Gulf Breeze boys volleyball heads to Final 4, Pace baseball eliminated
Gulf Breeze boys volleyball advanced to a second straight Final Four, while Buchholz baseball eliminated Pace for the third straight year.
Final four tickets were punched, weather led to late night battles and local track and field athletes and weightlifters brought home state titles on Friday. Below is a recap of all the action. Baseball Region 1-6A Final No.
2 Buchholz 10, No. 1 Pace 2 (Game 1, Buchholz leads 1-0) Once the rain subsided and it was clear to take the field around 8 p. m.
, the Bobcats rolled. Buchholz (23-7) only outhit Pace (26-5) 9-6, but the Patriots committed five errors and walked seven batters. Bobcats junior Reed Thomas was in control on the mound.
The Florida Gulf Coast signee allowed two runs on six hits and three walks while striking out five, finishing one out shy of a complete game after being pulled due to pitch count limits. Pace's Dax Brooks went 2-for-3 with an RBI and Emory Allen also went 2-for-3. Buchholz led 4-0 after the top of the third inning, but Pace started to creep back in the bottom of the frame on a Dax Brooks RBI single and Carson Kelly scoring on a wild pitch.
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