Northern Kentucky-area high school baseball and softball teams are well represented among individual state leaders one month into their respective seasons. A look at official statistics compiled by the Kentucky High School Athletic Association finds a few state leaders, several top-10 producers and dozens and dozens of top-50 performers among local teams reporting stats. With the top 50 as cutoff for inclusion, here are area players among state leaders in baseball and softball. Stats are through games of Wednesday, April 26.
BOYS HITTING
Beechwood’s Cameron Boyd, Covington Catholic’s Jonathan Fitz, Bishop Brossart’s Evan Moore and Campbell County’s Aydan Hamilton figure prominently among the leaders in several hitting categories. Boyd, who ranks in the top 15 in a whopping seven categories, leads the state in home runs and is second statewide in hits and and fifth in runs batted in. Fitz ranks second in doubles and ninth in average.
Batting Average
Rank Player School AVG
9. Jonathan Fitz, Covington Catholic .574
15. Cameron Boyd, Beechwood .548
19. Ian Mann, Newport Central Catholic .540
Home Runs
Rank Player School HR
1. Cameron Boyd, Beechwood 9
6. Evan Moore, Bishop Brossart 6
13. Aydan Hamilton, Campbell County 5
27. Roman Furuta, Ryle 4
27. Lance Coleman, Walton-Verona 4
Hits
Rank Player School H
2. Cameron Boyd, Beechwood 40
30. Ethan Bosley, Dixie Heights 32
34. Aydan Hamilton, Campbell County 31
34. Robbie Verst, Bishop Brossart 31
34. Jonathan Fitz, Covington Catholic 31
Doubles
Rank Player School 2B
2. Jonathan Fitz, Covington Catholic 15
6. Troy McCann, Calvary Christian 12
9. Jason Dorning, Holy Cross 11
9. Daniel Uhl, Simon Kenton 11
15. Cameron Boyd, Beechwood 10
15. Camden Caudill, Ludlow 10
27. James Crowe, Cooper 9
Triples
Rank Player School 3B
23. Adam Boone, Holmes 3
Base on Balls
Rank Player School BB
5. Caleb Mann, Ryle 25
22. Jonathan Fitz, Covington Catholic 20
32. Ben Meier, Beechwood 19
32. Parker Schweitzer, Campbell County 19
32. Evan Sheridan, Simon Kenton 19
45. Nazario Pangallo, Beechwood 18
Slugging Percentage
Rank Player School SLG
9. Cameron Boyd, Beechwood 1.068
13. Jonathan Fitz, Covington Catholic 1.019
27. Evan Moore, Bishop Brossart .881
49. Aiden Dickerson, Bellevue .809
RBI
Rank Player School RBI
5. Cameron Boyd, Beechwood 36
14. Max Lawrie, Covington Catholic 29
19. Troy McCann, Calvary Christian 28
30. Aydan Hamilton, Campbell County 26
41. Roman Furuta, Ryle 25
41. Evan Moore, Bishop Brossart 25
48. Evan Clark, Campbell County 24
Runs
Rank Player School R
14. Cameron Boyd, Beechwood 32
19. Race Zachary, Calvary Christian 31
25. Aydan Hamilton, Campbell County 30
30. Nazario Pangallo, Beechwood 29
30. Ethan Bosley, Dixie Heights 29
39. Jackson Reardon, Covington Catholic 28
Stolen Bases
Rank Player School SB
16. Adam Boone, Holmes 25
43. Mark Nowak, Cooper 19
BOYS PITCHING
Bishop Brossart’s Evan Moore shows up four times in the top 25 of pitching categories. Calvary Christian’s Troy McCann is in the top five in two categories: third in innings pitched and fifth in strikeouts.
Earned Run Average
Rank Player School ERA
17. Evan Moore, Bishop Brossart 0.71
21. Brody Mangold, Conner 0.88
38. Evan Kerns, Walton-Verona 1.12
Strikeouts
Rank Player School K
5. Troy McCann, Calvary Christian 71
16. Evan Moore, Bishop Brossart 60
50. Adam Boone, Holmes 49
Wins
Rank Player School W
8. Dylan McIntyre, Ryle 6
9. Matthew Kappes, Beechwood 5
9. Mason Sebastian, Ludlow 5
9. Evan Moore, Bishop Brossart 5
9. Mason Howard, Walton-Verona 5
Saves
Rank Player School SV
3. Maverick Rabe, Ryle 3
3. Gavin Bell, Campbell County 3
3. Bryce Corpus, Walton-Verona 3
3. Cody Henson, Conner 3
21. Oliver Kerns, Conner 2
21. Ryan DeBurger, Highlands 2
Innings Pitched
Rank Player School IP
3. Troy McCann, Calvary Christian 46.1
25. Evan Moore, Bishop Brossart 39.2
GIRLS HITTING
Ava Scott of Cooper leads Kentucky with nine triples. Calvary Christian’s Oreanna Donaldson ranks in the top 11 in four hitting categories, including second in slugging percentage and third in batting average. Bishop Brossart’s Brooke Shewmaker has four top-30 placements. Lloyd’s McKenzie Runion and Dixie Heights’ Skylar Mitchell each have four top-50 placements.
