Highlands takes down Covington Catholic

The rubber match went to the Blue and White on Wednesday.

The Highlands Bluebirds baseball team (18-16 overall) took down the rival Covington Catholic Colonels in Park Hills for the second time in five days by a 9-2 score. The Colonels won the earlier game in Fort Thomas. Highlands moved to 11-5 in 9th Region action with the victory.

Highlands outhit CovCath, 18-7 with six players recording multi-hit games. Trey Bowden, Mark Walkenhorst and Sam Hennigan had three hits each with Austin Mayhew, Drew Rom and Brad Greene tallying two hits each. Bowden, Conner Kreeger and Walkenhorst had one double each.

Ethan Doty (3-5 overall) threw a complete game for the Bluebirds. He struck out 12 and walked just one.

Highlands takes on Scott in Fort Thomas on Thursday. Game time is 5 p.m.

Box Score:

HIGHLANDS HIGH SCHOOL (9) AT COVINGTON CATHOLIC (2)

HIGHLANDS HIGH SCHOO AB  R  H BI  COVINGTON CATHOLIC   AB  R  H BI
Kyle Rust             4  1  0  1  Piccirillo            4  1  2  0  
Trey Bowden           5  2  3  1  Mcginnis              4  0  0  0  
Conner Kreeger        4  1  1  2  Heppler               4  0  2  1  
Mark Walkenhorst      4  1  3  1  Pitzer                3  0  1  1  
Austin Mayhew         4  1  2  0  France                3  0  1  0  
Bryce Ziegler         4  0  1  1  Stegman               3  0  1  0  
 Hunter Henschen      1  0  0  0  Schwartz              2  0  0  0  
Drew Rom              3  2  2  0  Languth               2  0  0  0  
Sam Hennigan          4  0  3  2  Rose                  1  0  0  0  
Brad Greene           3  1  2  1   Caldun               1  1  0  0  
 Trent Casebolt       1  0  1  0                                    
TOTALS               37  9 18  9  TOTALS               27  2  7  2

HIGHLANDS HIGH SCHOOL         012 032 1 -- 9  
COVINGTON CATHOLIC            001 010 0 -- 2  

LOB--HIGHLANDS HIGH SCHOOL 12, COVINGTON CATHOLIC 7.
ERR--Bryce Ziegler,  Languth. 2B--Trey Bowden, Conner
Kreeger, Mark Walkenhorst,  Pitzer. HBP-- Caldun. SACF--Kyle
Rust. SACB--Austin Mayhew,  Schwartz. SB--Austin Beal, 
Mcginnis,  Piccirillo.

 HIGHLANDS HIGH SCHOOL           IP    H    R   ER   BB   SO   HR
Ethan Doty (W)                 7.00    7    2    2    1   12    0
 COVINGTON CATHOLIC         
Armstrong (L)                  2.33    6    3    3    3    1    0
Eckerly                        3.00    9    5    2    0    6    0
Michels                        1.67    3    1    1    0    1    0

PB--Bryce Ziegler,  Schwartz. WP--Ethan Doty (2),  Michels.
BALK--Ethan Doty (2). SO--Drew Rom, Trey Bowden, Brad
Greene, Conner Kreeger, Hunter Henschen, Bryce Ziegler (3),
Heppler (2), Schwartz, Caldun, Mcginnis (3), Rose,
Piccirillo (2), Pitzer, France. BB--Drew Rom, Conner
Kreeger, Mark Walkenhorst,  Languth.