Fitterer, Blue Wahoos Blank Braves for Seventh Straight Win
May 4, 2023
Evan Fitterer continued to make a strong impression in a Blue Wahoos uniform, tossing the first five innings of a four-hit shutout in a 3-0 win over the Mississippi Braves on Wednesday morning.
Fitterer (W, 2-0), who allowed only one hit over 6.0 scoreless innings in his Double-A debut at Montgomery last Thursday, scattered three hits over another strong start as the Blue Wahoos won their seventh game in a row.
Will Banfield started the scoring with a two-run homer in the second inning against Scott Blewett (L, 0-2), and Dane Myers followed with an RBI single in the third that would provide Pensacola all the run support they would need.
Cristian Charle, Zack Leban and Jefry Yan (S, 2) worked the final four innings out of the Blue Wahoos bullpen, securing just the fifth seven-game winning streak in team history. The franchise record is eight wins in a row, accomplished in 2017 and 2018.
The Education Day game was played in front of 5,038 fans, a group mostly comprised of students and field trip groups. It marked the seventh sellout of the season in 11 games at Blue Wahoos Stadium.
The Blue Wahoos continue their series against the Mississippi Braves on Thursday evening in Pensacola
written by Erik Bremer/photos Blue Wahoos
Burkett Homers As Northview Shuts Out Central, Heads To District Championship (With Gallery)
May 3, 2023
The Northview Chiefs shut out Central 9-0 Tuesday afternoon in the District 1-1A semifinals.
No. 1 Northview (16-6) will take on No. 2 Jay (16-10) at 7 p.m. Thursday at Jay for the district title.
Cason Burkett homered in the third inning for the Chiefs, going 2-2 overall. Rustin Pope went 2-3, while Kaden Odom, Luke Bridges, Josh Landis and Ethan Collier each added a hit for Northview.
Burkett pitched two innings for Northview, allowing two hits and no runs while striking out three. Jamarkus Jefferson went for two, Kaden Ocom for two and Grayden Sheffield for one inning on the mound, allowing no hits and not runs while striking out a combined four.
Also on Tuesday, Jay shut down Baker 11-1.
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Tate Beats Gulf Breeze 9-2 To Advance To District Championship (With Gallery)
May 3, 2023
The No.3 Tate Aggies blew past the No. 2 Gulf Breeze Dolphins 9-2 in the District 1-1A semifinals Wednesday.
Drew Reaves homered in the third, and Ethan McAnally had a dinger in the firth for Tate.
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Rilee Lowery went six innings on the mound for Tate, allowing two runs and five hits while striking out seven.
Brayden Touchstone led the Aggies at the plate with two hits. McAnally, Reaves, Clifton Quiggins and James Davis each had a hit for the Aggies.
The Aggies (18-6) will take on the Patriots (23-2) in Pace Thursday at 7 p.m. for the district championship.
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Gilmore’s Bottom Of The Eighth Walk-Off Single Pushes Northview Into District Championships
May 3, 2023
Emma Gilmore hit a walk-off single in the bottom of the eighth inning as Northview beat Paxton 6-5 Tuesday night in the District 1-1A semifinals Tuesday night in Bratt.
The game was tied at when Gilmore singled on a 3-0 count to score Makayla Golson.
With the win, Northview (14-11) advances to the title game against the defending Class 1A state champion Jay Royals. Northview will host at 7 p.m. Thursday. Jay (13-11) is coming off a 7-0 shut out of Baker Tuesday afternoon.
Aubrey Stuckey opened in the the circle for the Lady Chiefs, going six innings allowing four hits and five runs while striking out five. Jamison Gilman went for two innings, giving up one run and not hits while striking out three.
Gilmore, Gilman and Mary-Clayton Dawson had two hits each for Northview. Stuckey, Berklee Hall andAllison Flowers added on hit each.
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Wild Ninth Leads Wahoos To Sixth Straight Win
May 3, 2023
Trailing 1-0 going to the bottom of the ninth, the Pensacola Blue Wahoos took advantage of three consecutive Mississippi Braves errors for a 2-1 walk-off victory, their sixth win in a row.
After a leadoff single from Joe Rizzo against Jake McSteen (L, 0-1), both Cody Morissette and Victor Mesa Jr. were prepared to sacrifice an out to advance the tying run. Both reached on errors from third baseman Beau Philip, loading the bases for Dane Myers. Myers hit a weak chopper towards the left side of the infield, where McSteen made an errant throw home to bring home the tying and winning runs.
Eury Pérez was outstanding in his start for Pensacola, fanning a season-high 11 batters over 5.0 two-hit, one-run innings. His only blemish, a solo homer to Ardan Pabst in the fifth, gave Mississippi a 1-0 lead that they would hold until the game’s final moments.
Tanner Gordon twirled 7.0 scorless innings for the Braves, preventing Pensacola from establishing a threat all night. But the Pensacola relief trio of Josan Méndez, Patrick Murphy and Sean Reynolds (W, 1-1) kept the game within reach, allowing the Blue Wahoos to rally for their first walk-off win of the season.
At two hours and one minute, it was the fastest nine-inning game of the season, almost eclipsing a 1:54 game from 2019 as the fastest in team history.
