What’s the likelihood that a high school team from Northern Kentucky will win either of this year’s state baseball and softball tournaments at University of Kentucky ballparks in Lexington? The 2023 state baseball tournament begins June 1 at Counter Clocks Field (formerly known as Whitaker Bank Ballpark). The state softball tournament also gets underway June […]
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Region baseball/softball tournament schedules/scores
Keep tuned in here for all of the region tournament scores from the 8th through 10th Regions. BASEBALL 8TH REGION TOURNAMENT (First round at district champs, semis and finals played at University of Louisville) Sunday, May 21 Simon Kenton 8, Carroll County 2 Shelby County 7, Oldham County 2 Walton-Verona 4, Owen County 2 Woodford […]
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Boyd wins 9th Region Player of the Year, Wermeling Coach of the Year, All-NKAC and NKBCA lists included
The 9th Region, Northern Kentucky Athletic Conference and Northern Kentucky Baseball Coaches Association end of season awards have been announced. 9th Region Awards Player of the Year: Cameron Boyd, Beechwood Coach of the Year: Rob Weremeling, Holy Cross Assistant Coach of the Year: Nate Snyder, Beechwood Junior Showcase: Chris Henson, Boone County Charlie Dieruf, Covington […]
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Camels 10th Region run comes to an end
Even as the two-time reigning champ, the deck was stacked against Campbell County on Thursday night in the 10th Region baseball championship. Bus rides from Claryville to Cynthiana down Route 27 past midnight on consecutive nights, down a few pitchers due to pitch count rules and taking on a team they’ve knocked out in the […]
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Camels headed for their fifth straight 10th Region title game
After being walked 20 times for a state record in the 10th Region quarterfinal win against Nicholas County, Campbell County used their defense to stave off Montgomery County 5-4 in the region semifinals Wednesday night at Harrison County. Going in, all parties knew it would be a premier matchup. Montgomery County saved their ace Matthew […]
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Beechwood 4-peats in 9th Region taking a unique path to get there
It may have been a bit of a different Beechwood baseball team this year. Lose their top two players from last season, pitching ace and centerfielder Mitchell Berger to injury, catcher Brice Estep transferring to a high school in South Carolina. But in the end, the Tigers are in a familiar spot, winning the 9th […]
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Campbell walks past Nicholas in 10th Region baseball quarterfinals
As one of the top teams in the 10th Region all season long, Campbell County expected to be back in the semifinals and expectations became reality, just not in the way anyone intended. It wasn’t hits or homeruns that were responsible for the scoring. It was walks, the Camels drawing 20 of them, the most […]
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Simon Kenton, Walton-Verona ousted in 8th Region semis
Simon Kenton and Walton-Verona’s baseball teams made the near two-hour drive to the University of Louisville on Monday to compete in the 8th Region baseball tournament semifinals. The Pioneers took on Shelby County while the Bearcats battled with Woodford County. Here’s how it went down: Woodford County 4, Walton-Verona 2 After holding a 2-1 lead […]
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Tigers use another one of their lives, take thriller over Dixie Heights
Perhaps Beechwood should petition to have all their games played at Thomas More Stadium in Florence. For the third time this season at the home of the Y’alls and Thomas More University’s baseball team, the Tigers rallied from down multiple runs in the final inning, this last one on one of the biggest stages of […]
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Hendrix leads Highlands past Conner in pitcher’s duel
Jack Hendrix doesn’t have a “K” in his last name. After Monday night’s 12-strikeout, complete game four-hitter to get Highlands to the 9th Region championship, maybe he should. Hendrix was lights out in the pitcher’s duel between him and Conner’s Oliver Kerns, J.P. Donelan’s first inning single the lone run in the Bluebirds 1-0 victory […]