The turf at Ludlow allowed this 34th District baseball game to take place.
The Dixie Heights Colonels (17-7) run-ruled the Ludlow Panthers (10-16), 12-0 in five innings. Dixie Heights is 2-0 in district play.
Dixie Heights batted .423 (11 for 26) at the plate. Senior center fielder Brennan Staton led the way going 2 for 3 with two doubles, two RBI and one run scored. Senior right fielder Mark Dugan went 2 for 2 with a double, three RBI and three runs scored with senior third baseman Logan Wilson going 2 for 3 with three RBI. Senior left fielder Gabe Thelen added a double.
The Colonels stole five bases in the win. Senior shortstop Jay Flynn stole two on his way to scoring three runs.
“We’d only played on one or two turf fields before that so we were getting used to it,” Flynn said. “The new turf was really bouncy. We just made sure we made the plays and our goal was to make them make plays.”
Ludlow had two errors to none for Dixie Heights. The Colonels scored two unearned runs.
Sophomore Brach Rice (5-0) threw a complete game to earn the win for Dixie Heights. He struck out six, walked four and allowed just three hits.
Dixie Heights travels to Cincinnati (Ohio) Summit Country Day on Saturday. Game time is 10:30 a.m.
