Baseball Game Preview: Satellite Scorpions vs. Cocoa Beach Minutemen

By Team Reports Apr 21, 2024, 2:14am

Baseball Preview: Satellite Scorpions vs. Cocoa Beach Minutemen

Satellite is 9-1 against Cocoa Beach since April of 2019, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Tuesday. The Satellite Scorpions will be playing in front of their home fans against the Cocoa Beach Minutemen at 6:00 p.m. Satellite will be looking to keep their five-game home win streak alive.

Satellite's pitching crew heads into the matchup hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Thursday. They walked away with a 3-0 win over Cocoa Beach.

Jonathan Wolaver made a big impact while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, keeping things locked down with no earned runs or hits while striking out 19 over seven innings pitched. Wolaver has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't pitched less than six innings in five consecutive pitching appearances. Wolaver was also big at the plate, scoring a run while going 2-for-3.

In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Brandon Reiter, who scored two runs while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.

Satellite's victory ended a five-game drought on the road and puts them at 12-7. As for Cocoa Beach, they have traveled a rocky road recently having lost three of their last four games, which put a noticeable dent in their 8-11 record this season.

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