Thursday, April 08, 1999
N.KY. HIGH SCHOOL REPORT
Coffey strikes while hot
Brandon Coffey's control on the mound — he walked just one batter — and his seven RBI at the plate helped give Walton-Verona a 15-4 victory at Williamstown on Wednesday.
“Brandon didn't pitch a lot last year, because most of our pitchers were seniors,” Walton-Verona coach Kevin McIntyre said. “He's always had good control, and I knew when he got older he would pick up velocity”
At 6-foot-3 and 240 pounds, Coffey is an imposing figure not only on the pitching mound but also as a batter.
In eight games, Coffey is now 15-for-27 (.583), with three home runs and 12 runs batted in, including a single-game career-high seven against Williamstown.
• St. Henry 6, Newport 5 — When the Crusaders need a hit in a crucial situation, Ryan Terrell is usually the one to come through.
Terrell lined a single to left in the seventh inning to drive in Matt Gadd with the winning run, giving pitcher Ed Bird, who struck out nine, the victory.
• Boone County 18, Holy Cross 8; Boone County 7, Campbell County 2 — Junior Tony Salyers had the hot bat in both games for the Rebels, going 4-for-8 with a double and a triple.
• Beechwood 10, Villa Madonna 0 — Sophomore Danny Hicks threw only 36 pitches in four innings for the victorious Tigers, who now own a three-game winning streak.
“We wanted to save Danny for (Thursday),” Beechwood coach Noel Rash said. “We play both Bishop Brossart and Highlands, and that's why I lifted him.”
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