Tonight at the Bird Cage in Ft. Thomas in the Semi-Finals of the 36th District, Newcath is a 7-2 winner behind the 12 strikeout performance of freshman Haley Meyers. However things got off to a bad start for the recently named Division II Co-Player of the Year, as she walked 3 of the 1st four batters, but got consecutive K's to end the threat. 10 of the 1st 12 Newport outs via the K. Newcath will advance to the 36th District Finals on Thursday and take on the winner of Wednesday's Dayton/Highlands tilt.

 

Newport 1st - BB, K, BB, BB, K, K.

NewCath 1st - Ware "bloop" single between 1st & 2nd basemen, Kohls sac-bunt, K, an E2 throw back to pitcher (Ware to 3rd), then an E1 trying to get Ware at 3rd (Ware scores), PO4. NewCath 1-0.

 

Newport 2nd - K, K, K.

NewCath 2nd - GO4-3, Burkart single to rightcenter (takes 2nd on E9), Neace RBI single to right, FC8 (Neace out 8-4), FO9. NewCath 2-0.

 

Newport 3rd - Hoeh single past a diving Kohls into center (moves to 2nd on PB), Tyndell INF single to SS (Hoeh to 3rd), BB, Atkins RBI INF single to 1st, K, Rice RBI FC6 (Atkins out 6-4), K.

NewCath 3rd - Ware single to left, Kohls INF single to SS (Ware to 3rd), Schreiber RBI GO1-3, Zimmerman RBI single to left, PO3, GO5-3. NewCath 4-2.

 

Newport 4th - K, K, BB, GO1-3.

NewCath 4th - GO5-6-3 (Kylie Orr, SS for Newport "sweet" play), K, Meyers INF single to 2nd, Ware double off the 3rd base bag, GO1-3. NewCath 4-2.

 

Newport 5th - PO3, Atkins single to right, PO4, GO4-3.

NewCath 5th - GO4-3, Zimmerman single to center, Martini single to left, Burkart RBI single to left, FC6 (Martini out at 3rd 6 unassisted), GO1-3. NewCath 5-2.

 

Newport 6th - BB, K, K, BB, PO3.

NewCath 6th - Meyers double off the fence in center (Katherine Schreiber courtesy runner), GO6-3 (Ka. Schreiber to 3rd), Kohls RBI E6, Kr. Schreiber single to left Potts courtesy runner), (Kolhs SB scores on E2 throw to 3rd, Potts to 3rd), FC1 (Potts out 1-2), LO1. NewCath 7-2.

 

Newport 7th - Orr single to right, GO4-3 DP, LO1. Ballgame.

 

Newport (15-7) 0-0-2-0-0-0-0---2-5-5

NewCath (18-9) 1-1-2-0-1-2-X---7-13-0

 

Newport

Atkins 2-3, RBI

 

NewCath

Ware 3-4, 2B

Zimmerman 2-4, RBI

Burkart 2-3, RBI

Meyers 2-3 2B

By G. MICHAEL GRAHAM

Fort Thomas Matters Sports Reporter

The Newport Central Catholic Thoroughbreds softball team handled the in-town rival Newport Ladycats, 7-2 in the 36th District semifinals on Tuesday.

NewCath (18-9) pulled away in the bottom of the fourth scoring twice. The Thoroughbreds added one in the fifth and two more in the sixth. The game took place at Winkler Park in Fort Thomas.

Freshman Haley Meyers pitched another gem for NewCath. She struck out 12. Meyers also went 2-for-3 at the plate with a double.

Michaela Ware led NewCath at the plate going 3-for-4 with a double. Loren Zimmerman and Taylor Burkart had two hits and an RBI each for the Thoroughbreds.

NewCath faces Highlands or Dayton in the title game on Thursday. Game time is 6 p.m.

 

Fort Thomas Sports: NewCath Tuesday Sports Briefs

 

 

 

 

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