St. Elizabeth Healthcare, Reds Donate Baseball, Softball Equipment to Area Schools

The equipment will be distributed to 19 high schools in northern Kentucky and southeast Indiana.

Pictured: Tony Hyott, FACHE – St. Elizabeth Healthcare, Assistant Vice President, Patient Services, Reds Players & Alum- Spencer Steer, Cam Collier, & Corky Miller, Terry Smith – Board President, Pitch In For Baseball, Charley Frank – Executive Director, Reds Community Fund. Photo provided.

(Erlanger, Ky.) – St. Elizabeth Healthcare and the Reds Community Fund have partnered to distribute baseball and softball equipment to area schools.

Now in its seventh year, the partnership between St. Elizabeth, the Reds and Pitch in for Baseball is designed to help baseball and softball programs in northern Kentucky and southeast Indiana prepare for the upcoming 2023 season.

This year, equipment will be distributed to 19 high schools and three youth programs: Augusta, Bellevue, Boone County, Campbell County, Dayton, Dixie Heights, Gallatin County, Grant County, Holy Cross, Covington Holmes, Lloyd Memorial, Ludlow, Newport, Newport Central Catholic, Scott, South Ripley, Milan, Switzerland County and Rising Sun high schools; and Ludlow Athletic Club, Bellevue Vets and Grant County Little League.

St. Elizabeth matched the contribution from the Reds Community Fund to help the schools and organizations through Pitch in for Baseball.

Each school will receive a share of $45,000 worth of equipment.

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