Biscuits Burn Blue Wahoos 19-9
August 10, 2026
The Pensacola Blue Wahoos dropped the series finale to the Montgomery Biscuits by a final score of 19-9 on Sunday evening.
After three straight wins, the visiting Biscuits (55-53, 20-19) got one back behind a 19-hit effort, the highest number of hits Pensacola has allowed this year, and a poor defensive showing from the home side. Hand-in-hand, 19 runs marks the highest amount of runs relented this season.
The Blue Wahoos (59-49, 23-16) still sit atop the Southern League second half standings and maintain the 7-5 edge in second half play against Montgomery. The two clubs will meet once more this season, this time in Montgomery from August 25-30.
Pensacola got the early edge with an Ian Lewis Jr. sacrifice fly in the first, but things turned south in the third inning. Montgomery’s Brock Jones scored on a throwing error, and Mac Horvath came home on a Caden Bodine RBI single to take the lead. The Biscuits extended the lead with an RBI double from Kenny Piper, 3-1.
Three more runs came for the visiting side in the fourth at the expense of starter Joey Volini (L, 0-2), who exited immediately afterward with eight hits relented while striking out five. Lewis chipped into the deficit once again with a sac fly to score Cristian Hernandez in the fifth, bringing the Biscuits’ lead down to 6-2.
Six hits allowed and three costly wild pitches from the reliever duo of Livan Reinoso and Christian Macleod saw seven runs come across for the Biscuits in the seventh. Comeback hopes essentially vanished as Montgomery added another pair of runs in the next frame credited to a two-run double from Bodine.
A deep RBI double into center field from Ethan O’Donnell in the bottom of the eighth punched in another run for Pensacola before the Blue Wahoos offense exploded for six runs in the bottom of the ninth. Beshears, Dylan Jasso, and Nestor Rios drove in two runs a piece in a valiant effort to cut into the lead, yet the Blue Wahoos eventually fell 19-9.
Pensacola scored their nine runs on 10 hits and drew seven walks. Seven different Blue Wahoos managed a knock, with Hernandez, Jasso, and Rios finishing with two hits each. Rios’ initial hit in the second inning was his first hit at the Double-A level. While Volini was saddled with the loss, his Montgomery counterpart Santiago Suarez (W, 7-3) took the win after five innings of work.
The Blue Wahoos take Monday off before traveling west for a series with the Biloxi Shuckers, starting on Tuesday, August 11.
written by Maddy Branning
Kisting Twirls A Gem, Earns The Wahoos Win In Debut
August 9, 2026
The Pensacola Blue Wahoos needed just three runs to earn their third-straight victory over the Montgomery Biscuits, defeating them 3-0 on Saturday night.
Though not quite as dramatic as Friday’s night’s 13-11 win in extra innings, strong pitching and hits into the gap earned the Blue Wahoos (59-48, 23-15) their seventh shutout of the season and their first over Montgomery. With the victory, Pensacola tied the Biscuits (54-53, 19-19) 10-10 in the season series and took a 3-2 edge over the visiting side in the homestand.
Connor Caskenette, coming off of a four-hit outing on Friday night, kept the ball rolling with an RBI single to score Adrian Santana in the first inning for the early lead. Their second run came a few innings later in the fourth, as Friday’s walk-off hero Jay Beshears sent Ethan O’Donnell flying home from first base with a double into the right-center gap.
Jacob Kisting (W, 1-0) made his Double-A debut on Saturday, putting on a show for the packed ballpark. He delivered 5.0 scoreless innings in his first start with Pensacola, striking out an impressive eight batters while relenting four hits. He struck out four consecutive batters from the first into the second inning.
The Blue Wahoos picked up their third run later in the eighth thanks to none other than Caskenette, who punched an RBI single into left to score Brandon Compton from third base. The knock was Caskenette’s 10th in the last four contests, and he extended his hit streak to a career-best eight games.
