Baseball Game Preview: Gulf Breeze Dolphins vs. Pace Patriots

Gulf Breeze is 2-8 against Pace since March of 2020 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. Gulf Breeze will face off against Pace at 7:00 p.m. Each of these teams will be fighting to keep a win streak alive as Gulf Breeze comes in on five and Pace on seven.

Gulf Breeze had to skate by with only a two-run margin when they last took the field, which might have inspired the ten-run drubbing they dealt Fort Walton Beach on Wednesday. Gulf Breeze was the clear victor by a 12-2 margin over Fort Walton Beach. The high-flying hitting performance was a huge turnaround for the Dolphins considering their two-run performance the matchup before.

Presley Moseley made a splash while hitting and pitching. He pitched five innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off five hits. Moseley was also solid in the batter's box, going 1-for-3 with two RBI.

Jake Hooten

Stolen Base (Career)

03/26/25 vs Fort Walton Beach	4
02/26/24 @ Choctawhatchee	3
03/19/25 @ Escambia	2
03/18/25 vs Booker T. Washington	2
03/07/25 @ Baker	2

In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Jake Hooten, who scored three runs and stole four bases while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances. Those four stolen bases gave him a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Roman Jackson, who scored three runs and stole three bases while going 2-for-3.

Meanwhile, Pace made easy work of Milton on Wednesday and carried off an 11-4 win. The result was nothing new for the Patriots, who have now won nine contests by six runs or more so far this season.

Pace pushed their record up to 13-2 with the victory, which was their 20th straight at home dating back to last season. Those wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.9 runs on average over those games. As for Gulf Breeze, their record now sits at 12-4.

Gulf Breeze couldn't quite get it done against Pace in their previous meeting back in May of 2024 as they fell 4-0. Can Gulf Breeze avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.