Ronan Thaler (11) throws a pitch.
Ronan Thaler (11) throws a pitch.
Andrea Suarez Espinosa

Varsity baseball team come up just short 1-0

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April 13, 2026
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Brooks Hendrix (12) prepares to run.

Highlands’ varsity boys faced Ryle on Thursday, April 2, at Thomas More Stadium, falling 1-0. 

Offensively, Highlands recorded 3 hits in 23 at-bats, finishing with a .130 team batting average. Brooks Hendrix (12), Noah Lahner (12), and Peyton Zimmerman (12) led the team with 1 hit each. The team had 0 RBIs. 

On the mound, Ronan Thaler (11) pitched 6.0 innings, allowing 1 run while striking out 8. Patrick Davidson (12) closed the pitching, throwing 0.0 innings with 3 strikeouts. 

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Andrea Suarez Espinosa is a sophomore at Highlands High School. She is on the Track and Field team and enjoys spending most of her time with family and friends. Andrea spends a lot of time investing in her relationship with God through her Christian community and is involved in Highlands Navigators. She has been in publications for 2 years and keeps going for her interest in photography. She would aspire to keep taking photography more seriously in the coming years at Highlands. 
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