Schwalbach Pitches, Homers in Senior Game Win Highlands 2020 Senior baseball players played a special game at Highland Hills Park on Monday night. By G. Michael Graham The six Highlands baseball seniors may not have had a season because of Coronavirus 2019 in the spring but Highlands Head Coach Jeremy Baioni and the Northern Kentucky […]
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Highlands Alum Named Orioles Pitcher of Month in May of 2019 Season
Rom Focused on Control During Time Off Baseball Patrick Cavey. Highlands 2018 alum Drew Rom winds up during a game with the Delmarva Shorebirds last season. Rom has a career 2.64 Earned Run Average in 31 games in the minor leagues. He earned the distinction of the Baltimore Orioles Pitcher of the Month in May, […]
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Highlands Shortstop Preparing to Play for Kentucky Wildcats
Kavanagh Hit Starting Line-up as Freshman Highlands senior shortstop Ethan Kavanagh gets in position in a game last year. Kavanagh is the first position player in school history to commit to an NCAA Division I Power Five Conference school. He’ll play for the University of Kentucky next season. (Img: G. Michael Graham) By G. Michael Graham […]
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Bluebirds Lose Shoot-Out in 9th Region Title Game
Highlands Not Headed to State for First Time Since 2014 PHOTO: G. Michael Graham, Fort Thomas Matters. Highlands senior Cooper Schwalbach steps into swinging motion in the 9th Region championship on Tuesday. Solid pitching and defense carried the Highlands Bluebirds baseball team (29-10 overall) to four consecutive 9th Region championships. But on Tuesday in a […]
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Bluebirds Seeking Unprecedented Fifth Straight Regional Championship
Highlands Baseball Looking to Make History PHOTO: G. Michael Graham, Fort Thomas Matters. Highlands junior Ethan Kavanagh gets in position in a recent game. Baseball: 9th Region Semifinals: Highlands 5, St. Henry 2: The Bluebirds (29-9) advanced to their sixth straight region championship game and seventh in the last eight seasons with the Memorial Day […]
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Eight District Championships and Counting for Highlands Baseball
Bluebirds Run-Rule Thoroughbreds PHOTO: G. Michael Graham, Fort Thomas Matters. Highlands senior first baseman Trey Gabbard makes a play on a foul ball in the 10-0 win over Newport Central Catholic on Monday. Highlands won its eighth straight district championship with the victory. It took a trip through the line-up, but the hosts eventually pulled […]
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Big League Victory for Highlands Baseball
Bluebirds Rally to Take Down Undefeated Beechwood Twitter Photo. Highlands junior Brennan Haigis won the game’s most valuable player award in the 7-5 win over Beechwood on Friday in the Reds Futures Showcase at Great American Ballpark. Haigis picked up the pitching win throwing four innings striking out two, walking one and allowing one earned […]
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Watching Sons Play Brings Back Memories for Five Highlands Baseball Fathers
Five Highlands Seniors Build Generational Highlands Tradition PHOTO: G. Michael Graham, Fort Thomas Matters. Five former Highlands baseball players from the 1980s and early 1990s have senior sons on this year’s team. They are. from left. Lance Turner, Nolan Turner, Joe Grimme, Steven Grimme, Todd Johnson, Trent Johnson, Jim Greene, Casey Greene, Chris Schwalbach and […]
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Spring is here! Opening Day starts today for Highlands Baseball
Bluebirds Seek More Success PHOTO: G. Michael Graham. The Highlands baseball team owns 10 region championships in school history. Players and coaches may not be able to rattle off various stats such as the number of consecutive wins over district opponents. But the region and state tournaments stats seem to be a different story. Veteran […]
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Highlands Alum Continues Determination on Mound
Doty Helps Lead Otterbein to OAC Regular Season Crown PHOTO: Madi O’Neill, Otterbein University student photographer. Freshman Ethan Doty, a 2017 Highlands graduate, throws a pitch against Ohio Northern on April 18 in Ohio Athletic Conference action. Doty threw a complete game shutout for Otterbein that day. He finished 5-1 on the season good for […]