The Blue Wahoos continue their series against the Mississippi Braves on Wednesday morning.
written by Bill Vilona, photos Nino Mendez / Pensacola Blue Wahoos
6A District 1 Playoffs: Tate Falls To Navarre
May 2, 2023
The No. 3 Tate Lady Aggies fell to No. 2 Navarre 14-4 in the first round of the 6A District 1 tournament on Monday.
Peyton Womack went for three innings for Tate, allowing eight hits and six runs with no strikeouts. Jordan Smith pitched an inning, allowing nine hits and eight runs with no strikeouts.
At the plate for the Lady Aggies, Amburleigh Laird went 3-3, and Kate Balagbagan went 2-2. Lacy Wilson and Kara Wine both added a hit.
The Aggies ended their season at 8-16 overall.
Also Monday night. No. 1 Pace shut out No. 4 Milton 3-0. Pace and Navarre will play for the district championship on Wednesday.
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14 Northview Athletes Competing In 2A Regional Track Meet
May 2, 2023
Fourteen Northview High School track and field team members are competing in the FHSAA Class 2A Regional 1 meet beginning today in Jacksonville.
Those Chiefs are:
GIRLS
- Kendal Beasley
- Jalayah Bright
- Na’kyha Brown
- Amber Irby
- Kamryn Langham
- Sarah Long
- Anna Spence
BOYS
- Malikhi Haynes
- Bayllon Matson
- Braeden McGhee
- Danny Mcgaha
- Jaquez Moorer
- Jacob Spence
- Blake Yoder
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Baseball Districts Begin This Week
May 1, 2023
Baseball districts are this week.
In 1A District 1, No. 1 Northview, No. 2 Jay and No. 3 Baker all have byes on Monday while No. 4 Central takes on No. 5 Laurel Hill
In 6A District, No. 1 Pace, No. 2 Gulf Breeze and No. 3 Tate all have Monday byes. No. 4 Navarre will host No. 5 Milton. Tate will travel to Gulf Breeze on 4 p.m Tuesday.
May 1 Quarterfinals
No. 1 Northview (bye)
@6p
4 Central
5 Laurel Hill
No. 2 Jay (bye)
No. 3 Baker (bye)
May 2 Semifinals
@4p
1 Northview
vs. winner Central/Laurel Hill
@7p
2 Jay
3 Baker
May 4
@7
District Championship
May 1 Quarterfinals
No. 1 Pace (bye)
@7p
4 Navarre
5 Milton
No. 2 Gulf Breeze (bye)
No. 3 Tate (bye)
May 2 Semifinals
@7p
1 Pace
vs. winner Navarre/ Milton
@4p
2 Gulf Breeze
3 Tate
May 4
@7p
District Championship (at higher seed)
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Softball District Play Begins Today
May 1, 2023
District 1 softball tournaments begin this week.
The entire 1A District 1 tournament will be played at Northview High School in bratt. No. 1 Jay and No. 2 Northview will sit out Monday’s action.
In 6A District 1, the No. 3 Tate Aggies will travel to No. 2 Navarre at 6 p.m. Monday, while No. 1 Pace will host No. 4 Milton.
May 1 Quarterfinals
No. 1 Jay (bye)
@7p
4 Baker
5 Central
No. 2 Northview (bye)
@4:30p
3 Paxton
6 Laurel Hill
May 2 Semifinals
@4:30p
1 Jay
vs. winner Baker/Central
@7p
2 Northview
vs. winner Paxton/Laurel Hill
May 4
@7p
District Championship
May 1 Semifinals
@6p
1 Pace 3
4 Milton 0
@6p
2 Navarre 14
3 Tate 4
May 3
@6p
Milton @ Pace
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McIntosh, Blue Wahoos Beat Biscuits Twice In Sunday Finale
May 1, 2023
The Pensacola Blue Wahoos extended their winning streak to five games on Sunday afternoon, completing Saturday’s suspended contest with a 4-3 win and finishing off their series with the Montgomery Biscuits with an 11-4 victory.
Game one, suspended in a 2-2 tie in the top of the sixth, saw the Blue Wahoos score a run in the seventh on a wild pitch against Graeme Stinson (L, 1-1) and in the eighth on a bases-loaded walk to Nasim Nuñez. Zack Leban (W, 1-0) delivered 2.0 scoreless innings of relief, and Jefry Yan and Sean Reynolds (S, 2) weathered a late Biscuits comeback to seal a 4-3 victory.
In the regularly scheduled Sunday game, Paul McIntosh took center stage with a 5-for-6 game as the Blue Wahoos won 11-4. The DH hit homered, doubled and drove in four for just the third five-hit game in Blue Wahoos history, and first since Bryson Smith in 2015.
Joe Rizzo opened the scoring in the first with an RBI single against Mason Montgomery (L, 0-1), and Dane Myers hit the first of three Pensacola homers in the second before McIntosh extended the lead to 4-1 with an RBI single.
Dax Fulton labored through 3.1 innings, but allowed only one run before Austin Roberts (W, 1-0) took over in relief. By the time Roberts left after 1.2 scoreless innings, McIntosh had hit a three-run homer to extend the lead to 7-1. Cody Morissette highlighted a four-hit game with a two-run homer in the seventh as the Blue Wahoos stretched out the lead even further.
Pensacola pounded out a season-high 16 hits in the game, and used Andrew McInvale and Brady Puckett from the bullpen to lock down their fifth win in a row.
After an off day Monday, the Blue Wahoos begin a six-game home series against the Mississippi Braves on Tuesday night at Blue Wahoos Stadium.