Blue Wahoos Toppled In Road Finale By Pair Of Big Innings
August 12, 2024
written by Erik Bremer
The Pensacola Blue Wahoos (60-46) fell Sunday in the finale of their two-week road trip by a score of 10-1 against the Mississippi Braves (49-58).
With a series win already in hand, the Wahoos turned to veteran righthander Jeff Lindgren (L, 1-4) to close out a fifth win in six days. At first, both Lindgren and his mound opponent David Fletcher (W, 2-4) matched one another pitch for pitch. The game remained scoreless through the first three innings before the Wahoos dented the scoreboard first.
In the top of the fourth inning, Pensacola shortstop Jared Serna doubled to right field. The extra-base hit extended Serna’s Double-A hitting streak to 11 games. After a lineout moved Serna to third, first baseman Nathan Martorella’s groundout drove in Serna to give Pensacola a 1-0 lead.
However, the advantage proved to be short-lived. The M-Braves responded with a five-run barrage in the bottom of the fifth inning, which put them ahead for good. Working against Lindgren, Mississippi loaded the bases with one out for designated hitter David McCabe, who singled to score two runs and give the Braves a 2-1 lead. Second baseman Yolbert Sanchez then brought home another run with a sacrifice fly before first baseman Bryson Horne doubled off of Wahoos lefthander Chandler Jozwiak to drive home two additional runs and put the Braves ahead 5-1.
The five-run outburst proved to be more than enough for Mississippi, who put up a second five-run inning in the bottom of the seventh to go ahead 10-1. The game marked the first time the Wahoos had given up double-digit runs since June 5 – also against Mississippi. Despite the defeat, Pensacola returns home having won eight of 11 games during its two-week road trip.
The Wahoos saw several recent additions perform well during the two-week road trip. Shortstop Jared Serna hit .444 with 10 doubles in his first 11 Double-A games, while lefthander Robby Snelling impressed through his first two Pensacola starts (combined 10.0 IP, 5 H, 1 ER, 14 K).
The Blue Wahoos return home on Tuesday to begin a series versus the Montgomery Biscuits. First pitch from Blue Wahoos Stadium is scheduled for 6:05 p.m. CT
Tate High Cheerleaders Receive State Championship Rings
August 11, 2024
The Tate High School cheerleaders received their state championship rings Friday evening at the Crimson and Gray game.
The Tate cheerleaders won the FHSAA State Championship back in February, their third in six years. They also placed fifth in the nation.
Members of the team and their coaches were:
- Lillian Abner
- Brooke Alvare
- Kaylenia Bailey
- Alyssa Bello
- Layla Briese
- Taylee Edwards
- Taylor Fitzgerald
- Sidney Forst
- Isabella Gonzalez
- Ava Goodwin
- Alexis Hudson
- Hailey Jenkins
- Ryleigh Jerkins
- Kristopher Kelley
- Claire Kersey
- KayLee Ramey
- Brooklyn Ray
- Alyssa Roye
- Morgan Salmon
- Chloe Throckmorton
- Morgan Wartenbe
- Head coach: Morgan Norwood
- Assistant Coach: Melissa Culbertson
- Assistant Coach: Stacy Guy
- Assistant Coach: Lauren Freeman
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Wahoos Win 7-1 Over Braves
August 11, 2024
written by Erik Bremer
The Pensacola Blue Wahoos secured a series win in their six-game set with the Mississippi Braves on Saturday night, cruising to a 7-1 victory.
Robby Snelling (W, 1-0), acquired two weeks ago by the Marlins in a deadline trade with the San Diego Padres organization, led a combined two-hitter to earn his first win with the Blue Wahoos. The 20-year-old lefty struck out seven batters over 5.0 scoreless, one-hit innings while needing only 62 pitches.
Jared Serna, another recent trade acquisition from the New York Yankees organization, continued his torrid pace at the plate. The Blue Wahoos shortstop went 2-for-3 with two doubles and three RBI, giving him a 10-game hitting streak to start his career in Pensacola. Through his first 10 games with the Blue Wahoos, Serna is batting .452 with nine doubles and 11 RBI.
The Blue Wahoos jumped ahead right away in the first inning against Braves starter Ian Mejia (L, 7-5), turning a Serna walk into the game’s first run with an RBI double from Nathan Martorella.
The game opened up in a five-run fourth inning, as the Blue Wahoos got an RBI single from Shane Sasaki and a bad-bounce fielding error off the bat of Jakob Marsee before Serna capped the frame with a two-run double.
