Pelicans Get Lucky Win Number 13 In A Row
July 17, 2010
The Pensacola Pelicans (11-0) were in the middle of a see-saw battle with the Grand Prairie AirHogs (0-11) who were both fighting badly to get the win. In the end, Lou Palmisano’s RBI sac fly to score Javier Brito in the 11th Inning pushed the Pels past the AirHogs 11-10. Pensacola has now won their 13th straight contest, tying their franchise record of consecutive wins set back in 2004.
Grand Prairie grabbed the game’s first run in the bottom of the third inning when Greg Porter lined a two out single to center to score David Espinosa from second base to give the AirHogs an early 1-0 lead. Jason Stokes followed with a walk then Michael Holliman hit a towering triple to deep right center to score Porter and Stokes extending the Grand Prairie lead to 3-0.
Pensacola battled back in the top of the fourth inning. WIth one out, John Alonso hit a solo homerun deep to left center and over the wall to get the Pels on the board at 3-1. It was Alonso’s seventh homer of the year. They later loaded the bases in the same inning when Adolfo Gonzalez lined a single to right to score Lou Palmisano and Chase Porch to tie the game up at 3. Pensacola loaded the bases again and Carlos Leon hit a sacrifice fly to right center to score Marcos Rodriguez from third base giving the Pels the lead at 4-3. Francisco Leandro followed with a two run single to right center to score Adolfo Gonzalez and Kyle Brown extending the lead to 6-3.
With the score 6-5 in the top of sixth inning, Adolfo rifled a double just fair down the left field line scoring Marcos Rodriguez from first base to make it a 7-5 Pelicans advantage. Then Kyle Brown bunted a ball down the third base line and a throwing error to first base from David Espinosa allowed Gonzalez to score and give the Pels an 8-5 lead.
Grand Prairie answered back in the last of sixth inning when Daniel Berg launched a 3-2 fastball into the left field seats for his first homerun of the season pulling the AirHogs within a run at 8-7.
The AirHogs opened up the last of the seventh inning with a triple hit from Jason Stokes. Michael Holliman followed with a sacrifice fly to right center to tie the game up at 8. Robert Perry then followed with a rocket to right that went over the fence in a hurry to give the AirHogs the lead back at 9-8.
In the top of the ninth inning, Francisco Leandro led it off with a single to right. He then stoled second successfully. AirHogs closer Geivy Garcia then threw two straight wild pitches allowing Leandro to score and tie the game up at 9. Later in the inning with runners on first and second with one out, Chase Porch blooped a single to left to score Dallas Christison who was pinch running for Alonso to give Pensacola a 10-9 lead.
The AirHogs rallied back in the bottom of the ninth inning when Michael Holliman doubled to deep center to score Greg Porter and tie the game up once again at 10.
In the top of the eleventh inning, Javier Brito led it off with a lead off single to center. He advanced to second on a wild pitch thrown from Ben Paxton. He moved to third on a bunt from Dallas Christison. Lou Palmisano followed with a sacrifice fly to right field to score Brito from third base giving Pensacola an 11-10 lead.
Austin Chambliss (3-0) pitches the ninth and tenth inning to get the win. Jason Franzblau tossed a perfect eleventh inning for his first save of the year.
Atmore All-Stars In State Babe Ruth Tourney
July 17, 2010
The Atmore Babe Ruth All-Stars will take part in the 2010 Alabama State 13-year old Babe Ruth Tournament beginning today in Demopolis.
The team is comprised of players from both Atmore and the North Escambia areas. The first game will have Atmore’s All-Stars facing Huntsville at the Demopolis Sportplex. The tournament continues through Tuesday.
Pictured: Members of the 13-year old Atmore Babe Ruth All-Stars are: (front L-R) Tanner Smith, Coby Smith, Gage White, Brodie Amos, Billy Powell, Devontae Stephens, (middle) Trey Weeks, Tristan McAnally, Aaron McDonald, Dalton Daniel, Nate Smith, Trey McGhee (back) Coach Jody Dortch, Coach Tommy Smith and Manager Tim McAnally. Submitted photo for NorthEcambia.com, click to enlarge.
One School To Win $10,000 From Pensacola Pelicans
July 16, 2010
At the end of the Pelicans season, one local school will win $10,000 from the Pensacola Pelicans. As part of the Pelicans reading program “Scoop’s Reading Challenge”, the school with the most reading challenge ticket voucher redemptions will win the grand prize.
Students participating in the “Scoop’s Reading Challenge” earned up to two Pelicans tickets for reaching “home” by achieving their assigned reading goals. In total, more than 15,000 tickets were awarded to the students in Escambia, Santa Rosa, and Okaloosa counties.
