⚾️ ? | Northern Kentucky Baseball Coaches Association Top 10 via Evan Dennison ~

1. Beechwood 

2. Campbell County 

3. Highlands 

4. Covington Catholic 

5. Simon Kenton 

6. Ryle

7. Dixie Heights 

8. Conner 

9. Walton-Verona 

10. Cooper 

The season begins March 16.

? Let's play ball!

? Week 1 has been filed away.

❓️How did NKY's Top 10 fare?

? ?? ?‍☠️ ?? Highlands, Cov Cath, Ryle, and Dixie tested themselves early, out in the Bluegrass vs. Trinity, Greenwood, St. Xavier, Madison Central, and PRP.

● [PBR KY#] "n" neutral site. *District.

1. [#13] Beechwood (2-0) Lloyd W 12-0 (5 in) / at Scott W 7-0.

2. Campbell Co (1-1) at Cov Cath L 6-8 (8 in) / at Brossart W 22-10.

3. [#22] Highlands (1-3) Walton-Verona W 5-3 / L Cooper 2-4 / n [#1] Trinity L 3-12 / n [#19] Greenwood L 1-11 (6 in).

4. Cov Cath (3-1) Walton-Verona W 6-2 / Campbell Co W 6-5 (8 in) / at [#2] St. Xavier L 0-7 / n PL Dunbar W 2-1.

5. Simon Kenton (1-1) n St. Henry W 9-4 / at Conner L 2-4.

6. Ryle (3-0) at Scott W 6-4 / [#15] Madison Cent W 3-2 / St. Henry W 11-1 (6 in).

7. Dixie (1-2) n Marshall Co L 2-6 / at [#5] PRP W 11-9 / n Male L 5-15.

8. Conner (2-1) at Scott W 7-5 (9 in) / Brossart L 9-11 / S Kenton W 4-2.

9. Walton-Verona (1-3) at [#22] Highlands L 3-5 / at Cov Cath  L 2-6 / Williamstown* W 22-0 (3 in) / at Oldham Co L 5-8.

10. Cooper (2-1) n New Cath L 9-10 / at [#22] Highlands W 4-2 / Holy Cross W 9-4.

? The Top 10s' schedules for Week 2.

1. Beechwood (2-0) Mon. vs. Newport / Tue. vs. Holy Cross* / vs. St. Henry (at TMU/Y'alls) / Fri. vs. New Cath (at TMU/Y'alls)

2. Campbell Co (1-1) Wed. at Dixie / Sat at Loveland (OH).

3. Highlands (1-3) Wed. vs. Cov Cath / Fri. at Sycamore (OH) / Sat. at Holmes.

4. Cov Cath (3-1) Tue. at Conner / Wed. at Highlands / Thr. at Holmes* / Sat. at West Clermont (OH) 1:00 [?] pm & Sat. vs. West Clermont 3:00 pm [?]

5. Simon Kenton (1-1) Mon. vs. Holy Cross (at TMU/Y'alls) / Thr. vs. Cooper / Fri. at Scott / Sat. vs. Harrison (OH).

6. Ryle (3-0) Mon. vs. Grant Co / Tue. at Dixie / Thr. at Great Crossing / Sat. vs. Kettering Fairmont (OH).

7. Dixie (1-2) Tue. vs. Ryle / Wed. vs. Campbell Co / Thr. at Villa Madonna*.

8. Conner (2-1) Tue. vs. Cov Cath / Sat. vs. Ballard (at Collins) / Sat. at Collins.

9. Walton-Verona (1-3) Tue. at Lloyd / Wed. vs. Scott / Sat. at Henry Co.

10. Cooper (2-1) Thr. at Simon Kenton / Fri. at Carroll Co / Sat. at St. Henry. 

* District game.

Schedules and results per the Riherds Scoreboard. 

? NKY 1️⃣0️⃣ Scores: Monday, March 23.

#1 Beechwood (3-0) W vs. Newport 20-6 (4 in.)

