WILDER – Cincinnati Reds catcher Tucker Barnhart delivered a hit for Northern Kentucky high school ballplayers Wednesday.
Representatives of Reds Community Fund, St. Elizabeth Healthcare and Barnhart presented $15,000 worth of baseball and softball bats to each of five high schools at Town & Country Athletic Center in Wilder.
The combined donation will start a yearly donation from Reds Community Fund and partners including St. Elizabeth to improve youth baseball and softball in Northern Kentucky.
Bellevue High School sophomore pitcher and shortstop Arianna Dotson picked up one of six new aluminum softball bats and smiled as she put it over her shoulder.