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Chipola sends Gulf Coast sophomores out with defeat

April 24, 2013 23:41 PM

News Herald Staff

PANAMA CITY — The lights went out on another baseball season at Gulf Coast State College Wednesday.

Chipola defeated GC and its 10 departing sophomores 7-6 in the finale at Bill Frazier Field. The Indians (35-19, 12-8 Panhandle Conference) strengthened their hold on second place and surged into next month’s state tournament with wins in eight of their last nine games.

TCC blasts GC, Commodores now in must-win territory

April 21, 2013 20:50 PM

News Herald Staff

PANAMA CITY — Chipola needs one win. Gulf Coast needs two.

There’s your scenario for the second and final Panhandle Conference state tournament berth after Sunday’s games. Chipola defeated Pensacola 7-4 and Tallahassee blasted Gulf Coast 11-2 in seven innings. The Indians (33-19, 10-8) took a one-game lead over the Commodores (30-19, 9-9) for second place.

The teams meet for the final two-game series starting Monday at 5 p.m. in Marianna. Chipola will clinch the state berth with a victory. GC needs a win Monday and one in Panama City Wednesday to advance.

Gulf Coast beats Tallahassee to stay in second in Panhandle

April 20, 2013 19:29 PM

News Herald Staff

TALLAHASSEE — Tallahassee has a habit of sneaking up on opponents late in games to steal victories. Gulf Coast was theft-proof Saturday.

The Eagles produced their patented charge, scoring two runs in the eighth and loading the bases in the ninth, but the visiting Commodores held on for a 6-3 victory in a Panhandle Conference baseball game. GC ended a four-game losing streak in improving to 30-18 overall and 9-8 in the conference. It remained tied for second place with Chipola (32-19, 9-8), which blanked Pensacola 4-0 also Saturday to stay in the hunt for the final state playoff berth.

Wallace-Dothan hands Gulf Coast fourth straight loss

April 16, 2013 23:13 PM

News Herald Staff

DOTHAN, Ala. — Gulf Coast rapped out 13 hits but made four errors in an 11-10 junior-college baseball loss to Wallace State-Dothan, Ala., Tuesday.

The Commodores failed to hold on to two late leads in falling for the fourth straight game. GC led 9-8 in the eighth and 10-9 in the ninth, but the Governors tied the game with one run in each frame. Wallace then struck for the winning run in the 10th without needing to swing a bat.

GC Catcher, Ty Downing, gets hit by a pitch against Northwest Florida on Saturday.

Baseball: NWF State rolls, hands Gulf Coast third straight loss

April 13, 2013 22:55 PM

News Herald Staff

PANAMA CITY — Gulf Coast’s baseball losing streak went from bad to worse Saturday.

The Commodores surrendered 18 hits, made a handful of errors and defensive miscues and lost 12-5 to the visiting Northwest Florida State Raiders at Bill Frazier Field. It was GC’s second loss in a row to NWF State, a day after giving up a late lead, and third overall in the skid that began Wednesday. The Commodores lost 3 of 4 games against the fourth- and fifth-place teams in the Panhandle Conference this week, but fortunately remain in second place.

Baseball: GC squanders lead in loss to NWF State

April 13, 2013 22:52 PM

News Herald Staff

NICEVILLE — Gulf Coast couldn’t hold a two-run lead late in the game and fell 4-3 to Northwest Florida State on Friday afternoon in Panhandle Conference baseball.

The loss by the Commodores, 29-16, 8-7, enabled first-place Tallahassee to claim a share of the conference title despite the Eagles’ losing 6-4 to Chipola. TCC is 13-2 in the conference, all other schools with at least seven losses with five games remaining.

Baseball: Pensacola shuts out Gulf Coast, Commodores remain in second

April 10, 2013 23:02 PM

News Herald Staff

PENSACOLA — Gulf Coast couldn’t find an answer to Toby Thomas in a 6-0 loss to Pensacola in a junior college baseball game Wednesday.

Thomas tossed a six-hitter with five strikeouts in guiding the Pirates to a split in the teams’ recent two-game series. GC won four of the five games in the season series and fell to 29-15 overall and 8-6 in the Panhandle Conference, two games ahead of idle Chipola (28-18, 5-7) for second place. Last-place Pensacola improved to 17-25, 4-10.