Currently, Pea Ridge Elementary is leading the race to win the $10,000.
Reading Challenge participants are encouraged to attend the Pelicans game and use their vouchers to further their school’s chances of winning the $10,000 prize.
The Pelicans have 19 regular season home games remaining. Ticket vouchers are youth vouchers only and are not valid for play-off games. Monday through Saturday games begin at 6:45 p.m. while Sunday games begin at 6:05 p.m. Gates open an hour before game time.
NWE All-Stars On The Road In Sectional Tourney
July 16, 2010
The Northwest Escambia All-Stars will be in action Saturday in the 11-12 year old Little League softball sectionals in Tallahassee.
NWE, the District 1 champions, will take on the District 20 champions, Chaires Little League, at Chaires-Capitola Park. Games in the double elimination tournament will be at 11 a.m. and 4 p.m. (EDT) on Saturday. If a Sunday game is needed, the time will be determined following the final Saturday game.
Members of the NWE 11-12 year old All-Stars are: Savanna Roux, Peighton Dortch, Courtney Peebles, Kyndall Hall, Penny Banda, Addy Lee, Kendal Cobb, Mallory Ryan, Kristin Byrd and Natalie Goetter. The team is managed by Jerry Mason, and coached by Ronald Peebles and Eddie Ryan.
Pictured top: The Northwest Escambia All-Starts 11-12 softball team after their July 2 district championship win. NorthEscambia.com file photo, click to enlarge.
Pelicans Get 11th Straight Victory
July 15, 2010
The Pelicans (9-0) offense remains on fire and John Alonso and Dane Devalk lead Pensacola to a win over the Fort Worth Cats (4-5) by a final score of 9-5. Pensacola has now won 11 straight games.
Pensacola jumped out in front early in the top of the first inning. John Alonso lined a sharp single to right center to score Carlos Leon from third base to give the Pels an early 1-0 lead.
In the bottom of the second inning, Jeremy Sauceda launched a hanging curveball from Dane Devalk well over the left field wall to give the Cats a 2-1 lead. The homerun was Sauceda’s first of the season.
The Pelicans battled back in the top of the third inning when they loaded the bases with one out. Adolfo Gonzalez drew a bases loaded walk to score John Alonso and tie the game up at 2. Marcos Rodriguez followed with an RBI groundout to second scoring Lou Palmisano and giving Pensacola the lead back at 3-2.
In the top of the fourth inning with Javier Brito on base, John Alonso continued his hot ways with his bat. Alonso belted a hanging slider deep into left center which hit high up on the scoreboard for a two run homerun giving the Pels a 5-2 advantage. The majestic homer was Alono’s sixth of the season.
With score 6-2 in the top of the seventh inning, Lou Palmisano lined a two out double just fair down the third base line scoring Francisco Leandro and John Alonso all the way from first base to extend the lead for the Pels to 8-2.
John Alonso led the Pelicans offense tonight going for 4 for 6 with 3 runs batted in.
Dane Devalk (5-4) gets the win as he goes 6 1/3 innings and gives up five runs-four earned off ten hits on the night.
Please join us for the final game of this three game series with the Fort Worth Cats tomorrow night. First pitch is at 7:05pm with the pregame show at 6:55pm live via sportsjuice on pensacolapelicans.com. You can also watch the game as well on our watch live link via ustream.tv.
Molino’s Jarrett Parker Continues Kart Wins
July 14, 2010
Molino’s Jarrett Parker continues his winning ways in the world of kart racing, continuing to lead the points chase in both Alabama and Mississippi.
Parker won the Maxxis Mississippi State Dirt Series at the Jackson Motor Speedway in Jackson, Miss. Kart drivers from all over the Southeast competed for the first time ever on the quarter mile paperclip-shaped dirt track. In the Gold FH category, Parker qualified third and finished second, missing the win by just a fraction of a second.
In the Gold Animal Division, he qualified eighth and finished first. Parker fought back from a poor starting position. Going to the white flag, Parker made his move and passed the lead kart for the win.
During the Fourth of July weekend, Parker had poor qualifying positions but strong finishes. He said he was hard to find figure out the track and starting toward the back of the pack made it difficult for that much-wanted winning finish.
At the Georgia Karting Complex in Carnsville, Georgia, he qualified 11th and finished fourth in the Junior unrestricted division. In one race, he was involved in a serious crash, but managed to get the kart back together just in time.
Then at the Dawgwood Speedway in Chatsworth, Georgia, Parker moved a division to race in the senior pro classes in “The Summer Maxxis Melt Down”. He qualified poorly at 18 of 29, but finished with a respectable 8th place.
