Baby Birds win their season opener. They face Cooper at noon at Cooper.

Baby Birds win their season opener. They face Cooper at noon at Cooper.

Well done, Baby Birds!

Who were some of the pitching and hitting stars for the Birds?

 

Nice back story here. Baby Birds were looking for a game after being "displaced" by the JV Birds at Highland Park on a makeup from WED rainout for V/JV against Boone Co. Scott originally said no to the 7:15 start at their place due to a service honoring a former student killed in an auto accident. Apparently, the family heard about the request and wanted the game to be played.

Rob Gabbard was the starting pitcher going 2 1/3 innings. He struggled with nerves in the 1st inning giving up 3 runs. Settled down in the 2nd. Hunter Dreves came in relief and pitched 1 2/3. He had good control and throws hard. Andy Field closed the game. I'm not sure who earned the win.

 

Morgan Race, Carson Fitter, and Tyler Schwalbach all hit well.

 

It was a hard game to watch! Game went 5 innings but lasted about 2 hours and 45 minutes. The Umpire had a real tough game! Supposedly it was his 1st game. It was hard to follow the score because he kept changing his calls. He needs a lot more work. I hope I don't see him again.

I'm not sure you can consider Scott's team necessarily a "freshman team". The majority of them are 7th and 8th graders.

I'm not sure you can consider Scott's team necessarily a "freshman team". The majority of them are 7th and 8th graders.

 

That doesn't speak highly of the program.

I'm not sure you can consider Scott's team necessarily a "freshman team". The majority of them are 7th and 8th graders.

 

Highlands has eight 8th graders on the frosh team.

That doesn't speak highly of the program.

 

In reading the above it doesn't come across very well. It certainly isn't a shot at the actual boys on the team. Don't want any parents upset.

In reading the above it doesn't come across very well. It certainly isn't a shot at the actual boys on the team. Don't want any parents upset.

 

One Freshman is playing varsity (Jake Ohmer), and several other freshman are playing JV, so there is some young talent in the program. For whatever reason, there isn't a ton of kids playing high level baseball in Taylor Mill Most of the better known athletes are playing football and doing offseason lifting (The middle school program won the big school division, even beating Cov Cath) or playing AAU basketball.