Brendan Leach pitched on three days' rest and earned a no-decision, but gave Gulf Coast a chance to win with 6 2/3 innings on the mound.

Leach pushes through on short rest, GC beats Pensacola

April 8, 2013 23:03 PM

News Herald Staff

PANAMA CITY — Brendan Leach and his tired right arm added to his case for Panhandle Conference pitcher of the year honors Monday.

Leach lasted into the seventh inning on three days’ rest and Gulf Coast capitalized on five Pensacola errors to defeat the Pirates 8-5 at Bill Frazier Field. GC coach Mike Kandler was unsure how much he’d get out of Leach, who took a no-decision, but kept GC afloat for a late victory. Leach went beyond Kandler’s expectations.

“He pitched his butt off,” Kandler said. “It was an impressive thing to watch and he gave us a chance to win.”

Leach had four strikeouts and three walks while giving up five hits through 6 2/3 innings. He was replaced by Brandon Pergantis with two outs and baserunners on first and second base in the seventh inning. GC led 5-2 at the time and Hayden Kelly’s two-run single and a dropped fly ball by Kevin Husum brought in a third to help the Pirates (16-35, 3-10) tie the game against Pergantis.

Dial, GC takes second straight from Chipola

April 5, 2013 23:53 PM

News Herald Staff

MARIANNA — Tyler Dial’s two-run double in the fifth stoked the offense and Brett Maggard scattered seven hits over seven innings, as Gulf Coast defeated Chipola 4-1 in a junior college baseball game Friday.

The Commodores improved to 28-13 overall and more importantly 7-4 in the Panhandle Conference with their second straight win over the Indians. Chipola (26-18, 4-7) slipped three games back of Gulf Coast for second place in the conference. The top two teams in the Panhandle advance to the state tournament in May.

Dakota Spikes is congratulated after a first-inning grand slam.

GC ends skid, doubles second-place lead over Chipola

April 4, 2013 22:39 PM

News Herald Staff

PANAMA CITY — Gulf Coast doesn’t have a stranglehold on second place in the Panhandle Conference. But the Commodores are squeezing a little harder after Thursday.

Dakota Spikes hit a grand slam and Kevin Husum added some drama on the mound, as GC held off Chipola 8-6 at Bill Frazier Field to win the first of a three-game series. The Commodores (27-13, 6-4) snapped a three-game losing streak, while the Indians slumped to a fourth loss in their last five. Chipola (26-17, 4-6) fell two games back of second-place GC and incurred the ire of longtime Indians coach Jeff Johnson.

TCC sweeps GC in Panhandle Conference baseball series

April 1, 2013 22:57 PM

News Herald Staff

TALLAHASSEE — This is Tallahassee’s baseball world and the rest of the Panhandle Conference is playing for second.

Gulf Coast scored early, but couldn’t come up with the big hit in later innings, as the Eagles defeated the visiting Commodores 2-1 on Monday. Tallahassee (37-5, 11-1) swept the three-game series between the teams and opened up a 4½-game lead in first place with eight to play.

Gulf Coast's Matt Miller slides in to second base safely on a stolen base attempt in the fourth inning. Miller was 6 for 7 with three runs scored and two RBIs.

Eagles outlast Commodores, take control of Panhandle baseball race

March 30, 2013 21:35 PM

News Herald Staff

PANAMA CITY — Gulf Coast delivered its best shots to Tallahassee on Saturday, but the Eagles weathered every blow and showed again why they’re the favored team in the Panhandle Conference.

Tallahassee scored three runs in the top of the 15th inning to defeat Gulf Coast 11-8 at Bill Frazier Field. The victory sealed the Eagles’ fourth straight conference series win and upped their first-place record to 10-1 in Panhandle games. Second-place GC dipped to 5-3 in the conference and now trails Tallahassee by 3½ games.

TCC bests GC in Panhandle Conference baseball series opener

March 29, 2013 19:23 PM

News Herald Staff

TALLAHASSEE — Round 1 goes to Tallahassee.

