Lady Dolphins lose close one to Escambia
Dropped balls, throwing errors prove costly
BY JASON THOMPSON Gulf Breeze News jason@gulfbreezenews.com

Great teams always seem to find a way to win games. Unfortunately, the Lady Dolphins learned that lesson the hard way Friday.

Escambia took advantage of a GBHS ball that could've been caught, another that should've been caught, a throwing error and a two-out single in the seventh inning to beat Gulf Breeze 3-2 Friday in Gulf Breeze.

The Lady Dolphins (3-4) led 2-0 with single runs in the first and fourth innings.

Erin Powell, who went 2-for-3 and scored twice, singled with two outs in the first and scored on a double by Aubrey Curington.

Powell doubled to lead off the fourth inning and scored on a bunt single by Megan Stone. Minus Powell, the Lady Dolphins were a combined 2-for-20 at the plate.

Kara Brown struck out four and allowed only two hits in three innings in relief of Cori Linville, who allowed only three hits in four shutout innings.

Lady Dolphin JV 7, Escambia 6

Anndrea Marsh's double in the bottom of the sixth scored Tristan Powers to give Gulf Breeze a win over Escambia on Friday.

Powers' fly ball the batter before was dropped in the outfield to score the tying runs.

Powers, who struck out five and walked only one in the win, went 3-for-4 with a double and drove in two, while Marsh went 3- for-4 with a double, an RBI and a run scored.

Lady Dolphins 5, Choctaw 4 A pair of Choctaw errors helped Gulf Breeze score the tying and go-ahead runs in the bottom of the fifth Monday.

A double and two GBHS errors allowed Choctaw to take a 1-0 lead in the first inning. Gulf Breeze tied it in the bottom of the third when Deannette Zuniga doubled, moved to third on a fielding error and scored on a throwing error.

A two-run homer in the fifth gave Choctaw a 3-1 lead, but Gulf Breeze answered in the bottom of the fifth.

Claire Koontz and Zuniga both singled to lead off the inning. Cori Linville bounced a single out of the infield to score Koontz before Natalie Alverson and Rose Atkinson reached on an error to score three runs.

Zuniga and Atkinson both had two hits in the win. for Gulf Breeze, who host Washington Friday at 6 p.m.