Hit and Run

regarding my previous post. here is a link to a youtube video showing Steve Hamilton throwing it. This is Classic. If the link does not work search you tube for a video, folly floater: Hamilton vs horton.

I believe it may have been first thrown by Steve Hamiton, who played for the Yankees and then was the Head Baseball Coach and later Athletic Director at Morehead State University. If I recall correctly there was a question in the original Trival Persuit game refering to it, but it was called something like the "Folly Floater"

Will he still go to UK, since coach Cohen resigned????????

Are high school Seniors allowed to play at the JV level. Just curious

The class of 2011, just may be one of the best baseball classes that Northern Kentucky has seen in many years. I can't wait to see how good these young men are when they are seniors. Beechwood- Bertke, Josh/ Bertke, CJ/ Leeke/ Larimore Boone County- Wendeln/ Powelite Campbell County- Shepard/ Cov Cath- Shumate/ Cottingham/ Hoffer/ Shaffer Conner- Roberts Dixie- Popham/ Sexton Holy Cross- Fuller/ Jehn/ Johnson/Ritter New Cath- Gray/ Murphy/ Schmits/ Kelly Ryle- Friedle/

Bertke, has pitched, played third or short at all three levels. He has several complete games pitching, and pitched 6 1/3 and got the win in the varsity game against Bryan Station.

The ability to do this as exixted for years. The Southwest Ohio Baseball League is on of the largest and most competetive leagues in the Country. http://www.leaguetime.com

Actually they are in the 7th region. REGION 7 - Beechwood, Boone County, Calvary Christian, Carroll County, Conner, Covington Catholic, Covington Latin, Dixie Heights, Gallatin County, Heritage, Holmes, Holy Cross (Covington), Lloyd Memorial, Owen County, Ryle, Scott, Simon Kenton, St. Henry District, Trimble County, Villa Madonna, Walton-Verona Here is the link to the khsaa website with the region breakdown. http://www.khsaa.org/golf/alignment.pdf

Beechwood 7 Cov. Cath. 1

What game are you talking about, and who was playing short that had so many errors.

I have not seen anywhere where it says that Bertke will be a dominant force for Beechwood. The article in the paper quoted coach Myerhoff saying that he was just one of several young pitchers that gained some valuable Varsity experience last year, and that experience will make them that much better this year. Here is the quote from the paper. Elliott will lead a young staff Myerhoff expects to perform very well with a year's experience under its belt. "Our younger pitchers are all a year older and they should be that much better because of it," Myerhoff said. "Jake Smith and Nathan Snyder are both juniors and they pitched a lot for us last year as sophomores. Josh Bertke pitched a lot for us as an eighth-grader. He should do very well as a freshman this year with that experience. They've grown up that extra year, and they should help us a lot on the mound."

Are there any other NKY middle schools that have a baseball program. I thought Gray Middle in Boone County used to.

As I sit and read all of these comments, I can’t help to think that most of us have lost our focus as to what all of these programs should be about at the end of the day. Yes some programs have the tendency to attract a better caliber of player than the others, but the bottom line is that all of the programs promote the game of baseball well, and all have many fine young men playing the game we love. I cannot speak much about the other programs but I am familiar with the Bluegrass Baseball Club. From last years Bluegrass Chiefs Roster, I can think of 10 young men but I believe there were 14 total that are going on to get their college education while having the privilege of playing college baseball, I know coach Sanders is proud of the number of former players that he has helped go to college, and getting the opportunity to play baseball is a bonus. If I am not mistaken, the Bluegrass Chiefs routinely send 10 – 15 of their players on to college each year. Here are the 10 I know, Not sure about spellings and could not tell you high schools. These players from the 2007 Bluegrass Chiefs are in college and getting to play baseball. Lane – Mt. St. Joes McClean- Mt. St. Joes Baker- Ohio Valley University York- Ohio Valley University and now NKU Sheehe- Belermine University Weis- NKU Moore- NKU Oliver- Transylvania Hatfield- Transylvania Storng- St. Catherine

I was just being kind, don't know if the staff at Bellevue has actually seen him play yet. But like you I am sure he will be the Shortstop>

Hunter Jones, is at Bellevue HS and will probably be the starting Short Stop