Patrick Riley tossed eight innings of four-hit baseball and the Eagles handed Gulf Coast a 5-1 Panhandle Conference loss Friday. The first-place Eagles (35-5, 9-1) won their sixth straight and increased its lead to 2½ games over the Commodores (26-11, 5-2), who fell for the second time in their last three contests. GC maintained a two-game lead over Chipola (25-17, 3-4), which lost to Pensacola (14-21, 1-6) 5-4 also Friday.

Gulf Coast, Tallahassee set for baseball clash

March 28, 2013 20:01 PM

News Herald Staff

The two best baseball teams currently in the Panhandle Conference will stage a championship-like series starting Friday.

Second-place Gulf Coast (26-10, 5-1) heads to conference leader Tallahassee (34-5, 8-1) for a 4 p.m. CDT matchup. The teams also play at 1 p.m. Saturday in Panama City and again at 4 p.m. in Tallahassee Monday in the first meetings of the season.

Gulf Coast’s Danny Aviles throws to first base during the Commodores’ 8-7 win over Northwest Florida State on Friday.

Miller walk-off pushes Gulf Coast to 5-1 in Panhandle

March 22, 2013 23:20 PM

News Herald Staff

PANAMA CITY — Matt Miller’s hit was one of many that sprayed across Bill Frazier Field on Friday. It also was the most important.

His walk-off home run in the bottom of the 12th inning gave Gulf Coast an 8-7 victory over visiting Northwest Florida State. It capped a series win for the Commodores, who squandered a 4-0 lead and rallied from a one-run deficit in improving to 26-10 overall and 5-1 in the Panhandle Conference. NWF State fell to 16-13, 1-5 in dropping two of three games to GC this week.

NWF State hands GC baseball first conference loss

March 20, 2013 23:51 PM

News Herald Staff

NICEVILLE — Northwest Florida State and Gulf Coast both produced stellar pitching performances, but the Raiders were just a little better on Wednesday.

Bucky Locke handcuffed GC for most of the game and Michael Royal earned the save in a 3-2 victory over GC in a Panhandle Conference baseball matchup. The Commodores slipped to 25-10 and 4-1 in its first conference defeat. The Raiders moved to 17-12, 1-4.

Brendan Leach pitched a five-hitter with six strikeouts for Gulf Coast.

Leach five-hitter keeps Commodores unbeaten in Panhandle Conference

March 18, 2013 23:00 PM

News Herald Staff

PANAMA CITY — There will come a day when the phrase “it’s still early” will be moot.

That would be just fine for the Gulf Coast baseball team, which stayed unbeaten in the Panhandle Conference following Monday’s 5-0 shutout of visiting Northwest Florida State. Conversely, the Raiders hope time doesn’t run out for them after falling to 0-4 in the conference.

Kevin Husum earned second save.

GC edges Pensacola in completing three-game baseball sweep

March 16, 2013 21:04 PM

News Herald Staff

PENSACOLA — Kevin Husum and Gulf Coast fended off a late rally to defeat Pensacola 6-5 on Saturday to remain unbeaten in the Panhandle Conference.

Husum worked through trouble in the ninth inning to guide GC to its sixth straight win and a 3-0 mark in the conference. The Commodores (24-9) finished the first weekend tied atop the standings with Tallahassee (29-4, 3-0), which swept its three-game series against Northwest Florida State. GC dusted off Pensacola with 11-0 and 10-2 games ending in the run rule earlier this week.

Gulf Coast wins second Panhandle Conference game against Pensacola.

GC blasts Pensacola again, moves to 2-0 in Panhandle Conference

March 15, 2013 22:35 PM

News Herald Staff

PANAMA CITY — 2-0.

It’s the mark the Gulf Coast baseball team ran out to in the Panhandle Conference with its 10-2 victory over visiting Pensacola on Friday. It’s the mark the Commodores (23-9) sought heading into the 20-game slate on the heels of an offensive surge. But it’s a mark that is far from clinching a state tournament berth.

Ty Downing was 3 for 4 with a double and an RBI in Gulf Coast's 11-0 win over Pensacola.

Gulf Coast blasts Pensacola in Panhandle baseball opener

March 13, 2013 20:25 PM

News Herald Staff

PENSACOLA — Gulf Coast’s offensive fireworks continued at the right time on Wednesday.

