Baseball Preview: Miami Beach Hi-Tides vs. Columbus Explorers
Miami Beach is 0-6 against Columbus since March of 2018 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Monday. The Miami Beach Hi-Tides will play host again on Monday to welcome the Columbus Explorers, where first pitch is scheduled at 2:00 p.m. Both teams come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Miami Beach's pitching crew heads into the game hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Friday. They were the clear victor by an 8-0 margin over Coral Reef.
The result came thanks to Daniel Milian's shutout, as he gave up just five hits. He also set a new season high mark in ERA with .000.
On the hitting side, Melvin Mitchell and Brody Minick did most of the damage at the plate: Mitchell scored two runs while going 1-for-3, while Minick scored a run while going 2-for-3.
Meanwhile, Columbus beat TERRA Environmental 5-2 on Thursday.
Miami Beach has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won eight of their last nine matches, which provided a nice bump to their 14-8 record this season. As for Columbus, their win bumped their record up to 16-5.
Miami Beach suffered a grim 7-0 defeat to Columbus in their previous matchup back in April of 2023. Thankfully for Miami Beach, Nicholas Zarranz (who didn't allow a single earned run while striking out seven over five innings pitched) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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