The Highlands varsity girls softball team celebrated senior night on Wednesday, May 6, at Birdcage with a win of 10-0 over Notre Dame Academy.
The four seniors recognized before the game were Camryn Markus, Payton Brown, Morgan Pompilio, and Kaitlyn Dixon.
All four will continue their softball careers at the collegiate level, with Markus attending Kentucky Wesleyan College, Brown attending Northern Kentucky University, Pompilio attending the College of Central Florida, and Dixon attending Thomas More University.
Offensively, Highlands recorded 10 hits in 21 at-bats, finishing with a .476 team batting average. Layla Zepf (10), Morgan Pompilio (12), Cam Markus (12), and Katherine Heilman (10) led the team with 2 hits each. The team had 11 RBIs.
On the mound, Kaitlyn Dixon (12) pitched 5.0 innings, allowing 0 runs while striking out 10.
The Highlands’ varsity team will play its next game against Letcher County Central on Friday, May 8, at George Rogers Clark with a start time of 8:15 p.m.