The Commodores chased Pensacola starting pitcher Matt Muench after just four batters and they cruised to an 11-0 victory in the Panhandle Conference baseball opener for both teams. GC (22-9, 1-0) scored seven runs in its first trip to the plate and ended the game in five innings by the run rule. Pensacola (13-16, 0-1) and its three pitchers in the first inning couldn’t stem the tide in defeat.

Gulf Coast opens Panhandle Conference play against Pensacola.

GC baseball set for opening pitch of Panhandle Conference season

March 11, 2013 21:20 PM

News Herald Staff

PANAMA CITY — The dress rehearsals are over, it’s time for opening night on Broadway.

The Gulf Coast baseball team will put 30 games behind it and start clean in the Panhandle Conference opener at Pensacola on Wednesday. It’s the first of 20 games that will determine the conference’s two representatives in the state tournament in May. GC seeks its first state trip since 2010.

Trevin Hall

NJCAA Region 8/FCSAA Baseball Player of the Week
Games March 4-10

Trevin Hall, Gulf Coast State
Sophomore - 1B
Sneads, Fla.

Gulf Coast State College’s Trevin Hall is this week’s NJCAA Region 8/FCSAA Baseball Player of the Week. Hall, a sophomore from Sneads, Fla., batted .600 (13-for-25) with 13 runs scored, three home runs (1.040 slugging percentage) and 13 RBI in seven games during the voting period. Hall scored at least one run in all seven games while batting safely and driving in at least one run in six of the seven contests. In fact, he had six multi-hit games and five multi-RBI games and homered in three straight games during the stretch. His top game came in game two of a doubleheader against Grand Rapids on March 6 when he was 4-for-4 with a home run and four RBI. For the week, Hall also had two doubles and walked twice.

Dalton Kelley pitched six innings for his fourth win of the season.

Gulf Coast baseball runs past Lewis & Clark

March 9, 2013 18:00 PM

News Herald Staff

PANAMA CITY — Offense can carry a baseball team a long way. It also helps to have hitters named Tyler Dial and Trevin Hall.

The duo drove in three runs, scored three times and helped Gulf Coast to a 13-3 run-rule victory over Lewis & Clark at Bill Frazier Field on Saturday. Hall added to his team-leading RBI total and GC scored 12 or more runs for the sixth time in seven games, all victories.

Gulf Coast baseball throttles Vincennes

March 7, 2013 21:38 PM

News Herald Staff

PANAMA CITY — Gulf Coast baseball coach Mike Kandler is aware that many of the teams competing in the annual Spring Classic recently escaped hibernation from the colder climates up north.

That said, he’s not concerned so much with the foe but with how the Commodores perform in all facets. They did well in that regard again on Thursday by blasting Vincennes 20-0 at Bill Frazier Field for their fifth win in their last six games.

GC baseball splits doubleheader with Grand Rapids

March 6, 2013 19:40 PM

News Herald Staff

PANAMA CITY — Gulf Coast’s baseball winning streak stretched to four games in the first game of a doubleheader then it was snapped with one bad inning on Wednesday.

The Commodores continued to tune up for the upcoming Panhandle Conference season with a split against Grand Rapids, Mich., at Bill Frazier Field. GC (18-9) secured a 12-2 victory in the first game with a six-inning run rule. Grand Rapids scored six runs in the seventh inning of the second game for an 8-5 win.

GC diamond teams extend winning streaks

March 5, 2013 23:50 PM

News Herald Staff

The baseball team defeated Kankakee 12-2 in a seven-inning run-rule finish for its third straight win at Bill Frazier Field. The GC softball team swept visiting St. Petersburg 5-0, 7-0, at Joe Tom King Field in winning its sixth game in a row and ninth victory in the last 10.

GC baseball 12, Kankakee 2

Tyler Dial was 4 for 5 with a double, a home run and three RBIs to give GC its second win over Kankakee in the past three days. His two-run homer keyed a three-run second inning to break a 2-2 tie.

