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The Crestview baseball team played a clean game against Pace, the number one 6A team in the state on Thursday. But clean wasn’t good enough. “We needed to be squeaky clean,” Bulldog coach Tim Gillis said following a 3-0 loss to the Patriots.

Bryson Martin gave the Crestview baseball team the boost it needed on Monday night in a game against rival Choctawhatchee. Martin turned in six solid innings on the mound and got a little help from his defense as Bulldogs beat the Indians 9-5.

The Crestview baseball team couldn’t overcome a big second inning by Walton on Friday. The Braves scored seven runs in the second inning and added two in the third. The nine runs were enough as Walton beat the Bulldogs 9-7.

Brayden Ruschmeier won’t soon be forgotten by Crestview baseball coach Tim Gillis. Ruschmeier, a senior, is in the final weeks of his Bulldog baseball career and has left a lasting impression the longtime coach.

“He’s exactly what I look for in a player,” Gillis said. “He’s tough. He goes to the post even if he’s down a little bit or not feeling his best.

Ask any baseball fan about the hot corner and they will quickly tell you about the action involving a third baseman.

With hard line drives coming at him or a bunt being dropped down just in front of home plate, a third baseman must always be ready for anything.

A chilly spring evening at the Crestview High School baseball complex didn’t stop the Bulldogs and Milton from locking horns in a very good high school game.

Runs were at a minimal and pitching was at a premium. In the end, Crestview had a little more of each than the Panthers. When the final out was recorded it was the Bulldogs taking the 4-2 win.

It won’t be long before Robby Kopp trades the warm days of Crestview for a different climate in St. Louis, Missouri.

Kopp, the senior left fielder for the Crestview baseball team, will be attending the University of Health Sciences and Pharmacy in the Show Me State. His plan is to study sports physical therapy while on a baseball scholarship.

Friday night was a tough evening for the Crestview High School baseball team as the Bulldogs played host to Pensacola Catholic. The game was tied 3-3 at the end of the third inning, but the Crusaders broke it open late scoring eight runs in the final two innings. In the end, it was Catholic topping the Bulldogs 13-3.

Laurel Hill and Paxton renewed their longstanding rivalry on the Laurel Hill baseball diamond on Thursday. The final score was pretty to the visitors from just across the Okaloosa-Walton county line. As for the Hoboes, they’ve seen better days on the diamond as the Bobcats took the 16-1 win

A chilly spring evening at the Crestview High School baseball complex was didn’t stop the Bulldogs and Milton from locking horns in a very good high school game. Runs were at a minimal and pitching was at a premium. In the end, Crestview had a little more of each than the Panthers. When the final out was recorded it was the Bulldogs taking the 4-2 win.