#5 Simon Kenton (2-1) W vs. Cov Holy Cross 20-0 (4 in.)

#6 Ryle (3-1) L vs. Grant Co 0-3

? NKY 1️⃣0️⃣ Scores: Tuesday, March 24.

#1 Beechwood (4-0) W* vs. Cov Holy Cross 16-1 (4 in.)

#4 Cov Cath (3-2) L at Conner 3-6

#6 Ryle (3-2) L at Dixie 2-9

#7 Dixie (2-2) W vs. Ryle 9-2

#8 Conner (3-1) W vs. Cov Cath 

#9 Walton-Verona (2-3) W at Lloyd 13-1 (5 in.) 

*District 

??? Wednesday's "Game of the Day" may well be #2 Highlands vs. #4 Covington Catholic for a 5:00 pm game at Highland Park. 

20 hours ago, Runcible Owl said:

 

??? Wednesday's "Game of the Day" may well be #2 Highlands vs. #4 Covington Catholic for a 5:00 pm game at Highland Park. 

CCH bested the Blue Birds 8-6, holding off a Highlands comeback. Nice job young Colonels! 

? NKY 1️⃣0️⃣ Scores: Wednesday, March 25.

#2 Campbell Co (2-1) W at Dixie 8-1

#3 Highlands (1-4) L vs. Cov Cath 6-8 (9 in.)

#4 Cov Cath (4-2) W at Highlands 8-6 (9 in.)

#7 Dixie (2-3) L vs. Campbell Co 1-8

#9 Walton-Verona (2-3) W vs. Scott 6-0

? NKY 1️⃣0️⃣ Scores: Thursday, March 26.

? Beechwood remains the lone unbeaten team from the NKBCA preseason rankings. The #1 Tigers defeated St. Henry 15-7 at Thomas More - Y'alls Stadium to improve to 5-0.

#4 Cov Cath (4-2) W* at Holmes 18-0 (4 in.)

#5 Simon Kenton (4-1) W vs. Cooper 2-0

#6 Ryle (3-3) L at Great Crossing 1-5

#7 Dixie (3-3) W* at Villa Madonna 10-0 (5 in.)

#10 Cooper (2-2) L at Simon Kenton 0-2

* District 

? ✈️ Game of the Day ~ 

Highlands carries the Bluegrass banner across the Ohio River to take on Sycamore (OH DI) in the Aviators' season opener.

The Pioneers play Harrison Ohio Saturday then play Beechwood  Monday! 

✅️  1️⃣0️⃣ A final check in on the pre-season NKBCA Top 10.

❓️Are any BGPers following NKY baseball this season?  For ALL teams in Districts 32-37, who are the players to watch for? What key match-ups are on the horizon?

?? Who moves up/down in the next coaches poll? 

? Scores: Friday, March 27 through Sunday, March 29.

1️⃣ Beechwood (6-1) W 8-1 vs. New Cath for the 9th Region All "A" title at TMU-Y'alls.

L 3-13 vs. Harrison (OH). Box score at this link:

? maxpreps.com/beechwood-vs-harrison

2️⃣ Campbell Co (2-2) L 3-7 (9 in.) at Loveland (OH).

3️⃣ Highlands (3-4) W 6-2 at Sycamore (OH) in the Reds Futures Showcase. 

W 18-6 at Holmes.

4️⃣ Cov Cath (5-3) L 0-11 vs. West Clermont. 

5️⃣ Simon Kenton (5-1) W 13-11 vs. Harrison (OH).

6️⃣ Ryle (4-3) W 8-7 (11 in.) vs Kettering Fairmont (OH).

L 2-12 (6 in.) vs Moeller (OH) at the Blue Ash Recreation Center.

7️⃣ Dixie (3-3) n/a.

8️⃣ Conner (5-1) W 11-5 vs. Ballard at Collins.

W 5-3 at Collins.

9️⃣ Walton-Verona (3-3) n/a.

? Cooper (3-2) W 5-0 at St. Henry.