Prep Roundup (2/23)

Sophomore Brendan Leach threw a five-inning no-hitter for Walton (1-2), striking out 13 and walking three as the Braves cruised to a 15-0 win over Rocky Bayou Christian. The game was shortened to five innings due to the 10-run rule. Leach relied primarily on an effective fastball to keep the Knights off balance.

“He’s a sophomore with a good arm,” said Walton coach Rick Dixon. “He has a good breaking ball but he was living on his fastball tonight.”

Offensively, the Braves were led by Angus Anderson, who went 2-for-2 with a double and three RBIs and James Towery, who went 2-for-2 with two runs scored. Walton will play at Arnold on Thursday at 6:30 p.m.

W                     213 90x x – 15 13 0

RB                    000 00x x –   0  0  7

WP: Brendan Leach. LP: Doswell

l South Walton 11, Blountstown 1 (5 innings): Mitchell Peterson was sharp on the mound for the Seahawks (2-1, 1-0 in District 1-2A), going all five innings and striking out nine. He walked just two batters as he improved to 2-0 on the season.

Tyler Townsend went 2-for-2 with 2 RBIs and a run scored, while Jonathan Duncan went 1-for-2 with an RBI and two runs scored. The Seahawks managed just five hits, but capitalized on a 10-run fourth inning in which Blountstown pitchers walked eight batters.

The Seahawks will play at Rocky Bayou on Thursday.

B                     001 00x x – 1 2 2

SW                  001 100x x – 11 5 1

WP: Mitchell Peterson (2-0). LP: Sandefur

l Fort Walton Beach 6, Navarre 0:  J.D. Little went six strong innings to lead the Vikings (2-0) past Navarre. Smith struck out five while allowing just one hit in his six innings of work before giving way to Austin Sullivan.

Dale Smith led the Vikings on offense, going 2-for-4 with a single, a triple and 3 RBIs. Brandon Horn and Brock Herrington also drove in runs for the Fort Walton Beach.

Very strong defense. Tuesday at Niceville

N                     000 000 0 – 0 2 2

FWB               101 4000 x – 6 9 1

WP: J.D. Little (1-0). LP: Chris Wheeler

l West Florida Tech 2, Choctawhatchee 0: Despite a strong pitching from Brian Moore, Choctawhatchee (0-3, 0-1 in District 1-3A) couldn’t find a way to get past West Florida Tech in the two teams’ district opener. Moore scattered four hits and a walk over five innings, while striking out five.

Both of West Florida Tech’s runs were unearned, with one scoring on a passed ball and the other scoring on a sacrifice fly after moving to third on a passed ball. The Indians will play at Washington on Friday.

C                     000 000 0 – 0 3 3

WFT                000 1100 x – 2 4 0

WP: Chad Wallace. LP: Brian Moore.

Softball

l Game 1: Walton 7, Paxton 6; Game 2: Paxton 9, Walton 2: Paxton and Walton split a double header on Tuesday. Emily Davis notched the win for the Braves (1-1) in the opener as Shelbie Standland and Cassidy Conterras each picked up a pair of hits. Emily Davis went 1-for-3 with 5 RBI for Walton.

Game 2 saw Leah Infinger and Brittany Kimmons each go 2-for-2 at the plate for Paxton as the Bobcats erupted for seven runs in the third for a one-sided win in the nightcap.

Gm 1

Paxton 100 50 - 6 2 0

Walton 240 1x                        7 7 6               

WP: Emily Davis; LP:

Shelbie Standland 2 for 3

Cassidy Contreras 2-2

Gm 2

Paxton 007 02 - 9 9 1

Walton 001 10 - 2 4 1

LP: Emily Davis

l Navarre 16, Pine Forest 0:  A six-run first and a nine-run third inning were more than enough to power Navarre past Pine Forest.

Shelby O’Brien drove in three runs while Meaghan Redalieu and Lauren Osburn each plated two runs as the Raiders cruised to a win. Emily Pettigrew scored three runs while Redalieu, Brook Murphy, Chandler Bridges, Katie McLelland and Brianna Risner each scored two runs apiece.

Pine Forest    0 0 0  0 0  - 0

Navarre          6 1 9  0 0 - 16

Tennis

Both Crestview tennis teams enjoyed comfortable victories on the road against Pine Forest, with the girls winning 7-0 and the boys winning 6-1. Both teams improved to 2-1 on the season, with all of their matches coming in District 1-3A play.

Moya Moore, Jackie Henners, Brooklyn Howard, Sydney Pinkert and Brittany Didonato all won their singles matches for the Crestview girls, while the boys got wins from Blake Ritchie, Paul Tilley, Mitch Petoski and John-Seth Sammons. Both the girls and boys swept doubles play.

Crestview will host Washington on Thursday.

Girls: Crestview 7, Pine Forest 0

Singles: Moya Moore (C) def. B. Hedges 8-2. Jackie Henners (C) def. Barbieri 8-3. Brooklyn Howard (C) def. E. Hedges 8-3. Sydney Pinkert (C) def. Amerson 8-1. Brittany Didonato (C) def. Ringo 8-2. Doubles: M. Moore-Taylor Moore (C) def. B. Hedges-E. Hedges 8-2. Pinkert-Henners (C) def. Barbieri-Amerson 8-2.

Boys: Crestview 6, Pine Forest 1

Singles: Blake Ritchie (C) def. Lima 8-0. Byrne (PF) def. Austin Long 8-4. Paul Tilley (C) def. Hughes 8-4. Mitch Petoski (C) def. Lynn 8-0. John-Seth Sammons (C) def. Nguyen 8-0. Doubles: Ritchie-Petoski (C) def. Lima Burns 8-4. Ben Baber-Corey Pedan (C) def. Hughes-Lynn 11-10.

It was a rough night for both the boys and girls tennis teams at Walton, as both teams were shut out by Bay. The girls (0-2) got a strong effort from. Liza Ingram, who was the only Walton player to win a game. Ingram lost 10-4 in the tiebreaker.’

The Walton boys (1-1) were also swept by Bay, as none of the Braves were able to win a game. The Braves will try to get back on track against Bozeman at home on Thursday.

Girls: Bay 7, Walton 0

Singles: Chapman (B) def. Liza Ingram 6-1, 0-6, 10-4. Jernigan(B) def. Allyson Howell 6-0, 6-2. Bacon (B) def. Julia Duong 6-3, 6-0. Evans (B) def. Muna Alsalhi 6-1, 6-1. Doubles: Chapman-Jernigan (B) def. Ingram-Howell 3-8. Bacon-Hanson (B) def. Duong-Evans 8-1.

Boys: Bay 7, Walton 0

Singles: Moody (B) def. Curtis Miller 6-1, 6-1. Barr (B) def. Trey Virgin 6-1, 6-0. Barry (B) def. Kirby 6-0, 6-0. McCormick (B) def. Luke Andrews 6-1, 6-0. Healey (B) def. Aaron Ealum 6-2, 6-3. Doubles: Moody-Barr (B) def. Miller-Virgin 6-1, 6-2. Barry-McCormick (B) def. Kirby Andrews 6-2, 6-1.