Baseball Recap: Cocoa Beach Snags Eighth Win in Last Ten Games

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Previous Games

04/03/25 - Home	11-5 W
03/19/24 - Away	3-1 W
04/11/23 - Away	0-5 L
03/23/23 - Home	0-11 L
02/20/23 - Neutral	0-10 L
+ 5 more games

Cocoa Beach hadn't done well against Astronaut recently (they were 2-7 in their previous nine matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Thursday. The Minutemen blew past the War Eagles 11-5. The Minutemen not only won on Thursday, but they posted their biggest win since March 12th.

Connor McGrew made a splash while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he tossed one inning while giving up no earned runs or hits. He has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't given up more than one earned run in eight consecutive appearances. He was also big at the plate, scoring a run while going 2-for-3.

In other batting news, Kristian Wolfe was incredible, scoring three runs while going 2-for-4. What's more, he posted two RBI, the most he's had since back in April of 2024. Anthony Ceruti was another key player, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 1-for-2.

Cocoa Beach has been performing well recently as they've won eight of their last ten matchups. That's provided a nice bump to their 12-8 record this season. The wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 8.1 runs over those games. As for Astronaut, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 5-11.

Looking ahead, Cocoa Beach will challenge Palm Bay at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. As for Astronaut, they didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next game, a 19-0 victory against Space Coast on the 4th.