2010-04-15 / Sports

Breakers win Wood Bat Tourney, U12 Wave second

BY JASON THOMPSON Gulf Breeze News jason@gulfbreezenews.com

Tourney champs The 14-under Tiger Point Breakers won the All Star Productions’ Wood Bat Tournament Sunday at Pace High School. They are (front, from left): Tommy Bixler, C.J. Nelson, Chandler Foxworth and Taylor Baynes. Back (from left): Andy Creech, David Alverson, Coach Bear Dorsey, Bear Dorsey, Benji Diaz, Coach Jim Creech, Matt Marshall and Garrett Peek. Photo courtesy of Jackie Foxworth Tourney champs The 14-under Tiger Point Breakers won the All Star Productions’ Wood Bat Tournament Sunday at Pace High School. They are (front, from left): Tommy Bixler, C.J. Nelson, Chandler Foxworth and Taylor Baynes. Back (from left): Andy Creech, David Alverson, Coach Bear Dorsey, Bear Dorsey, Benji Diaz, Coach Jim Creech, Matt Marshall and Garrett Peek. Photo courtesy of Jackie Foxworth The 14-under Tiger Point Breakers went unbeaten to win their age group at the Old Hickory Wood Bat Tournament Sunday at Pace High School.

Breakers 8,

Navarre Hurricanes 5

The Breakers rallied from a 3-0 deficit with three in the third, three in the fifth and two in the sixth in the title game against the Hurricanes.

C.J. Nelson went 2-for-3 in the win, while Tommy Bixler singled and scored twice. David Alverson scored twice, while Benji Diaz tripled, drove in a run and scored once.

Tourney champs The 12-under Gulf Breeze Wave took second place in their age group at the All Star Productions’ Wood Bat Tournament Sunday in Pensacola. They are (front, from left): Corey Nolan, Matthew deMahy, Jace Amberson, Brent NeSmith, Wade Niles, Connor Nitterauer, Adam Colston. Back (from left): Coach Craig Cooper, Harrison Fleming, Sam Joyce, Brennan Sise, Tommy Hegarty, Mike Paule, Mitch Grant and Coach Danny Stout. Photo courtesy of Angela Joyce Tourney champs The 12-under Gulf Breeze Wave took second place in their age group at the All Star Productions’ Wood Bat Tournament Sunday in Pensacola. They are (front, from left): Corey Nolan, Matthew deMahy, Jace Amberson, Brent NeSmith, Wade Niles, Connor Nitterauer, Adam Colston. Back (from left): Coach Craig Cooper, Harrison Fleming, Sam Joyce, Brennan Sise, Tommy Hegarty, Mike Paule, Mitch Grant and Coach Danny Stout. Photo courtesy of Angela Joyce Gray Dorsey and Chandler Foxworth both singled and scored once, while Garrett Peek walked and scored once.

Diaz allowed three hits in five innings, while Taylor Baynes struck out a pair in the final two innings.

Breakers 9,

Pensacola Blacktips 2

The Breakers scored six in the first inning on their way to a win over the Blacktips.

Bixler went 2-for-2 and scored twice, while Marshall scored twice. Diaz hit an RBI double in the win, while Dorsey went 2-for-2 and struck out five in the win. Matt Marshall scored twice for the Breakers.

Marlins coach George Edlund talks with his son Deems dur- ing the Wood Bat Tournament Saturday in Pensacola. Jason Thompson/Gulf Breeze News Marlins coach George Edlund talks with his son Deems dur- ing the Wood Bat Tournament Saturday in Pensacola. Jason Thompson/Gulf Breeze News Breakers 9,

Pensacola Hooks 1

The Breakers broke a 1-1 tie with three in the second and four in the fifth in a quarterfinal win.

Foxworth threw a three-hitter and struck out seven. He also went 3-for-3 and scored twice, while Dorsey went 2-for-2 and scored once. Peek doubled and scored once in the win.

Breakers 12,

Pensacola Hooks 1

The Breakers scored five in the first on their way to an easy win over the Hooks.

Matt Marshall went 3-for-3 with a double, a triple, three RBIs and two runs scored, while Foxworth, Bixler, Diaz and Baynes all had two hits.

