Pensacola Blue Wahoos Team Up with Cox Sports Television

Cox Sports Television (CST) will air four upcoming Pensacola Blue Wahoos games. Current radio broadcaster for the Wahoos, Tommy Thrall, will anchor the on-air television team. 

Thrall has been broadcasting professionally since 2003. In addition to serving at the Wahoos play-by-play broadcaster, during the football season he works as a reporter for WEAR-TV Channel 3 contributing to Prep Football Final and weekend coverage of college football. Tommy also works for the University of West Florida providing play-by-play for their basketball and baseball teams. Before joining the Blue Wahoos in 2012, he spent the previous two seasons as the Media Relations Director and Broadcaster of the St. Louis Cardinals Single-A affiliate, the Quad Cities River Bandits. While in the Quad Cities he also worked on local radio and television stations in the offseason announcing high school and college football, basketball and baseball games.

Also joining the broadcast team will be former LSU pitcher Ronnie Rantz and former Florida Gator Nick Belmonte. Rantz played in Baton Rouge for the legendary Skip Bertman and was on the hill for two national championship teams. Belmonte was selected by Sun Sports as one of the top 100 players in UF history after stealing an SEC record 42 bases in one season.

CST is found locally on Cox channel 319 and HD channel 1319.

2014 Blue Wahoos/CST Telecast Schedule

Day                       Date                    Opponent                         Time                  

Sunday                  June 1                  vs. Jacksonville                 4:00 p.m.

Friday                    June 20                vs. Huntsville                    6:30 p.m.

Friday                    July 11                vs. Montgomery                6:30 p.m.

Sunday                  July 13                vs. Montgomery                4:00 p.m.

About Cox Sports Television

Since launch in 2002, CST has grown to nearly 5.5 million viewers, making it one of the fastest growing regional sports networks in the south. By the end of 2014, the GULF SOUTH SPORTS LEADER will be seen in California, Nevada, Idaho, Arizona, Texas, Oklahoma, Kansas, Missouri, Nebraska, Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Ohio, Virginia, Connecticut, Rhode Island, Georgia and Florida.

CST is owned and operated by Cox Communications Louisiana, LLC. Initially targeted to be a Louisiana sports network, CST has secured collegiate, professional and high school events that have expanded the networks reach throughout the south. For more information about CST, please visit our website at www.coxsportstv.com.

 

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The Pensacola Blue Wahoos are the Double-A affiliate of the Cincinnati Reds. Tickets for the 2014 season can be purchased by calling the box office at (850) 934-8444 or in person at the Hill Kelly Dodge Pickup Window. Follow the Blue Wahoos at bluewahoos.com, facebook.com/PensacolaBlueWahoos, and twitter.com/BlueWahoosBBall.