Jack Sellinger (H, 5) and Holt Jones (S, 4) combined for an electric closeout from the mound, combining to allow only four hits from the Biscuits while striking out four through the remaining four innings.
Pensacola scored their three runs on six hits, drawing four walks. Five different Blue Wahoos earned a hit, with Caskenette leading the way with a 2-for-4 night at the plate.
The Blue Wahoos continue their series against the Montgomery Biscuits on Sunday.
written by Maddy Branning
Beshears’ Walk-Off Homer Caps Wild Blue Wahoos Win
August 8, 2026
A three-run walk-off bomb by Jay Beshears put the exclamation point on a 13-11 victory in 10 innings for the Pensacola Blue Wahoos over the Montgomery Biscuits on Friday night.
Down 11-10 in the bottom of the 10th inning, it was Beshears who put the nail in the coffin with his second home run of the game and 10th of the year. It was his first multi-homer game of his professional career and Pensacola’s first walk-off home run since the 2023 season, and Beshears is now the third Blue Wahoo to crank two home runs in a single game in this week’s series against the Biscuits.
The Blue Wahoos (58-48, 22-15) proved that not even an eight-run sixth inning for the Biscuits (54-52, 19-18) was too tall a task to overcome. Down to their final out in the bottom of the ninth, Cristian Hernández snapped a daunting hitless streak and breathed new life into the offense with a 411-foot home run to dead center field, tying the game at 10-10.
Brandon Compton, known for his tendency to hit balls out of the park, didn’t need to power one over the fence to score some runs this time. In the third inning, he’d bury a two-RBI triple into the corner of right field and hustled home on an overthrow to third to complete the three-run play.
The win evens the series at 2-2, though Montgomery still holds a 10-9 edge in games this season. The Biscuits stole 10 bases in the loss, tying a Southern League record set on July 21, 1972 between the Savannah Braves and Jacksonville Suns and managed once more in 1992 between the Orlando SunRays and Carolina Mudcats.
A gritty matchup from the start, the Biscuits earned an early pair of runs on some well-struck balls in the second. An RBI triple from Ryan Spikes was lost in the sun, followed immediately by a hard-hit RBI double into the left field corner from Kamren James.
Pensacola found their footing just as easily in the bottom of the frame. A Connor Caskenette double to the warning track did just the job, scoring Compton and O’Donnell to knot it at 2-2. Compton would circle the bases on his little league homer to extend the edge to 5-2 in the third, and Beshears powered his ninth home run in the fourth to bring it to 6-2.
Six unanswered runs would prove no feat for Montgomery to overcome as the visiting side went on to score eight runs in the top of the sixth. Seven hits – including a three-run homer by Xavier Isaac – coupled with two walks proved devastating for Pensacola relievers Christian Macleod and Colby Martin, as a four-run lead quickly turned into a four-run deficit, 10-6.
The Blue Wahoos got one back in the bottom of the inning as Caskenette singled and worked his way around the basepaths, scoring on a wild pitch by Montgomery’s Andrew Lindsey. The comeback kept rolling as Pensacola added two more with an Adrian Santana single in the eighth.
Hernández proved the hero, homering in the ninth to tie the game at 10-10 before Beshears took Montgomery’s Tommy McCollum (L, 3-9) deep over the left field wall in the 10th inning.
Gabe Bierman (W, 4-2) earned the win, retiring the potent bats of the Biscuits in order in the ninth and holding them to a single run in the 10th inning before the Blue Wahoos offense finished the job.
Pensacola scored their 13 runs on 12 hits, drawing five walks. Caskenette led the offense with a 4-for-5 outing at the plate, his first four-hit game of his professional career. Brendan Jones and Beshears each went 2-for-5.
The Blue Wahoos continue their series against the Montgomery Biscuits on Saturday.
written by Maddy Branning
Tate Lady Aggies Host Back To School Camp (Gallery)
August 7, 2026
The Tate Lady Aggies held a Back to School Camp this week, giving campers a chance to learn and improve their skills while having fun.