Mitchell Robbins throws for the 14-under Gulf Breeze Wave Saturday in Pace. Jason Thompson/Gulf Breeze News Mitchell Robbins throws for the 14-under Gulf Breeze Wave Saturday in Pace. Jason Thompson/Gulf Breeze News Bixler and Baynes also scored twice in the win, while Andy Creech added a two-run triple.

Peek pitched the first two innings, while Bixler struck out four in the final two innings.

Breakers 7,

Pensacola Blacktips 1

Baynes went 3-for-4 with a double and scored twice as the Breakers won their opener over the Blacktips.

Foxworth went 2-for-4 with a double and scored twice. Nelson and Marshall also had two hits in the win.

Pace Patriots 1,

Gulf Breeze Wave 0

The Patriots scored their lone run off four errors in the second inning to eliminate the Wave in a quarterfinal game Sunday.

Mitchell Robbins had two of the Wave’s three hits, one of which was a double. Brandon Aydelott singled for the Wave’s only other hit.

R.J. Philips fires to first in between innings for the 11-under Blue Thunder. Jason Thompson/Gulf Breeze News R.J. Philips fires to first in between innings for the 11-under Blue Thunder. Jason Thompson/Gulf Breeze News Kale Jarvis threw a two-hitter, striking out three in the loss.

Pensacola Warriors 13

Gulf Breeze Wave 1

The Warriors blew open a close game with six in the third inning and four more in the fourth.

Michael Hawkins’ first inning single scored Robbins, who also singled, for the Wave’s lone run. Bram Majewski (single in third) and Hawkins (single in fourth) had the Wave’s only other hits.

Wave 3, Pace Patriots 0

Aydelott threw a three-hitter with four strikeouts in the Wave’s win over the Patriots.

Christian Enders singled to score Hawkins in the second inning, while Aydelott walked and scored on a Zack Schoenwolf walk.

Robbie McLin's fifth inning single scored Robbins, who reached on an error.

12-under

North Florida Bulls 15,

Gulf Breeze Wave 5

The Bulls, out of Crestview, broke a 5-5 tie with 10 runs in the fifth to win the 12- under championship.

Mike Paule went 2-for-3 with a triple and a two-run double. He scored twice, as did Sam Joyce. Adam Colston scored once.

Wave 8, Aquasox 6

Mitch Grant had two hits and seven RBIs as the Wave knocked off the top-seeded Aquasox.

Joyce had two hits, while Colston, Paule, Corey Nolan and Grant all scored twice.

Wave 4, Gulf Coast Storm 3

Wade Niles’ sacrifice bunt scored the game-tying and winning runs as the Wave scored three times in the final inning against the Storm.

Paule, who hit a double earlier in the inning, scored the tying run, while Colston scored the game-winner.

Colston had two hits in the win, including a triple in the fifth inning. He scored on a Harrison Fleming groundout. Colston’s RBI single in the sixth inning scored Corey Nolan, who reached on an error. Grant added a triple in the third inning.

North Florida Bulls 4, Wave 0

Paule had two of the Wave’s three hits in a pool play loss to the Bulls Saturday.

Colston had the team’s only other hit - a single in the sixth inning.

Wave 6, Navarre Raiders 0

Fleming threw a four-hit shutout and struck out three in the Wave’s opener over the Raiders.

Colston went 2-for-3 with a triple and scored once, while Jace Amberson singled, drove in a run and scored twice. Nolan singled and drove in two runs, while Fleming and Joyce both singled, scored once and drove in a run.

North Florida Bulls 12,

Tiger Point Tigers 1

The Bulls broke open a close game with nine in the bottom of the third to beat the Tigers in a quarterfinal game.

Clark Couget reached on an error and scored on an error. Cameron Fields had the Tigers’ lone hit - a single in the third inning.

Gulf Coast Storm 9, Tigers 1

Garret Vanderford reached on a fielder’s choice and scored the Tigers’ lone run in a loss to the Storm.

The Tigers didn’t have a hit in the loss.

Pace Patriots 11, Tigers 2

The Tigers took a 1-0 first inning lead before the Patriots scored three in the first and two in the second to pull away.

Fields walked and scored a run, while Couget singled and scored a run. Brett Schoenwolf and Auston Lewter had RBI singles in the loss.

