Blue Wahoos Breeze To 3-1 Win Over Clingstones
July 23, 2026
The Pensacola Blue Wahoos defeated the Columbus Clingstones by a final score of 3-1 on Wednesday night behind consistent bats and tactical pitching performances.
The Blue Wahoos (47-43, 11-10) claimed the first game of the series after Tuesday’s game was postponed due to weather. Pensacola improved to 9-4 over the Clingstones (42-44, 13-9) this season with the win tonight.
A 10-hit night yielded three runs for the home side, with all but one Blue Wahoo recording a knock. Pensacola was led at the plate by the newly-acquired Ethan O’Donnell, who went 3-for-4 with a double and a run scored. It was his first three-hit performance of the 2026 season after spending a majority of the year with Triple-A Jacksonville.
Brandon Compton continues to provide the power for Pensacola, mashing his ninth home run in 15 games in the sixth inning. He leads all minor leaguers in the Marlins system with 21 home runs, having managed 12 with High-A Beloit prior to his promotion.
A trio of consecutive singles in the second inning saw the Blue Wahoos on the board first, with Ryan Ignoffo scoring on a drive into left field by Payton Green.
Pensacola starter Luis Moreno (W, 5-4) kept the Clingstones scoreless through five innings, allowing only four hits and one walk while striking out four. The Blue Wahoos extended their lead in the fifth with an Ian Lewis Jr. single into center field that pushed O’Donnell home from second base. Columbus starter Julio Robaina (L, 2-3) was saddled with the loss.
Columbus cut the deficit in half in the top of the sixth with an RBI groundout from Jordan Groshans, but it’d be answered immediately with a first-pitch solo home run by none other than Compton in the bottom of the frame to establish a 3-1 edge that the Blue Wahoos would defend through the ninth.
Relievers Holt Jones and Colby Martin (S, 5) defended well after Moreno exited in the fifth, delivering two innings each to combine for two hits and six strikeouts with just a run relented.
In the interest of fan safety amid high coastal winds, the Blue Wahoos were unable to shoot fireworks after Wednesday’s game as originally planned. Fans with tickets to Wednesday’s game can visit the box office for a voucher to one of the five remaining fireworks games on July 25, August 5, August 8, August 22 or September 12.
The Blue Wahoos continue their series with a doubleheader against the Columbus Clingstones on Thursday.
written by Maddy Branning
Blue Wahoos, Clingstones Postponed By Tropical Storm Bertha
July 22, 2026
Tuesday’s game at Blue Wahoos Stadium between the Pensacola Blue Wahoos and Columbus Clingstones was postponed due to high winds associated with Tropical Storm Bertha. The decision was made in collaboration with Major League Baseball officials out of consideration for player and fan safety.
The game will be made up as part of a doubleheader on Thursday, July 23, with a pair of seven-inning games beginning at 4:05 p.m. CT. Game two will begin approximately 30 minutes after the conclusion of game one.
Fans planning to attend Tuesday’s postponed game can exchange their tickets for a future 2026 regular season home game of equal or lesser value at the Blue Wahoos Stadium ticket office. As stated on tickets, no refunds will be given.
Fans with tickets to Thursday’s regularly scheduled game will gain admittance to both games in the doubleheader, in the seats they have been assigned.
Wahoos Drop Series To The Biloxi Shuckers
July 20, 2026
The Pensacola Blue Wahoos dropped Sunday night’s series finale to the Biloxi Shuckers by a final score of 11-1.
Left-handed starter, Joey Volini (L, 0-1), made his Double-A debut and pitched 3.0 innings on 65 pitches. He gave up just one baserunner through the first two innings, but faltered in the third. The first two hitters reached on a single and a walk before Jesús Made ripped an opposite field three-run homer over the right field wall, his 10th of the year.
The Shuckers offense continued to apply pressure scoring two more in the 4th, three more in the 5th, and one more in the 6th, including a two-run single from former Wahoo Mark Coley II. When it was all said and done, the Shuckers had a 9-0 lead over Pensacola.
The Blue Wahoos put a run on the board in the top of the 7th when Jay Beshears laced a double into the left field corner, scoring Payton Green all the way from first. The 9-1 score was short lived, as Josiah Ragsdale ripped a two-run homer to make it a 10 run deficit.
Shuckers starter Bishop Letson (W, 5-5) pitched 5.0 solid innings of shutout baseball and helped lead Biloxi to an 11-1 victory. The Shuckers improved to 48-38 overall and 13-8 in the second half while the Wahoos fell to 46-43 and 10-10.
The Blue Wahoos head home for a series against the Columbus Clingstones beginning Tuesday night.
written by Charlie Hobert
Compton Continues To Crush As Wahoos Wallop Shuckers
July 19, 2026
Brandon Compton continued his dominant introduction to the Southern League as the Pensacola Blue Wahoos battered the Biloxi Shuckers 16-6 on Saturday night.