The three-hour camp was for players 8 years old through eighth grade.
Photos for NorthEscambia.com, click to enlarge.
Wahoos Beat The Montgomery Biscuits
August 7, 2026
Eliazar Dishmey and Nigel Belgrave authored a masterpiece for the Pensacola Blue Wahoos on Thursday night, taking a combined no-hitter through 8.2 innings in a 4-1 win over the Montgomery Biscuits.
One out away from the fourth no-hitter in Blue Wahoos franchise history and just the second at Blue Wahoos Stadium, Biscuits top prospect Theo Gillen hit an opposite-field solo homer to break up the no-hit bid and spoil the celebration.
Dishmey (W, 3-1), who had twice before taken a no-hitter through five innings in his first 10 Double-A starts, tied a professional career high with 10 strikeouts. He allowed three baserunners, with Gregory Barrios reaching on a Dishmey error in the third inning for Montgomery’s nearest chance at a hit.
Brendan Jones carried the Pensacola offense with a two-run homer in the first inning and a solo homer in the sixth for his second multi-homer game of the season. Biscuits starter K.C. Hunt (L, 1-1) allowed just the Jones homer over 5.0 innings in a tough-luck loss.
Belgrave (S, 6) took over the game in the seventh inning and worked around a walk to take the no-hitter into the ninth. A strikeout of Caden Bodine was followed by a routine flyout off the bat of Cooper Kinney to put Pensacola on the precipice of history. On a 1-0 pitch, Gillen lifted a fly ball just beyond the left field wall for his eighth Double-A homer and second in as many nights.
Belgrave rebounded to strike out Will Simpson and end the combined one-hitter, the 16th in Blue Wahoos history and the second this season. Of the sixteen, it was the third taken to the ninth inning with a no-hitter intact and the first to end one out away from securing the feat.
The Blue Wahoos continue their series against the Biscuits on Friday.
Wahoos Ninth Inning Rally Falls Short In 9-7 Loss To Biscuits
August 6, 2026
Despite a late-inning rally, the Pensacola Blue Wahoos dropped game two of their series with the Montgomery Biscuits by a final score of 9-7.
After batting seven through the first two innings, the Biscuits had 10 batters come to the plate in the top of the third inning. Luis Moreno (L, 5-6) struggled, giving up 6 runs on 4 hits, three walks, and a balk. Caden Bodine and Will Simpson each had two RBIs with Xavier Isaac driving in a run as well. Moreno was pulled with just one out recorded and ended his day with just 2.1 innings on the day.
Pensacola struck back in the 4th when Brandon Compton took Biscuits starter TJ Nichols (W,1-4) deep to left-center field, his 15th home run in 29 games. Rays top prospect Theo Gillen answered with a solo home run of his own, bringing the score to 7-1.
With Josh Hejka on the mound in the 7th, Will Simpson brought home two more runs with an RBI double over the head of Colby Shade in left field. The 9-1 score remained until the bottom of the 8th, when the Wahoos bats started to pick up steam. Ethan O’Donell led the inning off with a single and Jay Beshears followed with his second triple of the season, a line drive down the right field line that scored O’Donnell. A Colby Shade groundout brought Beshears home and made it a 9-3 game.
With Junior William making his Double-A debut in the 9th, the Pensacola offense jumped all over him. Juan Matheus rolled a ball just inside the third baseline for a leadoff double. Brandon Compton proceeded to bring him in with a single to left, lowering the deficit to five runs. With Compton on first, Connor Caskenette singled to the opposite field, setting the stage for Brendan Jones to smack one into right-center field, scoring both runners on the double and bringing the score to 9-6.
All the offense prompted Biscuits manager Kevin Boles to pull William for Roel Garcia III (S, 1). Garcia would allow Brendan Jones to score, bringing the ‘Hoos to within two runs, but ultimately set down the home team in order. Garcia III earned his first save of the year in the 9-7 Wahoos loss.