Submitted photo for NorthEscambia.com, click to enlarge.
NEP All-Stars Headed To World Series
July 13, 2010
The Northeast Pensacola 13U All-Stars recently finished second in the Florida Dizzy Dean tournament. They have been invited to compete in the Dizzy Dean World Series in Jefferson, Georgia, beginning Friday.
“I am excited and feel honored to represent the Pensacola area in such a big tournament,” said Shadow Singleton, pitcher and catcher for NEP.
Pictured are: (front, L-R) Mitch Haigler, Casper Gaal, Ben Glodfelter, Jesse Yetzer, Austin Gardner, Brett Weeks, Jesse Gunter, (back, L-R) Coach Weeks, Kyle McLemore, Ashton Linton, Coach Haigler, Shadow Singleton, Dakota Singleton, Coach Brake. Photo courtesy Herman Allday for NorthEscambia.com, click to enlarge.
Former Century Resident Buck Showalter ‘Heavy Favorite’ To Manage The Orioles
July 12, 2010
ESPN reported Sunday that former Century resident Buck Showalter is the “heavy favorite” to become the next manager of the Baltimore Orioles.
Showalter, who is currently an analyst with ESPN, reportedly meet with the team again this weekend. He has met with team officials several times since Dave Trebly was fired as the Orioles’ manager in early June. A replacement is not expected to be named until after Tuesday’s All-Star game.
Showalter has managed the New York Yankees, the Arizona Diamondbacks, and the Texas Rangers. Showalter first managed the Yankees from 1992-1995 for 581 games posting a 313-268 record finishing 45 games over .500 with a .539 win/loss percentage. He was voted 1994 AL Manager of the Year after the Yankees finished first in the AL East going 70-43. Unfortunately, there would be no post-season in 1994 due to the strike. He made it to his first post-season appearance in 1995, losing the divisional series 3-2 to the Seattle Mariners.
He moved on to the Arizona Diamondbacks where he managed 486 games from 1998-2000 with a 250-236 record. His best season with the Diamondbacks came in 1999 when they finished first in the NL West going 100-62 and eventually losing in the divisional series 3-1 to the NY Mets. Showalter took over as Texas Rangers skipper in 2003-2006 posting a 319-329 record in 648 games. He was selected 2004 AL Manager of the Year with the Texas Rangers going 89-73 with a .549 win/loss percentage.
His father was a high school coach and principal, moving to Century in the late 1950’s. Showalter played Little League ball in Century in a thriving program. Century’s modern day Showalter Park is named after him.
Photo courtesy ESPN.
Pelicans Win Again
July 9, 2010
The Pensacola Pelicans were led by a brilliant pitching performance from David Nathanson and solid offensive display to lead Pensacola over Shreveport-Bossier 6-0 Thursday.
All-Star John Alonso led off the bottom of the second inning with a homerun down the left field line to give the Pels a 1-0 lead. It was Alonso’s fifth homer of the year.
In the bottom of the fourth inning, the Pelicans (23-28, 3-0) loaded the bases with two outs. Dallas Christison lined a single to center to score John Alonso and Lou Palmisano to extend the lead for Pensacola to 3-0.
The Pelicans extended their lead in the last of the fifth inning when Chase Porch hit a two out, two run double down the third base line which brought in Francisco Leandro and Javier Brito to give the Pels a 5-0 advantage.
Pensacola added a run in the bottom of the eighth inning when Adolfo Gonzalez blooped single down the right field line scoring Porch from second base to give the Pels a 6-0 lead.
David Nathanson (3-4) gets the win as tosses his third complete game of the season. Nathanson shutout the Captains scattering eight hits and striking out eight batters on the night.
On The Road, Again: Northview’s 2010 Football Schedule
July 8, 2010
The 2010 football schedule for Northview High School has been released, and it won’t have the Chiefs playing a home game until late September.
The Chiefs, 7-3 last year, will open their 2010 season on the road at Graceville on September 3. They will travel the next week, September 10, to South Walton before having an open date on the third Friday night of the season, September 17.
The first home game for the Chiefs, in their second year under Head Coach Sid Wheatley, will be September 24 against Bozeman.
Here is the complete schedule for the 2010 Northview Chiefs:
- September 3 Graceville — Away
- September 10 South Walton – Away
- September 24 Bozeman — Home
- October 1 Baker — Away
- October 8 Bonifay — Homecoming
- October 15 Freeport — Away
- October 22 Jay — Home
- October 29 Sneads — Away
- November 5 Vernon — Home
- November 12 — West Florida Tech — Home
NorthEscambia.com file photo, click to enlarge.