The Dixie Heights Colonels baseball team (7-10 overall) may have had its growing pains in the first part of the season.
But the Colonels recorded a huge 5-3 win in 10 innings over the Conner Cougars (14-4) in Ninth Region action on Monday. Junior second baseman Luke Abeling singled with two outs to score junior center fielder Carter Schorer and senior catcher Ethan Bosley for the go-ahead runs.
Dixie Heights outhit Conner, 9-6. Bosley went 2-for-5 with a double, two runs batted in and scored once for the Colonels. Senior first baseman Owen Lawrence went 2-for-6.
Junior Brach Rice pitched three solid innings to earn the win for the Colonels, striking out one and walking one. Junior Cole Pullum started and pitched eight innings, striking out five and walking one.
Left fielder Aaron Wichmann led Conner going 2-for-3 and senior first baseman Brody Mangold doubled with senior Jackson Bucks scoring twice. The Cougars used five pitchers with Masters pitching the last three innings taking the loss.
Dixie Heights plays host to Simon Kenton (10-5) on Wednesday at 5:30 p.m. Conner travels to Ryle (11-5) on Tuesday for a 33rd District seed game at 5 p.m.
Baseball
Campbell County 6, Harrison County 4
The Camels (14-3) downed the Thorobreds (14-6) in a 10th Region game.
Senior second baseman Jake Gross and senior shortstop Aydan Hamilton hit back-to-back solo homers in the bottom of the first and the Camels never trailed the entire way. Gross went 4-for-4 with a double, two runs scored and two RBI with Hamilton going 2-for-3 with a triple, two RBI and two runs scored. Right fielder Spencer Voss added a double as the Camels pounded out nine hits.
Freshman Tyler Schumacher pitched five innings to pick up the win for the Camels, striking out four and walking four. Junior Gavin Bell pitched the last two innings striking out two and walking none.
Campbell County travels to Scott (6-9) in a 37th District seed game Tuesday at 5 p.m.
Other Baseball Scores
Beechwood 15, Newport Central Catholic 7
Bishop Brossart 9, Holy Cross 5
Calvary Christian 16, Gallatin County 12
Covington Catholic 4, Boone County 1
Scott 15, Holmes 1 (5 innings)
St. Henry 12, Lloyd Memorial 2 (6 innings)
Simon Kenton 14, Cooper 4 (6 innings)
Walton-Verona 15, Williamstown 0 (3 innings)
Softball
Notre Dame 2, Grant County 1 (10 innings)
The Pandas (5-1) recorded a huge home win over the Braves (6-10) in the bottom of the 10th when eighth grade third baseman Addie Zinser hit a sacrifice fly to left to score senior left fielder Tori Danneman.
Notre Dame recorded five hits off Grant County sophomore standout pitcher Bri Knochelman. Danneman went 2-for-5 with a double and junior center fielder Ava McKinley went 2-for-3.
“(Knochelman) just has a good mix. She does throw a rise ball,” said Joe Stephenson, Notre Dame head coach. “She works both sides of the plate. She’s just tough. (Zinser) is just a good hitter. She was long on her at bats earlier in the game. We just kept telling her to stay short to the ball. She’s young. But she’s got some experience. She’s played a lot of ball. She gets in there and she’s not afraid of the moment.”
Knochelman struck out 22 and walked two overall. But sophomore Abby Turnpaugh struck out 12 and walked two allowing eight hits to give Notre Dame a chance in extra innings.
“She threw tough out there,” Stephenson said of Turnpaugh. “She’s got her team’s back. Even if there’s a mistake here or there, she doesn’t get upset. She just does a good job of staying composed. She pitched a whale of a ballgame.”
Notre Dame plays at Dixie Heights (7-9) at 5 p.m. Wednesday.
Other Softball Scores
Campbell County 22, Calvary Christian 4 (3 innings)
Gallatin County 21, Dayton 9 (5 innings)
Highlands 20, Holmes 3 (4 innings)
Lloyd Memorial 24, Ludlow 0 (3 innings)
Scott 16, Beechwood 1 (3 innings)