Handed a 6-0 lead, Snelling cruised through 5.0 innings to qualify for his first Blue Wahoos win. Adam Laskey, Justin King and Nigel Belgrave contributed effective relief to lock down the win.
The Blue Wahoos gained ground on the first-place Biloxi Shuckers, who fell 1-0 to the Biscuits in Montgomery and are now just 1.0 game ahead of Pensacola in the South Division with 31 games remaining in the regular season.
The series in Mississippi wraps up on Sunday afternoon. First pitch from Trustmark Park is scheduled for 2:05 p.m. CT.
Photos: Tate Aggies Crimson And Gray
August 10, 2024
The Tate Aggies held their annual Crimson and Gray Game and Fish Fry Friday night in Pete Gindl Stadium.
It’s good food, good friends and good football with inter-squad scrimmages
The football portion of the evening ended quickly due to a thunderstorm with nearby lightning.
Next Friday night, Tate will host a Jamboree game against Pine Forest at 7 p.m.
For a photo gallery, click or tap here.
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Photo Gallery: Northview’s Meet The Chiefs (And The Blackcats, And Eagles)
August 10, 2024
Northview High School held “Meet the Chiefs” before a large crowd on a steamy Friday evening.
Fans were introduced to the Northview Chiefs football team, cheerleaders and Tribal Beat band. The football teams and cheerleaders from the Northwest Escambia Chiefs and Century Blackcats were also introduced, as were the cheerleaders and football players for the Ernest Ward Middle School Eagles.
The event came to a quick end thanks for a heavy downpour.
For a photo gallery, click or tap here.
Next Friday night, the Northview Chiefs and Ernest Ward will travel to Backer for a Jamboree that begins at 5:30 p.m. Ernest Ward is scheduled to play Baker Middle School at 6 p.m. Northview JV will face Baker JV at 6:30 p.m. The Northview varsity will play Pleasant Home varsity at 7:30 p.m., and Northview varsity to play the Baker varsity at 8 p.m.
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Miller Masterful in 2-1 Wahoos Win Over M-Braves
August 10, 2024
written by Erik Bremer
The Pensacola Blue Wahoos continued a successful road trip on Friday night, putting together a dominant pitching performance in a 2-1 win over the Mississippi Braves.
Jacob Miller (W, 1-0) earned his first Double-A win a day before his 21st birthday, scattering two singles over 5.0 scoreless innings to lead the Pensacola pitching effort. The Blue Wahoos improved to 7-2 on their longest road trip of the year and, at 59-45 overall, are a season-high 14 games above the .500 mark.
Drue Hackenberg (L, 1-2), who delivered a 16-strikeout masterpiece at Blue Wahoos Stadium in July, was nearly as good in his encore performance but fell victim to poor run support. The Blue Wahoos jumped ahead 1-0 in the first, turning a Jakob Marsee walk and stolen base into a run on an RBI single from Graham Pauley, and held the lead the rest of the night.
The Blue Wahoos added another run in the seventh on a Jacob Berry sacrifice fly, and that insurance proved vital as Mississippi’s David McCabe hit a solo homer off Anderson Pilar in the bottom of the inning to cut the Pensacola lead to 2-1.
Matt Pushard contributed a scoreless eighth before Dale Stanavich (S, 2) locked down the win with a 1-2-3 ninth.
The Blue Wahoos kept pace with the first-place Biloxi Shuckers, who beat the Biscuits 11-1 in Montgomery and remain 2.0 games ahead of Pensacola in the South Division with 32 games remaining in the regular season.
The series in Mississippi continues on Saturday. First pitch from Trustmark Park is scheduled for 6:05 p.m. CT,
Free Women’s College Soccer Match Saturday Evening At Ashton Brosnaham Park
August 9, 2024
Women’s college soccer is coming to Ashton Brosnaham Park Athletic Park Saturday evening, and admission is free.
The Louisiana State University and the University of Southern Mississippi women’s soccer teams will play an exhibition match at 7:30 p.m. on the park’s stadium field.
The 2024 SEC Women’s Soccer Tournament will return to Escambia County November 3-10. The top 12 SEC women’s soccer teams will compete for their championship at the Ashton Brosnaham.
Pictured: The inaugural Western Gate Collegiate Soccer Showdown featured matchups between the Florida Gators, Mississippi State Bulldogs, and LSU Tigers with free admission last April at Ashton Brosnaham Park. NorthEscambia.com photos, click to enlarge.
