Nice win to start the season for the Birds at Boone. Starting pitcher, Lou Bunning, pitches 3.67 innings for the win. Joseph Martin comes in to hold for 2.33 innings. Joey Cochran comes in the 7th to close out the game with the save.

Great start for Boone Soph Jeffrey Purnell. Pitched 3 innings. Faced 12 batters, struck out 7 , gave up only one hit on 38 pitches.

Congrats to the Birds on the early season win.

Edited March 22, 201412 yr by Juneball1

By G. MICHAEL GRAHAM

Fort Thomas Matters Sports Reporter

The Highlands Bluebirds baseball team opened the season on a high note Friday.

Highlands traveled to Florence and beat the 1-1 Boone County Rebels, 3-1. Bluebird pitchers Lou Bunning, Joseph Martin and Joey Cochran combined to throw a one-hitter and strike out four. Martin (1-0) picked up the win and Cochran recorded the save.

Highlands recorded eight hits. Alex Veneman led the way with a double. Grayson Heck and Evan Allen had two-out RBI singles.

The Bluebirds play host to Cooper on Saturday. Game time is 11 a.m.

 

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Nice effort overall by both teams early in the season. Purnell cruised through the batting order the 1st time. Birds scratched 1 across the second time through.

 

Boone ran into a few outs that could have ended up in runs. Bird defense was solid.

 

JR Bunning threw very well and will tighten up his control as the season goes along.

 

JR Martin had solid velocity and got a tough out on Ganns in a clutch situation.

 

SR Cochran closed out the 7th with a ton of strikes, pounding the zone and making the bottom of the Boone order put it in play.

 

Great way to start the season.

Great win Highlands over Boone! I do have to ask the question to Boone Coaches; why pitch Trey G with Holmes and not Highlands? Seriously? I heard that Trey is hitting 87mph. What a great young man! Again, congrats to Highlands!

Great win Highlands over Boone! I do have to ask the question to Boone Coaches; why pitch Trey G with Holmes and not Highlands? Seriously? I heard that Trey is hitting 87mph. What a great young man! Again, congrats to Highlands!

 

Boone was scheduled to play the defending state champions on Sat, so I figure they stayed with their rotation plan. I think Trey G only pitched about 35 pitches against Holmes for a warm up. Boone pitched Soph. Jeffrey Purnell against Highlands which was hitting low 80"s during his freshman year. They only pitched Jeffrey 3 complete innings with 38 pitches and had 7 k's . I think Boone is looking at the bigger picture not just early wins, if so Purnell would have probable stayed in the game and walked away with about 15 k's and his first W of the season.

Edited March 23, 201412 yr by Juneball1

One hit pitching for the Birds, pretty solid.

One hit pitching for the Birds, pretty solid.

 

 

Birds did have pretty good defense behind their pitching. It seemed like there was more hits for Boone. Boone had 4 or 5 mistakes on the base path which resulted in outs. Were they on with walks?

I saw a bunch of LexCath hats at subway, twin bill with JV @HP, can anybody post results?

Pics from the game.

 

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Birds did have pretty good defense behind their pitching. It seemed like there was more hits for Boone. Boone had 4 or 5 mistakes on the base path which resulted in outs. Were they on with walks?

 

I suppose so.

Birds JV split with lexcath. Lost first game 7-5. Won 2nd 4-2.

Good job Birds!

Birds JV split with lexcath. Lost first game 7-5. Won 2nd 4-2.

 

Thanks!

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