0  2  1   Hunter Dreves        2  1  1  0  
McAnally              4  0  0  0  Tyler Schwalbach      1  0  0  0  
Young                 3  0  0  0  Brad Greene           2  0  0  0  
                                   Trent Casebolt       2  1  1  1  
                                  Austin Beal           4  2  2  0  
TOTALS               31  6 10  2  TOTALS               31 12 12  8

OWEN  CO                      002 022 0 -- 6  
HIGHLANDS HIGH SCHOOL         000 417 x -- 12 

LOB--OWEN  CO 10, HIGHLANDS HIGH SCHOOL 6. ERR-- Stewart, 
Dunaway,  Fitzgerald,  Tackett (2), Tyler Schwalbach, Austin
Beal. 2B--Austin Beal, Mark Walkenhorst. HR--Kyle Finfrock.
HBP-- Stewart,  Young, Tyler Schwalbach, Trey Bowden.
SACB--Tyler Schwalbach, Trey Bowden. SB-- Fitzgerald.

 OWEN  CO                        IP    H    R   ER   BB   SO   HR
Harris                         6.00   12   12    6    1    6    1
 HIGHLANDS HIGH SCHOOL      
Drew Rom                       4.33    6    4    2    3    7    0
Hunter Dreves                  2.67    4    2    2    2    3    0

PB--Kyle Rust. WP-- Harris, Drew Rom (4), Hunter Dreves.
SO--Spaulding, McAnally (2), Harris (2), Young (2), Tackett,
Cobb (2), Tyler Schwalbach, Kyle Rust, Drew Rom, Austin
Beal, Brad Greene (2). BB-- Stewart,  Spaulding,  Dunaway
(2), Cobb , Tyler Schwalbach.

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