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Henderson County 10, North Oldham 0: Henderson County forgot to pack its batting helmets for the trip to Lexington, but it brought everything else necessary — pitching, hitting and defense — to the state tournament.
Led by the strong pitching of Sam Higgs and the power hitting of Avery Pitt, the Colonels crushed North Oldham 10-0 in Tuesday's opening first-round game.
"Hard to play much better than that," Henderson County Coach Nathan Isenberg said.
As for the missing helmets, Isenberg had no explanation other than they should've been on the checklist. "It's never perfect. That's high school baseball," he said.
The Colonels borrowed helmets from North Oldham in the first inning. Calloway County, which played after Henderson County, offered its helmets, too. The Colonels used Lexington Legends' headgear most of the day.
Higgs, a junior right-hander, gave up two hits, struck out five and walked one in the five-inning mercy-rule game.
"Higgs was outstanding," Isenberg said. "And it was nice to get him out of there after five. Now he's eligible (to pitch again) Thursday, Friday or Saturday."
Pitt provided pop at the plate with five RBI. The 6-foot-4, 260-pound senior had a two-run double in the fourth inning, and he smashed a three-run double in the fifth.
Pitt said the Colonels don't want to find their missing helmets, not after having good luck with the borrowed ones.
"In baseball, you've gotta be superstitious," he said.

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