Softball Preview: Cocoa Beach Minutemen vs. Space Coast Vipers
The Cocoa Beach Minutemen will head out on the road to challenge the Space Coast Vipers at 6:00 p.m. on Monday. Cocoa Beach is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 7.9 runs per game this season.
While Cocoa Beach couldn't quite beat Titusville on Tuesday, the two-point margin was a huge improvement compared to the 18-point loss they were dealt on Monday. Cocoa Beach fell just short of Titusville by a score of 10-8. Cocoa Beach has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Gabi Fuentes was huge while hitting and pitching even without the win. She looked comfortable on the mound, pitching seven innings while giving up three earned (and seven unearned) runs off four hits. Fuentes was also big at the plate, scoring a run while getting on base in all four of her plate appearances.
In other batting news, Elysee Fredenberg led a balanced group of hitters, going 2-for-4 with a triple, a stolen base, and a run. Ryleigh Hattrup was another key contributor, going 2-for-3 with a triple, a run, and an RBI.
Meanwhile, Space Coast fell victim to a tough 14-4 defeat at the hands of Rockledge on Tuesday.
Olivia Banachoski was cooking despite her team's loss, going 2-for-3 with three RBI. The team also got some help courtesy of Kami Dacko, who scored two runs while getting on base in all three of her plate appearances.
Cocoa Beach's record is now 5-9. As for Space Coast, their record now sits at 6-10.
Cocoa Beach suffered a grim 14-1 defeat to Space Coast in their previous meeting back in March. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Space Coast's Kylie Ulmer, who didn't allow a single earned run while striking out 13 over seven innings pitched. Now that Cocoa Beach knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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