Compton was 3-for-5 with a double, a homer and six RBI to tie a single-game franchise record last set by Jakob Marsee in 2024. His three-run homer in the first inning was his fourth in as many games dating back to last Saturday, becoming just the fourth Blue Wahoos player in team history to homer in four straight games. He now has eight homers and 19 RBI in his first 13 games since joining the club on June 30.
Compton’s homer in the first inning set the Blue Wahoos on a winning course, and a seven-run second inning gave the Pensacola pitching staff more than enough cushion for the rest of the night. An RBI single from Cristian Hernández resulted in an early exit for Shuckers starter Jaron DeBerry (L, 7-5), who departed with an apparent injury after 1.1 innings. RBI singles from Compton and Ryan Ignoffo followed before Ian Lewis Jr. capped the big inning with an opposite-field grand slam, the third for the Blue Wahoos this season.
Blue Wahoos starter Alex Williams allowed a two-run homer to Blake Burke in the first inning and an RBI single to Matthew Wood in the third inning, but otherwise protected his massive lead over 4.0 innings of three-run ball in a no-decision.
Hernández added an RBI single and Compton followed with a two-run double in the fifth inning, extending the Pensacola lead to 13-3. Juan Matheus finished the offensive outburst with a flourish in the seventh inning with a three-run homer of his own.
Kade Bragg (W, 6-2) worked 2.0 scoreless innings of relief to earn the win, and Gabe Bierman and Josh Hejka worked around late trouble to finish off a 16-6 final.
The Blue Wahoos wrap up their series against the Shuckers on Sunday night.
written by Erik Bremer
Compton Homers, But Bats Kept Quiet In Wahoos Loss To Shuckers
July 18, 2026
The Pensacola Blue Wahoos returned from the All-Star Break with a 4-2 loss to the Biloxi Shuckers on Friday night.
Brandon Compton highlighted the offense for the Blue Wahoos, hitting a solo homer in the sixth inning for his seventh home run in 12 Double-A games.
Jacob Miller (L, 1-4) took the loss for the Blue Wahoos despite making his longest start in more than a month since coming off the injured list. The righty allowed four runs in 4.2 innings while striking out five.
The Shuckers took a 1-0 lead in the second inning on a Josh Adamczewski double and Matthew Wood RBI single, and added two more in the third inning on a Jesús Made RBI groundout and Adamczewski RBI single. They scored their fourth and final run on an Andrew Fischer RBI single in the fifth inning.
Yorman Galindez lasted only two innings in his start for the Shuckers, laboring with a high pitch count. Jesús Broca (W, 2-3) came on to work a scoreless third before Travis Smith worked 4.0 effective innings of one-run relief.
The Pensacola bullpen struggled with command, but the Shuckers failed to add on in the later innings. Relievers Christian MacLeod, Livan Reinoso and Nigel Belgrave combined to walk seven Biloxi batters over 3.1 scoreless innings. Blue Wahoos catcher Ryan Ignoffo helped the cause by throwing out three Shuckers base stealers, tying a Double-A career high he previously set last August.
Though the Blue Wahoos threatened in the ninth inning with an RBI double from new arrival Ethan O’Donnell, Nick Merkel (S, 1) needed only one pitch to retire Juan Matheus on a deep flyout as the potential tying run to end the game in a 4-2 final.
The Blue Wahoos continue their series against the Shuckers on Saturday night
written by Erik Bremer
Registration Deadline Friday For Tate High ‘Under The Lights’ Youth Football Camp
July 16, 2026
The deadline to register for the upcoming Tate High School “Under the Lights” Youth Football Camp is this Friday, July 17.
The camp will take place on Monday, July 20 and Tuesday, July 21 from 6:30 until 8:30 p.m. each evening. It is open to young athletes in kindergarten through eighth grade.
Participants will have the unique opportunity to hit the field and learn directly from current Tate Aggie players and coaching staff, participating in the same drills the high school team uses.
Registration includes a camp T-shirt. To secure your player’s spot before the Friday deadline, you can sign up through the online registration form.
Sunday’s Wahoos Game Suspended In The 9th, To Be Picked Up In August
July 13, 2026
The final game of the series between the Pensacola Blue Wahoos and the Montgomery Biscuits was suspended in the ninth inning due to inclement weather.
A 2-2 ballgame heading into the ninth and final inning, the Blue Wahoos hoped to pull off their third walk-off victory of the series until torrential rain engulfed Blue Wahoos Stadium with the winning run on second base.
The game will be resumed on August 4 when Montgomery returns to Pensacola for another six-game series at Blue Wahoos Stadium. Start time is set for 5 p.m. CT, prior to Tuesday’s regularly scheduled contest.
