Baseball Game Preview: Niceville Eagles vs. Gulf Breeze Dolphins

By Team Reports Apr 4, 2025, 4:11am

Baseball Preview: Niceville Eagles vs. Gulf Breeze Dolphins

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The Niceville Eagles will square off against the Gulf Breeze Dolphins at 6:30 p.m. on Friday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.

Niceville is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Florida's top teams: Pace, who was ranked 22nd at the time (Niceville was ranked 17th). The Eagles' pitcher stepped up to hand the Patriots a 7-0 shutout on Tuesday. The victory was nothing new for the Eagles as they're now sitting on four straight.

Brady Martin

Batters Struck Out

04/01/25 @ Pace8
03/26/25 vs Lincoln7
03/18/25 vs South Lake10
03/11/25 vs Mosley5
03/04/25 @ Choctawhatchee6
+ 2 more games

The result came thanks to Brady Martin's shutout, as he gave up just a hit and racked up eight Ks. He has been consistent : he hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in seven consecutive appearances.

At the plate, the team relied heavily on Deacon Avery, who went 2-for-4 with one home run and three RBI. Another player making a difference was CJ Bolden, who scored two runs and stole two bases while getting on base in two of his four plate appearances.

Meanwhile, Gulf Breeze entered their tilt with Milton on Thursday with seven consecutive wins, and they'll enter their next game with eight. They blew past the Panthers 9-1. Give some credit to the fans of both teams: the last four times they've met, the home team has come away the winner.

Presley Moseley spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered a run (which was unearned) on two hits and racked up nine Ks.

On the hitting side, Gulf Breeze saw six different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Parker Boyd, who scored a run while going 1-for-3. The dominant performance also gave Boyd a new career-high in RBI (two). Jake Hooten was another, scoring two runs while going 1-for-3.

Gulf Breeze pushed their record up to 15-4 with the win, which was their fifth straight at home. Those home victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 10.0 runs over those games. As for Niceville, their win bumped their record up to 18-3.

Niceville came out on top in a nail-biter against Gulf Breeze when the teams last played back in February, sneaking past 4-2. Will the Eagles repeat their success, or do the Dolphins have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.

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