Baseball Recap: Astronaut Comes Up Short

Astronaut fought the good fight in their extra-innings contest against Holy Trinity Episcopal Academy on Wednesday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They fell just short of the Holy Trinity Episcopal Academy Tigers by a score of 8-7. The War Eagles were not able to make up for their defeat to the Tigers from their previous meeting back in February of 2020.

Logan Cepeda

Runs

03/10/25 vs Cocoa	4
03/12/25 @ Holy Trinity Episcopal Academy	2
03/06/25 @ Titusville	2
03/03/25 @ Cocoa	2
02/14/25 vs Titusville	1

Blake Sargenti and Logan Cepeda stepped up to the plate in a big way. Sargenti scored two runs while going 2-for-5, while Cepeda scored two runs while going 2-for-4. Astronaut is 3-1 when Cepeda posts two or more runs, but 0-7 otherwise. Gavin Lynch also deserves some recognition as he snagged his first stolen base of the season.

Even though they lost, Astronaut kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 14 hits. That's a new trend for them: they were averaging 4.5 hits per game earlier this season, but in their last 15 matchups they've averaged 10.8.

Astronaut's loss dropped their record down to 3-8. As for Holy Trinity Episcopal Academy, their win ended a five-game drought at home dating back to last season and bumped them up to 3-7.

Coincidentally, Astronaut and Holy Trinity Episcopal Academy will both be playing Brevard HEAT the next time they take the field. Holy Trinity Episcopal Academy will host Brevard HEAT at 4:30 p.m. on Friday, while Astronaut will head out to face them at 12:00 p.m. on Monday.