Pensacola scored their two runs on six hits, drawing six walks from the Montgomery pitching staff. Brandon Compton and Connor Caskenette each recorded 2-for-4 outings at the plate, with Compton managing his sixth home run of the season and his second in as many games.
Ian Lewis Jr. and Payton Green notched a hit each, with Lewis earning his seventh home run of the year in the seventh inning. Cam Cannarella demonstrated resilience at the plate, drawing three walks after contested at-bats.
A scoring stalemate between both sides was snapped in the bottom of the seventh by Compton, who powered a line drive over right center field to put the Blue Wahoos on the board. Just a beat later, Lewis powered his own long ball to the same side, padding the lead at 2-0.
Montgomery, in similar fashion, gathered their bearings in the eighth. Leadoff bat Ryan Spikes managed a no-doubt homer over left field to cut the deficit in half. Brayden Taylor, who put up a 4-for-4 performance for the Biscuits, hit the equalizer in the form of an RBI double to tie it at 2-2.
As it had the night before, the Blue Wahoos offense showed fight in the bottom of the ninth. Caskenette got aboard with a sharp single into right field, and his pinch runner Emaarion Boyd moved into scoring position on a sacrifice bunt by Lewis.
written by Maddy Branning
As Green stepped to the plate, heavy rain struck Blue Wahoos Stadium, forcing both sides off the field. The infield was deemed unplayable following the swell, and it was determined the game will be resumed at a later date.
The Blue Wahoos will head west for a three-game stint with the Biloxi Shuckers, the Double-A affiliate of the Milwaukee Brewers, starting on Friday, July 17.
Ninth Inning Comeback Cut Short In 4-2 Wahoos Loss
July 12, 2026
The Pensacola Blue Wahoos were defeated by the Montgomery Biscuits by a final score of 4-2 on Saturday night, despite an impressive comeback effort in the final inning.
The Blue Wahoos (45-41) dropped their second game of the series following Friday night’s 11-1 loss. Though Pensacola still holds the 3-2 edge in the homestand, the Biscuits (41-45) will look to tie during Sunday’s matchup.
Pensacola scored two runs on four hits, drawing two walks. Four different bats in Brandon Compton, Cristian Hernandez, Juan Matheus and Fenwick Trimble recorded a hit, three of which came in the ninth inning.
Compton managed a solo home run, his fifth with the Blue Wahoos thus far. It was also Pensacola’s furthest-hit home run of the season, flying 472 feet at an impressive 113.2 miles per hour.
Luis Moreno (L, 4-4) offered a quality start despite drawing the loss, pitching 6.0 innings that saw six hits, three earned runs, two walks and one strikeout. For the Biscuits, it was Jackson Baumeister (W, 4-3) who took home the win. He held the Blue Wahoos to a single run through a seven-inning start, allowing just one hit and one walk while striking out nine.
Montgomery’s Caden Bodine got the scoring started for the visiting side, punching a solo home run in the first inning and an RBI single in the third. The Biscuits extended their lead to 3-0 with a Will Simpson homer in the fourth.
The Blue Wahoos managed a response in the bottom of the fifth in big fashion. Compton mashed a solo home run that left Blue Wahoos Stadium entirely and served as the team’s first hit of the evening.
It’d be Bodine again to maintain the Biscuits’ edge, doing so with an RBI single through the left side in the seventh inning. Montgomery led 4-1 heading into the final two frames.
Down to the wire, the ninth and final inning saw the Blue Wahoos offense surge for the first time that night. Hernandez recorded the second hit of the evening with a double into center, and was sent home on a single by Matheus in the next at-bat. The sold-out crowd would be on their feet after Trimble managed a double down the left field line, putting the potential go-ahead run at the plate.
Compton would step up and, despite a lengthy battle at the plate, struck out swinging. Ryan Ignoffo subsequently grounded out to third base, extinguishing the momentum and sealing the 4-2 loss.
The Blue Wahoos finish their series against the Biscuits on Sunday.
written by Maddy Branning
Blue Wahoos Offense Goes Quiet In 11-1 Loss
July 11, 2026
The Pensacola Blue Wahoos fell to the Montgomery Biscuits by a final score of 11-1 on Friday night after a barrage of extra base hits left the home side unable to keep up.
The Blue Wahoos (45-40) dropped their first game of the series after taking the initial three in dramatic fashion that saw two walk-offs wins. With the win, the Biscuits (40-45) reclaimed their edge with a 7-6 mark against Pensacola this season.
Pensacola scored one run on eight hits, drawing two walks. Cam Cannarella led the team at the plate with a 3-for-4 night, picking up his fifth double of his young Double-A career. Juan Matheus followed with a 2-for-3 outing that saw him drive in the lone run of the night. Brendan Jones, Emmarion Boyd and Payton Green notched a hit a piece.
