By Mike Perleberg (Cincinnati, Oh.) – Five local teams are among those who will play in games part of the 6th Annual Skyline Chili Cincinnati Reds Futures High School Showcase presented by Cincinnati Children’s Sports Medicine & Orthopaedics. The showcase game scheduled was announced at Redsfest in Cincinnati on Saturday, December 3. The event will feature 82 baseball and softball teams playing in 42 games across Indiana, Ohio, and Kentucky between April 1 and 22, 2017. East Central and Lawrenceburg’s baseball teams will meet in a showcase game on Monday, April 17 at Lawrenceburg High School. The first pitch will be at 5:00 p.m. The game will be Lawrenceburg’s second consecutive appearance in the showcase.
The @redshsshowcase Skyline Chili Futures Showcase is back for 2017! A great day with all coaches/ADs for the schedule release at Redsfest! pic.twitter.com/yj0326Zy5E
— Reds HS Showcase (@redshsshowcase) December 3, 2016 Ryle High School will meet Highlands in a baseball game on Thursday, April 13 at 4:00 p.m. at Meinken All-Star Field in Covington. In the final showcase contest, rivals Harrison and Taylor will play in a 6:00 p.m. game on Saturday, April 22 at the P&G Cincinnati MLB Youth Academy. Both teams appeared in separate games in the 2016 showcase last April. An MVP from each of the 42 games will be recognized on the field at the Cincinnati Reds home game on Sunday, April 23 against the Chicago Cubs. All players and coaches from the participating teams are invited to walk around the field in a “March at the Majors” before that game, too. The schedule for the Skyline Chili Cincinnati Reds Futures High School Showcase is below:Saturday, April 1 (Opening Day)
Aiken vs. Seven Hills, 11:00 a.m. – P&G Cincinnati MLB Youth Academy
Riverview East vs. Withrow, Noon – P&G Cincinnati MLB Youth Academy
Lebanon vs. Mason (softball), 1:00 p.m. – P&G Cincinnati MLB Youth Academy
Hamilton Badin vs. Northwest, 2:00 p.m. – P&G Cincinnati MLB Youth Academy
Bishop Brossart vs. McNicholas, 2:00 p.m. – P&G Cincinnati MLB Urban Youth Academy
Glen Este vs. Lebanon, 3:00 p.m. – P&G Cincinnati MLB Youth Academy
Milford vs. Ursuline Academy (softball), 4:00 p.m. – P&G Cincinnati MLB Youth Academy
CHCA vs. Summit Country Day, 5:00 p.m. – P&G Cincinnati MLB Youth Academy
Wednesday, April 5
Anderson vs. Milford, 4:30 p.m. – Midland Field
Loveland vs. Turpin, 7:00 p.m. – Midland Field
Monday, April 10
Indian Hill vs. Reading, 4:30 p.m. – Location TBD
Madeira vs. Mariemont, 7:00 p.m. – Location TBD
Wednesday, April 12
La Salle vs. St. Xavier, 5:00 p.m. – Prasco Park
Elder vs. Moeller, 7:30 p.m. – Prasco Park
Thursday, April 13
Covington Catholic vs. Newport Central Catholic, 1:00 p.m. – Meinken All-Star Field, Covington
Highlands vs. Ryle, 4:00 p.m. – Meinken All-Star Field, Covington
Bellevue vs. Holmes, 7:00 p.m. – Meinken All-Star Field, Covington
Saturday, April 15
Beechwood vs. Scott, 11:00 a.m. – Beechwood High School
Monday, April 17
East Central vs. Lawrenceburg, 5:00 p.m. – Lawrenceburg High School
Edgewood vs. Franklin, 5:00 p.m. – Wright State University
Miamisburg vs. Springboro, 7:30 p.m. – Wright State University
Tuesday, April 18
Beavercreek vs. Huber Heights Wayne, 5:00 p.m. – Wright State University
Troy vs. Vandalia Butler, 7:30 p.m. – Wright State University
Wednesday, April 19
Fairfield vs. Princeton, 5:00 p.m. – Prasco Park
Middletown vs. Oak Hills, 7:30 p.m. – Prasco Park
Blanchester vs. Clermont Northeastern, 4:30 p.m. – Midland Field
Amelia vs. New Richmond, 7:00 p.m. – Midland Field
Thursday, April 20
Winton Woods vs. Wyoming, 4:30 p.m. – Wyoming High School
Dixie Heights vs. St. Henry, 5:00 p.m. – Meinken All-Star Field, Covington
Holy Cross vs. Ludlow, 7:30 p.m. – Meinken All-Star Field, Covington
Friday, April 21
Hamilton vs. Sycamore, 5:00 p.m. – Prasco Park
Lakota West vs. Mason, 7:00 p.m. – Prasco Park
Colerain vs. Lakota East, 7:30 p.m. – Prasco Park
Saturday, April 22 Closing Day
Clark Montessori vs. Roger Bacon, 11:00 a.m. – P&G Cincinnati MLB Youth Academy
Middletown vs. Seton (softball), Noon – P&G Cincinnati MLB Youth Academy
Hughes vs. Norwood, 1:00 p.m. – P&G Cincinnati MLB Youth Academy
Bishop Fenwick vs. Kings, 2:00 p.m. – P&G Cincinnati MLB Youth Academy
Anderson vs. Springboro (softball), 2:30 p.m. – P&G Cincinnati MLB Youth Academy
Purcell Marian vs. Walnut Hills, 3:00 p.m. – P&G Cincinnati MLB Youth Academy
Taft vs. Western Hills, 4:00 p.m. – P&G Cincinnati MLB Youth Academy
Oyler vs. Western Hills (softball), 5:00 p.m. – P&G Cincinnati MLB Youth Academy
Harrison vs. Taylor, 6:00 p.m. – P&G Cincinnati MLB Youth Academy
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