Ninth-Inning Rally Lifts Wahoos To 4-2 Win Over Braves
August 9, 2024
written by Erik Bremer
After being stymied for eight innings against the Mississippi Braves, the Pensacola Blue Wahoos came to life in the ninth inning of Thursday’s game for a comeback 4-2 win.
Down to their final two outs and trailing 1-0 in the ninth inning, the Blue Wahoos got the tying run aboard when Graham Pauley grounded a single up the middle against Jake McSteen (L, 1-5). Joe Mack blasted a double deep to right-center, putting two runners in scoring position. Reliever Elison Joseph, who had earned a one-out save on Wednesday, surrendered a game-tying RBI single to Nathan Martorella before issuing a bases-loaded walk to Harrison Spohn and a run-scoring hit-by-pitch to Andrew Pintar that proved to be the difference.
The game was a low-scoring affair until the ninth. Braves starter Lucas Braun held the Blue Wahoos to five hits over a career-high 7.2 scoreless innings, while Evan Fitterer allowed only an unearned run over 5.0 solid innings in his return performance from Triple-A Jacksonville.
After scoreless relief from Tyler Eckberg and Justin King (W, 2-0) kept the game within reach, the Blue Wahoos rallied for their four runs in the top of the ninth inning. Woo-Suk Go (S, 1) allowed an unearned run in the bottom of the ninth thanks to a pair of infield errors, but held on to earn his first Blue Wahoos save and lock down a 4-2 win.
The Blue Wahoos gained a game on the first-place Biloxi Shuckers, who fell 10-3 in Montgomery and are now 2.0 games ahead of Pensacola in the South Division with 33 games remaining in the regular season.
The series in Mississippi continues on Friday. First pitch from Trustmark Park is scheduled for 6:35 p.m. CT.
Late Drama Leaves Wahoos Wanting In 5-4 Loss To Braves
August 8, 2024
written by Erik Bremer
Pearl, Miss. – The Pensacola Blue Wahoos fell 5-4 to the Mississippi Braves on Wednesday night, charging back to tie the game once but coming up short in another ninth-inning rally.
Tied 3-3 in the bottom of the eighth, the Braves scored two runs against Nigel Belgrave (L, 0-1) as Bryson Horne hit a go-ahead RBI double and Bryson Worrell followed with an RBI groundout.
Down to their final out in the ninth, the Blue Wahoos rallied with three straight baserunners and drew to within a run on an Andrew Pintar RBI single before Elison Joseph (S, 2) closed things out for a 5-4 final.
Mississippi initially jumped ahead in the third with a two-out rally of their own against Blue Wahoos starter Luis Palacios, stringing together a walk and RBI singles from Cal Conley and Tyler Tolve to take a 3-0 lead.
The Blue Wahoos chipped away in the middle innings, scoring their first run against Braves starter Darius Vines in the fifth on a Graham Pauley sacrifice fly and adding another in the sixth on a Jacob Berry RBI single.
In the seventh, the Blue Wahoos manufactured a rare run against Landon Harper (W, 2-0), who had not allowed an earned run since late May. Shane Sasaki led off with a single, stole second, advanced to third on a wild pitch and scored on a Jakob Marsee RBI single to tie the game 3-3.
Mississippi answered back with their two eighth-inning runs to even up the series one game apiece.
The Blue Wahoos kept pace behind the first-place Biloxi Shuckers, who fell 1-0 in Montgomery to maintain a 3.0-game lead in the South Division with 34 games remaining in the regular season.
The series in Mississippi continues on Thursday. First pitch from Trustmark Park is scheduled for 6:35 p.m. CT.
Friday Night: Meet The Chiefs; Tate Crimson And Gray Football & Fish Fry
August 7, 2024
High school football is returning, with special events this Friday night at both Northview at Tate high schools.
Tate High School
It’s good food, good friends and good football with the Tate Aggies Crimson and Gray game and fish fry is this Friday at 6:30 p.m.
It’s $15 for a fish plate with all the fixing and admission; $10 for a fish plate only, $7 for admission with no fish plate, or $3 for a student entrance only ticket.
Tickets can be purchased through EventBrite for this event only by clicking here. Regular season game tickets will once again be sold on GoFan.
Northview High School
The annual Northview High School will be at 6 p.m. Friday in Tommy Weaver Memorial Stadium. It’s free admission to meet the Northview Chiefs football players, coaches, cheerleaders, and band. Local youth football players and cheerleaders will also be introduced.
Admission is free.