Batting Average
Rank Player School AVG
3. Oreanna Donaldson, Calvary Christian .756
9. Emma Adams, Villa Madonna .650
13. Brooke Shewmaker, Bishop Brossart .633
19. Madison Urlage, Holy Cross .619
26. Zoe Sparks, Dayton .600
37. McKenzie Runion, Lloyd .583
40. Audrey Griffin, Scott .576
43. Itzel Hernandez, Lloyd .574
44. Rosemary Rice, Villa Madonna .571
50. Skylar Mitchell, Dixie Heights .567
Home Runs
Rank Player School HR
6. Oreanna Donaldson, Calvary Christian 10
28. Emily Schmeltz, Cooper 7
42. Hope Hamilton, Campbell County 6
Hits
Rank Player School H
22. Brooke Shewmaker, Bishop Brossart 38
28. Bailey Markus, Highlands 37
46. McKenzie Runion, Lloyd 35
Doubles
Rank Player School 2B
5. Skylar Mitchell, Dixie Heights 12
25. Emilie Young, Simon Kenton 10
25. Madysen Godsey, Lloyd 10
25. Josie Feebeck, Campbell County 10
Triples
Rank Player School 3B
1. Ava Scott, Cooper 9
15. Kennedy Baioni, Highlands 5
15. Carley Cramer, Highlands 5
15. Payton Brown, Highlands 5
27. Mia Buemi, Newport Central Catholic 4
27. Tayah Smith, Dayton 4
Base on Balls
Rank Player School BB
4. Madysen Godsey, Lloyd 21
9. Madelyn Kremer, Bishop Brossart 18
17. Jalyn Cain, Conner 17
23. Emma Scribner, Scott 16
29. Kennedy Baioni, Highlands 15
29. Harper Kinman, Boone County 15
29. Keira Holeman, Conner 15
29. Layla Laudick, Lloyd 15
Slugging Percentage
Rank Player School SLG
2. Oreanna Donaldson, Calvary Christian 1.659
22. Ava Scott, Cooper 1.088
27. Emma Adams, Villa Madonna 1.075
34. Zoe Sparks, Dayton 1.050
39. Skylar Mitchell, Dixie Heights 1.000
RBI
Rank Player School RBI
6. Emilie Young, Simon Kenton 40
11. Oreanna Donaldson, Calvary Christian 37
15. Itzel Hernandez, Lloyd 35
41. Skylar Mitchell, Dixie Heights 30
Runs
Rank Player School R
5. McKenzie Runion, Lloyd Memorial 42
29. Ella Steczynski, Dixie Heights 33
29. Brooke Shewmaker, Bishop Brossart 33
38. Bailey Markus, Highlands 32
Stolen Bases
Rank Player School SB
12. Paulina Long, Bellevue 24
22. Brooke Shewmaker, Bishop Brossart 22
22. Chloe Reed, Bellevue 22
22. Olivia Alspach, Calvary Christian 22
27. Jordyn Reiselman, Holy Cross 21
32. Greer Hayes, Bellevue 20
32. McKenzie Runion, Lloyd Memorial 20
40. Larkin Mitchell, Simon Kenton 19
47. Kaitlyn Haigis, Newport Central Catholic 18
GIRLS PITCHING
Earned Run Average
Rank Player School ERA
11. Madison Goddard, Ryle 1.11
13. Abby Turnpaugh, Notre Dame 1.17
22. Kaitlyn Dixon, Highlands 1.53
Strikeouts
Rank Player School K
10. Dani Wright, Boone County 162
Wins
Rank Player School W
43. Kendall Blau, Cooper 9
Saves
Rank Player School SV
9. Alex Leicht, Campbell County 2
Innings Pitched
Rank Player School IP
21. Morgan Kramer, Bishop Brossart 102.2