Baseball Player Profiles – Baseball is not only alive and well, but is thriving along the Emerald Coast. Several of the players profiled in the March edition saw their season extend well into the post season. Here’s how the local teams fared:
1A – Central (Milton) and Bozeman (Panama City) High Schools advanced all the way to the state semi-finals where both teams saw their season come to an end on May 11th at JetBlue Park in Ft. Myers. Central High’s 17-5 dream season saw the team advance to their first ever state semi-final. Bozeman’s excellence on the field continued with the team’s third state final four in five years.
4A – Catholic High School saw their season end in the regional semi-finals concluding a stellar 18-3 season.
5A – Saw Panama City powerhouses Bay and Rutherford in the regional quarterfinals, with Rutherford advancing all the way to the regional finals. Congratulations on a great season to both teams.
6A – Division 6A saw three teams from the Emerald Coast advancing to regional play. Choctaw (Fort Walton Beach) and Mosely (Panama City) joined West Florida (Pensacola) in the Quarterfinals, with Mosley and West Florida Advancing. Mosley is riding high and will represent the area in the State Semi-Finals on May 18.
7A – District 7A saw an Emerald Coast Tournament in the quarterfinals with nationally recognized programs clashing in the first round. Tate (Cantonment) faced Navarre and Milton took the field against Pace, with Tate and Milton emerging to face each other in the regional semifinals. Tate survived only to lose in the regional finals on May 10.
CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL EMERALD COAST TEAMS FOR A GREAT 2016 BASEBALL SEASON!!!
HOMERUN FOR HIRE – New Coach Jamie Rigdon delivered!!!! Hired after a disappointing 3-21 season in 2015, he led the Pensacola High School Tigers to a 13-10 overall record, good for 4th place in District 6A. Keep an eye on the Tigers and Coach Rigdon for many years to come.
DIAMONDS ARE A GIRLS BEST FRIEND – TATE HIGH SCHOOL SOFTBALL – Similar to the baseball 7A regional quarterfinals, the softball tournament had a decidedly Emerald Coast flavor as well. Tate (Cantonment) took on Milton and Niceville tussled with Pace in an all Emerald Coast bracket. Milton and Niceville advanced to play each other in the regional semifinals with Niceville making it all the way to the regional finals before being eliminated.
CONGRATULATIONS LADIES FOR A GREAT 2016 SOFTBALL CAMPAIGN!!!
FLAG ON THE PLAY – In the March edition, we inadvertently misidentified Brady Smith’s coach in is baseball profile. His coach is Joe Nedoroscik. In the Tate Softball profiles, we mistakenly switched Hayden Lindsay and Hadley Starratt’s pictures. We sincerely apologize for the mix-up.
June 2016
Emerald Coast
Written by: Edward Spears
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