Pensacola’s record dropped to 56-48 overall and 20-15 in the second half while the Biscuits improved to 54-50 and 19-16. Most importantly, the Montgomery win brought them within a game of Pensacola in the Southern League South Division standings.
The series continues on Thursday night.
written by Charlie Hobert
Wahoos Walk Off Suspended Game, Fall 10-2 To Biscuits In Follow Up
August 5, 2026
The Pensacola Blue Wahoos ended up going 1-1 on Tuesday evening against the Montgomery Biscuits. The day started with the resumption of a suspended game that was started back on July 12th, and the Wahoos won that one in walkoff fashion 3-2. The regularly scheduled 9-inning contest went to the Biscuits by a final score of 10-2.
Before Pensacola could play a game that had been on the schedule since its release, they had to finish off a game that was suspended due to rain back in mid-July. Before the rain started to fall on that fateful day, the Wahoos and Biscuits were locked in a 2-2 tie in the bottom of the 9th inning with a runner on second and one down. That’s exactly where the game picked up on Tuesday and the Wahoos stranded that runner on second.
In the top of the 10th inning, Jack Sellinger (W, 2-3) loaded the bases with nobody out, but induced a forceout, strikeout, and flyout to the Montgomery 2, 3, and 4 hitters to keep the game tied. In the bottom half, Jay Beshears would be the runner on second to start the inning and ended up scoring without the benefit of a batted ball. Two wild pitches from Tommy McCollum (L, 3-8) got Beshears to third and then home, giving the Wahoos a 3-2 walkoff victory, their fourth walkoff win of the year. Sellinger earned the win and McCollum earned the loss.
In “game 2” the Wahoos offense went stagnant. Biscuits starter Santiago Suarez (W, 6-3) continued his dominance over the ‘Hoos with 6.0 innings of one-run ball on eight hits, one walk, and four strikeouts. The lone run for Pensacola came on Ian Lewis Jr.’s 9th homer of the year, an opposite field shot over the left-center wall. However, it was already 4-0 by the time that homer came.
Montgomery put up 3 runs in the 4th off of Luis Palacios (L, 4-1), though all of them were unearned. An early throwing error from Cristian Hernández opened the door for the Biscuits, and Will Simpson knocked an RBI single into center. A batter later, Mac Horvath blooped a base hit into left-center field that snuck past both Brenan Jones and Emarrion Boyd. Horvath ended up at third with a two-run triple and a 3-0 lead.
In the 5th, Cooper Kinney got the best of Holt Jones with an RBI knock of his own. The score stayed 4-1 until four homers in the 8th and 9th innings increased the lead to 10-1 capped off by a three-run moonshot from Will Simpson.
Ian Lewis Jr. sent his 10th longball over the right field wall in the bottom of the 9th, his second multi-homer game of 2026. This, however, would be the end of the road for the Pensacola scoring, as Jonny Cuevas (S, 1) cemented the 10-2 victory. The Wahoos ended the day with a 56-47 record overall and 20-14 in the second half. The Biscuits now sit at 53-50 and 18-16.
The series continues on Wednesday night at Blue Wahoos Stadium.
Tate Aggies Name Volleyball Teams
August 4, 2026
Tate High School volleyball has named teams for the upcoming season.
The 2026 season beings with a varsity preseason tournament on August 11 and August 13. The JV and varsity will be in action at Escambia County August 18.