10-under

Panhandle Sharks 7,

Gulf Breeze Marlins 6

The Sharks, from Cantonment, hit a tworun single in the bottom of the sixth to beat the Marlins in the semifinals Sunday.

Matthew Hawkins had two singles and two RBIs for the Marlins, while Connor Thompson singled, scored once and drove in two runs.

Brent Williams scored twice, while Bailey Wilson and Deems Edlund both singled and scored once. Joshua Hoffman scored a run, while Gavin Mayes and Jesse Grant both had base hits in the loss.

Marlins 6, Pensacola Whitecaps 5

Kaden Kuhn scored the game-winning run when Thompson hit into a fielder’s choice in the fifth inning against the Whitecaps.

Williams went 3-for-3 and scored once, while Hawkins and Nick McCain both singled and scored once for the Marlins. Grant and Hoffman both scored once in the win.

Marlins 8, Naturals 2

The Marlins rallied from 2-0 down to beat the Dothan, Ala.-based Naturals.

Williams went 2-for-2 and scored once for the Marlins, while Thompson doubled and scored once. Kuhn, Hawkins, Hoffman and McCain all singled and scored once, while Bailey Wilson and Grant combined for a three-hitter, while striking out six.

Line Drive 3, Marlins 0

The Panama City-based Line Drive squad scored all three of its runs in the fourth inning of a win over the Marlins.

The Marlins had only three hits in the game - a single by Williams in the third inning and singles by Daniel Green and Mayes in the fourth.

11-under

Bill Bond Barracudas 5,

Gulf Breeze Blue Thunder 4

The Barracudas broke a 4-4 tie with one in the top of the sixth to eliminate the Marlins in a quarterfinal game Sunday.

William Welch doubled and scored twice, while Tristan Covell singled and scored once. Reddon McLaurine walked and scored once, while R.J. Philips and Cole Sheppard both had singles in the loss. Hayden Essary and McLaurine combined for seven strikeouts.

Blue Thunder 12, Tiger Point Tigers 1

The Blue Thunder scored seven in the first inning on their way to a win over the Tigers.

Essary went 2-for-2 with a double and scored once, while Cole Sheppard went 2- for-3 with a double and scored once.

Brett Pardonner doubled and scored twice, while Parker Baynes, Covell and Jack Martin all singled and scored twice.

Mikey Clark singled and scored on a Hunter Bedell single. Tommy Campa (single in third) and Konner Flynn (single in first) had the Tigers’ only other hits.

Barracudas 9, Blue Thunder 6

The Barracudas used a five-run fourth inning to post a come from behind win over the Blue Thunder.

Covell went 3-for-3 with a triple and scored once, while McLaurine tripled, scored once and drove in three. Baynes singled and scored twice, while Sheppard and Pardonner walked and scored once.

North Florida Bulls 11, Tigers 1

Keegan Luchsinger’s single in the first scored Flynn, who singled before the Bulls scored 11 unanswered runs.

Flynn went 2-for-2 and scored once.

Subway Slammers 10, Tigers 9

The Slammers, after giving up eight runs in the top of the fifth, scored twice in the bottom half to pull out a win over the Tigers.

Campa went 3-for-3 with a double and scored once, while Andrew Dorsey went 2- for-3 with a double and scored once.

Bedell scored twice for the Tigers, while Daniel Laurent, Maverick Zanca and Jared Ryland all singled and scored once.

13-under

Pensacola Outlaws 9, Wave 8

The Outlaws scored four in the bottom of the sixth for a come from behind win over the Wave.

Gant Player hit two triples, drove in two runs and scored once, while Cole Nitterauer went 2-for-3 and scored once. Jacob Kubik singled and scored twice, while Sam Covell singled and scored once. Garner Curington added a two-run single in the loss.

Niceville Braves 8, Wave 1

The Braves scored four in the first inning on their way to a win over the Wave.

Covell walked and scored on a single by Nitterauer for the Wave’s lone run. Covell (single in first), Cole Brown (single in second) and Kubik (double in fifth) had the Wave’s only other hits.

Gulf Coast Storm 11,Wave 1

The Storm scored three in the first and six in the second on their way to an easy win over the Wave.

Covell singled and scored on a Troy Stringfellow groundout for the Wave’s lone run. Nitterauer (single in first) and Brown (single in second) had the Wave’s only other hits.

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