Ludlow High School has hired Eli Florer to be their next baseball coach of the program. Florer comes over from Holmes, where he was the head coach for the last three seasons and with the program for six and a teacher at the high school. He led the Bulldogs to nine wins in 2024, their […]
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Covington, Ludlow helped bring baseball back to Cincinnati
If not for an 1876 meeting in New York City, baseball fans might now be cheering for the Covington Stars or the Ludlow Base Ball Club instead of the Cincinnati Reds. Latonia filmmaker Cam Miller shared that fact during Tuesday’s webinar, “How Northern Kentucky Helped Save Baseball in Cincinnati,” part of the NKY History Hour […]
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Campbell County’s Schweitzer heading for enshrinement in 10th Region hall
Campbell County High School baseball coach Scott Schweitzer was the Shohei Ohtani of his day when he played ball in college. As a senior at Kentucky Wesleyan, he was an All-Great Lakes Valley Conference pick at two positions: designated hitter and pitcher. But Schweitzer never really saw himself as a hall-of-famer. The 6-foot-2 two-way talent […]
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Martin steps down at NewCath
Newport Central Catholic head baseball coach Jeff Martin has stepped down after six years at the helm. He made the announcement at the team’s season-ending banquet. Martin finishes his tenure with a 74-86 overall record. This includes a 58-52 mark in regional play and a 24-7 district record. Under Martin’s leadership, NewCath reached a high […]
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Beechwood’s Tyler Fryman: The next two-sport college athlete?
When you think of two-sport college athletes, you think of Bo Jackson, Deion Sanders, Russell Wilson, Kyler Murray or Jamies Winston, to name a few. Could Beechwood’s Tyler Fryman be the next to join the list when he gets to college? The college landscape has changed a bunch since the names in the opening sentence […]
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Which NKY baseball players made the KHSBCA All-State teams?
The Kentucky High School Baseball Coaches Association announced their selections for the All-State baseball teams. They consist of three teams with Corbin’s Kade Elam winning Mr. Baseball. Elam is a University of Louisville signee. As for Northern Kentucky baseball players, Beechwood’s Chase Flaherty, Simon Kenton’s Tyler Ruete and Campbell County’s Tyler Schumacher made the first […]
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Clark’s Pump-n-Shop Baseball State Tournament schedule/scores
The KHSAA Clark’s Pump-n-Shop Baseball State tournament presented by UK Healthcare begins on June 5 and runs through June 14. First round games will be played on June 5 and 6, quarterfinals on June 7 with the semifinals played June 13 and the championship June 14. All games will be played at Kentucky Proud Park […]
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Rain delay halts Highlands momentum, drops state tourney game to South Warren
Saved by the rain? South Warren baseball coach Chris Gage tends to think so. In a game that took over five hours to complete thanks to two weather delays, South Warren took down Highlands 6-5 in nine innings in Friday’s Clark’s Pump-n-Shop KHSAA first round state tournament game at Kentucky Proud Park in Lexington. “Saved […]
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CovCath’s Krumpelbeck retiring
The second all-time winningest coach in KHSAA baseball history is calling it a career. Covington Catholic baseball coach Bill Krumpelbeck announced he’s retiring, the school released on Friday. He’ll end his 48-year career in Park Hills with 1,149 wins, 22 district titles, nine region championships and a state championship in 2002, the last Northern Kentucky […]
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Major League genes fuel Bluebirds’ baseball championship pursuit
As a kid, Highlands High School baseball coach Brian Benzinger shagged fly balls off the bat of his brother Todd Benzinger, a former Major League Baseball player with the Cincinnati Reds and others. “My father played college football. He was an avid sports fan,” Benzinger said. “When we worked on baseball, he pitched to my […]