Team members are:
VARSITY
- Torrie Garrett
- Bailie Merritt
- Ella Merritt
- Jayla Templeman
- Laila Whitley
- Jacey Stuart
- Ansleigh Crutchfield
- Bentley Wartman
- Brelynn Morris
- Harper Leopard
- Lexie Hardy
- Myla Manoso
- Grace Gaulden
JUNIOR VARSITY
- McKenna Jones
- Emma Dubuc
- Jordan Suarez
- Callie Fetcher
- Kaylee Payne
- Ryleigh Goolsby
- Clara Stinnett
- Kalyn Helms
- Ayslie Bouie
- Reese Ray
- Jada Archer
- Lily McGatha
- Leighton Ratchford
FRESHMAN
- Kenadi Pyron
- Ghia Foster
- Annabelle Hayes
- Sophia Pollard
- Reagan Merritt
- Scarlet Harris
- Mariah Walsh
- Charliegh Bouie
- Sienna Wilkerson
- Natalie Lambert
- Paige Welsh
- Abigail Secchiari
Five-Run Sixth Sinks Wahoos In Smokies Series Finale
August 3, 2026
The Pensacola Blue Wahoos fell in their series finale with the Knoxville Smokies to the tune of a 5-3 final.
The Wahoos got on the board first in the usual way: the longball. Ethan O’Donnell went first, smashing his first homer with Pensacola way over the right field wall. Two batters later, Brandon Compton continued his seemingly endless stretch of dingers with, you guessed it, another dinger. This one was a two-run jack that gave the Wahoos a 3-0 lead.
Joey Volini pitched 5.0 scoreless innings and left in-line for the win when Gabe Bierman (L, 3-2) entered in the 6th. The Smokies pounced on the pitching change. Knoxville loaded the bases and, with two outs, Karson Simas beat out an infield single up the third baseline to get his club on the board. This would prompt manager Nelson Prada to pull Bierman in favor of Michael Perez, who gave up a grand slam to Drew Bowser. It was Bowser’s first Double-A homer and the fifth grand slam the Wahoos have given up this year.
When the 6th inning ended, Knoxville had a 5-3 lead. And, despite having men on second and third with nobody out in the top of the 8th, Pensacola failed to score for the rest of the game and ended up dropping the series finale by a score of 5-3. Frankie Scalzo Jr. (W, 3-1) earned the win with Marinos Santy (S, 7) securing his 7th save of the season.
The Wahoos fell to 55-46 overall and 19-13 in the second half while the Smokies improved to 54-48 and 16-17.
The Blue Wahoos have an off-day Monday before beginning a series with the Montgomery Biscuits.
Blue Wahoos Hold On For Extra-Inning Win Over Smokies
August 2, 2026
The Pensacola Blue Wahoos continued their winning ways on Saturday night, outlasting the Knoxville Smokies 3-2 in 10 innings.
With the win, the Blue Wahoos have now won 9 of their past 11 games and 4 of their first 5 during their series in Knoxville to move to a season-high 10 games above .500.
Brendan Jones opened the scoring for Pensacola with a two-run homer in the top of the third inning against Smokies starter Brooks Caple. It was the 10th homer of the season for Jones, with four coming during the Blue Wahoos’ road trips to his home state of Tennessee.
After 3.0 scoreless innings from Blue Wahoos starter Orlando Ortiz-Mayr, the Smokies evened the score 2-2 in the bottom of the fourth with a two-run homer from Ariel Armas against reliever Josh Hejka. That would be all the damage done against the Pensacola bullpen, however, as Hejka got through 3.0 innings for his longest appearance in more than two seasons to keep the game tied into the late innings.
The Blue Wahoos left the bases loaded in the seventh and eighth innings, but effective relief from Nigel Belgrave and Colby Martin (W, 4-4) sent the game to extra innings.
In the top of the 10th, Juan Matheus singled against Tyler Schlaffer (L, 1-7) to advance placed runner Cristian Hernández to third base. Brandon Compton, who had collected three singles already in the game, then sent a scorching grounder to second base that turned into a double play but also brought home the go-ahead run.
Handed a 3-2 lead, Martin returned for the bottom of the 10th and worked around a leadoff single to Drew Bowser to retire the next three batters and end the game. For the fourth time in five games in the series, the losing team left the potential tying run at third base when making the final out.
The Blue Wahoos wrap up their series against the Smokies on Sunday.
written by Erik Bremer