Softball Recap: Gateway Panthers vs. Cocoa Beach Minutemen
Sadly, Gateway is still looking for their first win of the season after 14 matchups. Their rough 13-3 defeat to the Cocoa Beach Minutemen on Thursday might stick with them for a while. The result was an unpleasant reminder to Gateway of the 36-24 loss they experienced in the pair's previous head-to-head fixture on April 5th.
For Cocoa Beach's part, Gabi Fuentes made a splash while hitting and pitching. On the mound, she tossed three innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. Fuentes was also big at the plate, scoring a run while getting on base in all three of her plate appearances.
In other batting news, Cocoa Beach let Kaelin Goslin and Elysee Fredenberg loose on the outfield. Goslin scored three runs while getting on base in all three of her plate appearances, while Fredenberg scored two runs and stole two bases while getting on base in three of her four plate appearances. Fredenberg has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last six times she's played. Kylie Kahl was another key contributor, scoring a run while going 1-for-3.
Gateway's defeat dropped their record down to 0-14. As for Cocoa Beach, their victory ended an eight-game drought at home and bumped them up to 6-14.
Gateway will be staying on the road on Monday to face off against Liberty at 6:00 p.m. Gateway is facing Liberty at the right time seeing as Liberty is stuck on a three-game losing streak. As for Cocoa Beach, they will head out on the road to take on Astronaut at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday.
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