Beechwood run-rules Highlands

PHOTO: Allen Ramsey, DWCPhoto.com. Highlands pitcher Ethan Doty fires to the plate in a recent game.

The Highlands Bluebirds baseball team (13-12 overall) fell to the Beechwood Tigers in Fort Mitchell, 12-2 in five innings on Wednesday. The Bluebirds dropped to 6-3 in 9th Region play.

Beechwood outhit Highlands, 9-2. Brayden Combs went 3-for-3 with two home runs, a triple, five runs batted in and three runs scored to lead the Tigers. Kyle Rust doubled for Highlands.

Ethan Doty (2-4) took the pitching loss for the Bluebirds. He pitched three innings striking out four and walking three.

Highlands travels to Newport Central Catholic on Friday. Game time is 5 p.m.

HIGHLANDS HIGH SCHOOL (2) AT BEECHWOOD (12)

HIGHLANDS HIGH SCHOO AB  R  H BI  BEECHWOOD            AB  R  H BI
Kyle Rust             2  1  1  0  Ethan Stringer        1  1  1  0  
Trey Bowden           2  1  1  1  Brett Slusher         3  1  1  0  
Conner Kreeger        1  0  0  1  Kyle Rowe             3  2  0  0  
Mark Walkenhorst      1  0  0  0  Brayden Combs         3  3  3  5  
Austin Mayhew         2  0  0  0  Ryan Bankamper        3  1  1  0  
Brady Gosney          0  0  0  0  Burch                 2  2  1  1  
 Trent Casebolt       1  0  0  0  Huesman               2  1  1  0  
Sam Hennigan          2  0  0  0  Soward                2  1  1  2  
Austin Beal           2  0  0  0  Castleman             1  0  0  0  
Brad Greene           2  0  0  0                                    
TOTALS               15  2  2  2  TOTALS               20 12  9  8

HIGHLANDS HIGH SCHOOL         001 01 -- 2  
BEECHWOOD                     017 4x -- 12 

LOB--HIGHLANDS HIGH SCHOOL 3, BEECHWOOD 2. ERR--Mark
Walkenhorst, Brady Gosney. 2B--Kyle Rust. 3B--Brayden Combs.
HR--Brayden Combs (2). HBP--Ethan Stringer. SACB--
Castleman. SB--Conner Kreeger,  Burch, Ryan Bankamper.

 HIGHLANDS HIGH SCHOOL           IP    H    R   ER   BB   SO   HR
Ethan Doty (L)                 3.00    5    8    5    3    4    2
Brady Gosney                   1.00    4    4    3    1    0    0
 BEECHWOOD                  
Jackman (W)                    3.00    0    1    1    5    1    0
Ryan Bankamper                 2.00    2    1    1    0    0    0

WP--Ethan Doty, Brady Gosney (2),  Jackman (2). SO--Brad
Greene, Burch, Kyle Rowe, Ryan Bankamper (2). BB--Kyle Rust,
Trey Bowden, Conner Kreeger, Mark Walkenhorst, Brady Gosney,
 Burch,  Huesman, Ethan Stringer,  Soward.