Trevin Hall was 2 for 4 with a two-run homer in the third to push the Commodores (17-8) to a 9-2 lead. Hall finished with four RBIs, Dakota Spikes was 2 for 3 with a double and three RBIs and Kevin Husum 2 for 3. Brett Maggard had eight strikeouts and four walks while giving up four hits and two runs in the complete-game win.

GC, which scored two runs in the seventh to cap the run rule, hosts Grand Rapids for a doubleheader on Wednesday starting at 3 p.m.

Baseball wins big

March 4, 2013 21:59 PM

News Herald Staff

GC baseball 15, Kalamazoo 2

PANAMA CITY — Tyler Dial was 2 for 5 with a two-run homer and three RBIs to guide the Commodores (16-8) past another hapless opponent and a third win in their last four games. GC scored four runs in the first en route to a run-rule stoppage after seven innings.

GC baseball blows out Kankakee 24-0

March 4, 2013 14:02 PM

News Herald Staff

PANAMA CITY — Trevin Hall was 3 for 5 with two doubles, a home run and five runs batted in to lead Gulf Coast to a 24-0 drubbing of visiting Kankakee at Bill Frazier Field on Saturday.

GC diamond teams split doubleheaders

February 28, 2013 23:55 PM

News Herald Staff

GC baseball 6-2, Lincoln Trail 3-6

PANAMA CITY — Brendan Leach pitched a complete game with 13 strikeouts to put an end to GC’s five-game losing streak. Trevin Hall was 2 for 4 with two RBIs for the Commodores.

GC baseball losing streak reaches five

Febraury 27, 2013 22:59 PM

News Herald Staff

ALBANY, Ga. — Brett Maggard gave up four runs, three earned, on eight hits with three strikeouts and four walks to take the defeat in Gulf Coast’s 4-0 loss to Darton College on Wednesday. Joey McCarthy tossed a scoreless eighth inning in relief and Matt Miller doubled for the Commodores (13-7), who have lost five games in a row. GC hosts Lincoln Trail in a seven-inning game Thursday at 5 p.m.

GC baseball losing streak stretches to four games

February 24, 2013 20:24 PM

News Herald Staff

OCALA — The Gulf Coast baseball team improved offensively compared to a pair of horrific games, but the result was identical on Sunday.

Commodore starting pitcher Matt Miller was touched for eight runs on 10 hits in an 8-7 loss to the College of Central Florida. GC also lost to Central Florida 11-5 on Saturday in the tournament played in Ocala. The Commodores (13-6) have lost four games in a row by a combined score of 57-30.

Commodores hammered in Ocala

February 23, 2013 23:39 PM

News Herald Staff

OCALA — A Gulf Coast team that was riding high two weeks ago is experiencing the opposite end of the spectrum after two humbling defeats Saturday in junior college baseball.

The Commodores were pounded 20-5 by Miami Dade in a game mercifully shortened to five innings, then lost 11-5 to Central Florida.

Trevin Hall wins NJCAA Region 8 Player of the Week honors.

NJCAA Region 8/FCSAA Baseball Player of the Week
Games February 11-17

Trevin Hall, Gulf Coast State
Sophomore - INF
Sneads, Fla.

Gulf Coast State College’s Trevin Hall is this week’s NJCAA Region 8/FCSAA Baseball Player of the Week. Hall, a sophomore from Sneads, Fla., batted .571 (8-for-14) with six runs scored, three home runs and seven RBI in four games during the voting period. Hall hit safely in three of the Commodores’ four games, including a 3-for-4, two-HR outing against Shelton State on February 15. In his final game of the week against Wallace-Dothan on February 16, he was a perfect 4-for-4, with a home run and five RBI.

GC freshman, Tevin Johnson, at bat against Wallace State-Dothan.

Pitching woes doom GC, win streak snapped at 10

February 16, 2013 22:19 PM

News Herald Staff

PANAMA CITY — There are days where Mike Kandler would like to burn his baseball scorebook. Saturday was one of them.

The Gulf Coast baseball coach, who always has had an affinity for pitching, watched the majority of his hurlers struggle mightily in an 18-13 loss to Wallace State College-Dothan, Ala., at Bill Frazier Field. Poor pitching, with 10 walks and three hit batsmen by four GC pitchers, coupled with a driving wind that enhanced the offensive output halted the Commodores’ 10-game winning streak.