Orlando Ortiz-Mayr (L, 2-4) took the loss for the home side, delivering 3.1 innings that allowed seven hits and six earned runs before an abrupt exit. Montgomery’s Gary Gill-Hill (W, 3-2) earned the win, holding Pensacola scoreless for six innings.
As has been a trend for the homestand, it would be Montgomery that got on the board first, this time early in the first inning. An Emilien Pitre triple that escaped the diving effort of Jones in center field plated two early runs for the Biscuits.
The Biscuits would extend their lead with a punishing five-run fourth inning. An RBI double from Kenny Piper started things off, followed by a pair of two-run homers from Kamren James and Jadher Areinamo.
Montgomery added another run in the fifth, increasing the gap on the scoreboard to 8-0 as Xavier Isaac came home from third while the Pensacola infield opted for a double play. They’d cap their scoring with an Isaac three-RBI home run in the eighth.
Not to be deterred, the Blue Wahoos prevented the shutout by getting one back in the bottom of the eighth. Boyd and Cannarella picked up consecutive singles, and a sharp line drive into right field by Matheus allowed Boyd to race home from second base.
The Blue Wahoos continue their series against the Biscuits on Saturday.
written by Maddy Branning
UWF Mourns Loss Of Hall Of Fame Member, Supporter Darrell Gooden
July 10, 2026
The University of West Florida is mourning the loss of Charles “Darrell” Gooden, a proud alumnus, local business leader, and the largest donor in the history of UWF Athletics. Gooden passed away peacefully on Tuesday, June 30, 2026, with his wife, Deborah “Debbie” Gooden, by his side following a battle with metastatic adenocarcinoma. He was 74.
His passing comes at a historic juncture for his alma mater. This fall, UWF Athletics officially elevates to NCAA Division I competition, joining the Atlantic Sun Conference as a multi-sport member and the United Athletic Conference (UAC) for football. Anchoring this new era is the construction of the $50 million Darrell Gooden Stadium on campus, a state-of-the-art multi-use venue made possible by his monumental lead gift of more than $10 million. While the full 7,500-seat facility is scheduled to open in the fall of 2027, fans will get their first taste of the upgrade this fall with a new 85-foot-by-30-foot HD LED video board in the end zone, which will be operational for the inaugural Division I season while construction continues around PenAir Field.
In a statement, the university expressed profound gratitude for his lasting legacy: “UWF mourns the loss of Darrell Gooden, a proud alumnus and supporter whose extraordinary generosity has helped transform UWF Athletics and fund numerous student scholarships. Our thoughts go out to the Gooden family and all those who had the privilege to know him.”
“Darrell’s extraordinary generosity and commitment to UWF has created opportunities for generations of students and has transformed our campus through investments in scholarships, athletics and student success,” remarked Manny Diaz Jr., UWF president.
A Pensacola native, Gooden graduated from UWF in 1973 with a bachelor’s degree in accounting. He channeled his business acumen into the local housing market, founding Gooden Homes, Inc. in 1980. Under his leadership as CEO, the company built more than 3,000 homes across the Pensacola area, earning numerous Parade of Homes awards—including multiple honors for Outstanding Home—and culminating in Gooden being named Builder of the Year by the Home Builders Association of West Florida in 2009.
While his business footprint shaped the local landscape, his philanthropy transformed the university campus. Gooden was a member of the Sword & Shield Council and the UWF Foundation Board of Directors, becoming a Platinum UWF Football Founder in 2016 when he joined the initial push to launch the university’s football program. He also established an endowed scholarship to support UWF Football student-athletes.
His financial contributions completely reshaped the campus sports infrastructure. His initial lead gift funded the construction of the Darrell Gooden Center, which opened in 2018 to provide a home locker room for the football team and a sports performance center for all student-athletes. Gooden later helped spearhead fundraising for an expansion to the facility, adding the Sandy Sansing Sports Medicine Center and a new football coaches’ suite. In recognition of his extraordinary contributions, Gooden was inducted into the UWF Athletics Hall of Fame in November 2025.
Gooden was able to attend the official stadium groundbreaking ceremony on February 11, 2026, celebrating a venue designed to host not only Division I football but also concerts, high school championships, and major community events.
Gooden is survived by his beloved wife of 17 years, Debbie Gooden; his sister, Debra Axley (John); nephews John Charles Axley (Page), Jason Christopher Axley (Amy), and Nicholas Gooden Woosley (Brittany); alongside several grandnieces, grandnephews, extended family members, and close friends. He was preceded in death by his parents, Charles Theodore Gooden and Cornelia Hassebrock Gooden.
In accordance with Gooden’s wishes, no formal services will be held. The family has expressed deep gratitude for the community’s influx of love, prayers, and support. In lieu of flowers, the family requests that memorial contributions be made to Valerie’s House.
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