baseball Archive

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.

As is the case with many people that grew up in Baker, Zane Steele’s life has been wrapped up in sports and outdoors activities as long as he can remember.

A 2021 graduate of Baker School, Steele played fullback and defensive end on the 2020 Gator state championship football team. He also was a member of the weightlifting team, which helped develop his 5-10, 200-pound body into a mass of muscle.

Baseball can be the cruelest of masters and the greatest of games. Often it can be both in the same game. The Crestview baseball team will attest to that after beating Pine Forest 5-4 on Friday night.

You have to be a catcher, or maybe an old defensive lineman or rugby player, to understand why Javin Shoemake loves being behind the plate for the Crestview baseball team.

“Honestly, the pain,” said Shoemake, Crestview’s senior catcher. “Pain feels nice. There’s nothing like blocking the ball and it hurts.”