Gulf Coast baseball runs winning streak to 10

February 16, 2013 00:07 AM

News Herald Staff

PANAMA CITY — Gulf Coast had a lengthy string of scoreless innings snapped, but managed to run its winning streak to 10 games Friday in junior college baseball at Bill Frazier Field.

The Commodores, 13-2, shut out Shelton State 10-0 in six innings in the first game as Brendan Leach of DeFuniak Springs tossed a three-hitter. That gave Gulf Coast consecutive shutouts, and Matt Miller tacked on three more scoreless innings to increase the streak to 18 straight as the Commodores rallied to top Alabama-Southern 5-2 in the second game.

Brett Maggard sets a new season high with 12 strike outs against Shelton State.

Maggard strikes out 12 in Gulf Coast shutout

February 14, 2013 22:49 PM

News Herald Staff

PANAMA CITY — Brett Maggard struck out a season-high 12 batters for Gulf Coast on Thursday in leading the Commodores to an eighth-straight victory.

The latest foe to fall in the streak was Shelton State of Alabama in a 5-0 contest played at Bill Frazier Field. Maggard won his second straight start in moving to 2-1 on the season. He gave up six hits with three walks over seven innings.

Gulf Coast baseball doubles up St. Pete

February 11, 2013 20:01 PM

News Herald Staff

PALATKA — Tevin Johnson keyed a three-run sixth inning to give the Gulf Coast baseball team a 4-2 win over St. Pete in the River City Classic on Sunday.

Johnson’s two-run single plated Trevin Hall and Dakota Spikes to give GC a 4-1 lead. Johnson was 2 for 3 with two RBIs. Dalton Kelley was the winning pitcher with four innings of relief of starter Joey McCarthy.

GC (10-2), winner of seven in a row, hosts Shelton State at 4 p.m. on Thursday.

Gulf Coast baseball secures two narrow wins

February 10, 2013 00:03 AM

News Herald Staff

PALATKA — Gulf Coast might not be compiling a scrapbook of superlatives, but the Commodores are winning, claiming a pair of narrow victories on Saturday in junior college baseball.

Brendan Leach and Kevin Husum combined on a six-hit shutout in a 2-0 win over Florence/Darlington, and the Commodores used a pair of two-run innings for a 4-3 triumph over Broward.

Gulf Coast baseball runs past Florence-Darlington

February 8, 2013 23:20 PM

News Herald Staff

PALATKA — The Gulf Coast baseball team opened the River City Classic by battering another group of opposing pitchers.

GC defeated Florence-Darlington Technical College 14-5 on Friday. The Commodores improved to 7-2 with their fourth straight win and they’ve outscored their last three opponents 33-9. They blasted the Stingers with the help of two three-run outbursts and scores in seven of the game’s nine innings.

Seven-run explosion keys GC baseball victory

February 5, 2013 22:59 PM

News Herald Staff

MONROEVILLE, Ala. — Big innings from the Gulf Coast baseball team are becoming common this season.

The Commodores needed a seven-run outburst in the seventh inning to blow past homestanding Alabama Southern 10-3 on Tuesday. GC improved to 6-2 with its third straight victory and fifth game with at eight runs or more.

Tyler Dial receives NJCAA Region 8 Player of the Week honors.

NJCAA Region 8/FCSAA Baseball Player of the Week
Games January 25-February 3

Tyler Dial, Gulf Coast State
Sophomore - C/INF - Phenix City, Ala.

Gulf Coast State College’s Tyler Dial is this week’s NJCAA Region 8/FCSAA Baseball Player of the Week. Dial, a sophomore from Phenix City, Ala., is batting .480 (12-of-25) with seven runs scored, one home run and 15 RBI through seven games. Dial has recorded four multi-hit games and went 2-for-3 with a go-ahead grand slam home run and six RBI against Central Alabama on January 25. He added three RBI in games against Tallahassee (January 26), St. Johns River State (February 2) and Gordon State (February 3). Dial has also posted an .880 slugging percentage and .536 on-base percentage.

