Final in 13 innings.

 

Sr Catcher Quentin Murray suicide squeezes in the winning run with the bases loaded.

 

Way to go Dirty Birds !!!!

 

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Great day of baseball in Ft T. Unfortunately I had to leave after 10 innings.

 

Hats off to Cochran and Bartels. Both were dealing.

WOW, sounds like a great game. BTW, same score as tonights NC/HHS softball game.

The stands were filled and the hill was packed. Everyone got their money's worth.

 

I forget which extra inning it was but NC loaded the bases with no outs. Coach Baioni stuck with Cochran who induced consecutive groundballs that resulted in forceouts at home. He then got the last batter to get out of the jam. I'm sure Coach Schulkens(?) will be thinking of that one tonight.

What year is Whitford? Has to be the best defensive SS in the 9th, right? Crazy plays today by him. Smooth. Will get stronger on that frame.

 

Q Murray may be my favorite player in NKY to watch. He loves his arm. Doesn't always make the right decision but if I threw like he did I might not either. Tough, tough kid. Got the heck beat out of him behind the plate but still had some knocks as well.

What year is Whitford? Has to be the best defensive SS in the 9th, right? Crazy plays today by him. Smooth. Will get stronger on that frame.

 

Q Murray may be my favorite player in NKY to watch. He loves his arm. Doesn't always make the right decision but if I threw like he did I might not either. Tough, tough kid. Got the heck beat out of him behind the plate but still had some knocks as well.

 

Whitford is a sophomore and started last year as well. He has great tools for sure.

 

Murray is an excellent catcher and has a gun. Kid has been zingin it since he was 7 yrs old.

Great setting with a great crowd, including a great student section from HHS, and a well pitched game by both squads.

 

 

Cain got the Breds on the board in the 1st with a bomb for a 2-0 lead. (D. Pangallo got on via HBP.)

 

Birds answered with 2 in the B2 with back to back doubles by SO Whitford and SO Ramey. That followed with Ramey swiping 3B and an overthrow to score him.

 

NewCath scored for what would be the final time T3 via back-to-back singles by D. Pangallo and Cain and a sac fly by Hoffstedder.

 

B3, SR Murray singled advanced to 2B and was thrown out at home on a single by SO Ramey.

 

JR Cochran replaced SO Jones T5 with no outs and runners on 1st & 2nd and worked out of it with no damage.

 

Birds knotted it up B5 via single by SR Schultz, double by SR Murrray and a sac fly from SO Whitford.

 

T7, Birds get out of a jam with runners on 1st & 2nd and 2 outs on a diving stop by SO Whitford at SS who then tagged 2nd for the final out.

 

SR Schultz led off B7 with a double, but was stranded. (Birds left 18 runners on base over 13 innings.)

 

T9 Breds load the bases with no outs. Ground outs 2nd to home and SS to home were followed by a nice catch on a line drive by SR Molina to wiggle off the hook.

 

T10 Birds cut down a runner trying to score from 2nd on a single with 2 outs. (I couldn't see the throw from where I was, but SR Heck has a gun in RF and that is where the ball was hit.)

 

B11 Birds leave the bags loaded with 2 outs.

 

T13 Breds have runner on 3rd w/ 1 out and a drawn in infield. Suicide squeeze bunt is popped up. SR Murray © catches and throws to SO Whitford (SS) to tag out the runner on 3rd for the final out.

 

B13 Birds load the bases via hit, batter called out for being out of the box when laying down a sac bunt, error on a hit & run and a walk. On a 2-1 count, SR Murray gets down the suicide squeeze and the Birds win.

 

SO Jones, JR Cochran and SO Martin pitch well for Birds.

 

Bartels and Bueter pitch well for the Breds.

The stands were filled and the hill was packed. Everyone got their money's worth.

 

I forget which extra inning it was but NC loaded the bases with no outs. Coach Baioni stuck with Cochran who induced consecutive groundballs that resulted in forceouts at home. He then got the last batter to get out of the jam. I'm sure Coach Schulkens(?) will be thinking of that one tonight.

 

Sorry had to miss this one. Working an Autism charity event. Just think if they had charged admission to get in. Or did they? Nothing better than free baseball at HP.

 

Greta job Birds!

13 innings!?! :eek:

Sorry had to miss this one. Working an Autism charity event. Just think if they had charged admission to get in. Or did they? Nothing better than free baseball at HP.

 

Greta job Birds!

 

I thought the same about "if they charged admission."

 

T10 Birds cut down a runner trying to score from 2nd on a single with 2 outs. (I couldn't see the throw from where I was, but SR Heck has a gun in RF and that is where the ball was hit.)

 

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9-3-2

Really fun game to watch! Both teams let many chances pass them by...Good win for the Birds

According to this Ky Post story, tied for 7th longest game in the history of the state and most ever in Northern Kentucky! Marathon battle by both teams!

 

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