Matt Miller

GC’s Miller shackles Gordon College for Miller Classic win

February 2, 2013 18:46 PM

News Herald Staff

PANAMA CITY — Matt Miller cruised, Gulf Coast had two big innings and the Commodores finished the Kevin Miller Baseball Classic with a blowout win on Saturday.

The left-handed sophomore threw only 61 pitches over seven innings in holding down Gordon College in a 9-1 victory at Bill Frazier Field. Miller was in firm control aside from giving up a solo home run in the fifth inning and relievers Tres Penny and Jordan Cofield combined to lock down the two-hitter. GC finished the annual Miller Classic with a 2-1 mark after losing its opener against Andrew College on Thursday and improved to 5-2 overall.

Tyler Dial was 4 for 5 with a double, run scored and an RBI in the Commodores' 6-5 win over St. Johns River.

GC baseball gives up lead, rallies for win over St. Johns River

February 1, 2013 19:00 PM

News Herald Staff

PANAMA CITY — In baseball, what’s blown and seemingly lost can be won again.

Gulf Coast adhered to that philosophy on Friday, as it turned around its fortunes for a 6-5 victory over St. Johns River in the Kevin Miller Baseball Classic at Bill Frazier Field. The Commodores (4-2) rallied in the ninth inning for the victory a day after losing late to Andrew College.

Andrew College nips Gulf Coast in Miller Classic

January 31, 2013 22:02 PM

News Herald Staff

PANAMA CITY — Gulf Coast held two leads, but the Commodores couldn’t fend off a loss on Thursday in ending a three-game winning streak.

Andrew College pushed three runs across in the final four innings, including the game-winner in the eighth, to secure a 7-6 victory in the opening game of the Kevin Miller Baseball Classic. It was the first nine-inning game of the season for the Commodores (3-2), who exploded for four tallies in the fourth for a short-lived one-run lead at Bill Frazier Field.

Gulf Coast’s Brendan Leach gave up three hits with two strikeouts and two walks in five innings to earn the win in the Commodores’ 8-2 victory over Central Alabama on Saturday.

Gulf Coast baseball surges to 3-1 season start

January 26, 2013 23:24 PM

News Herald Staff

PANAMA CITY — Gulf Coast baseball coach Mike Kandler didn’t know what type of team he had until it stepped on the field. After Saturday, his opinion is positive.

The Commodores finished the First Pitch Classic with an 8-2 victory over Central Alabama and a 10-0 shutout of Panhandle Conference foe Tallahassee at Bill Frazier Field. GC improved to 3-1 with three straight victories after opening the tournament with a lackluster 3-0 loss to Darton College on Friday.

Dalton Kelley makes a throw for Gulf Coast. he had one of the Commodores' two hits in a 3-0 loss to Darton College.

Night falls, Gulf Coast baseball batters Central Alabama

January 26, 2013 00:05 AM

News Herald Staff

PANAMA CITY — Pardon the cliché, but it was like night and day for Gulf Coast’s opposing pitchers on Friday.

Darton ace A.J. Sunstrom kept the Commodores off balance in a 3-0 victory under sunny skies and warm temperatures to open the First Pitch Classic at Bill Frazier Field. The story was different with the sun down and the lights up, as Tyler Dial’s grand slam and six RBIs paced GC to a 13-3 run-rule win over Central Alabama to close the first-day schedule.

Gulf Coast baseball to host First Pitch Classic

January 24, 2013 22:20 PM

News Herald Staff

PANAMA CITY — Enough with practice, it’s time to play some real games.

The Gulf Coast baseball team hosts the annual First Pitch Classic starting Friday at Bill Frazier Field. The GC softball team opens the season in Clearwater with the Juco Kickoff also starting Friday.

Gulf Coast middle infielder Dalton Kelley throws to first baseman Trevin Hall during the Commodores’ practice on Tuesday.

Gulf Coast baseball rebuilds in 2013 season

January 22, 2013 22:17 PM

News Herald Staff

PANAMA CITY — Roster turnover is nothing new for Gulf Coast State baseball coach Mike Kandler.

He’s used to restocking his team each season as a result of the two-year junior-college format. Some seasons don’t require much reloading. Some seasons lead to major overhaul.

The Commodores are doing more of the latter this season.