Miami Beach hasn't had much luck against Coral Gables recently, but that could start to change on Wednesday. The Miami Beach Hi-Tides will be playing at home against the Coral Gables Cavaliers at 3:30 p.m. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Miami Beach has four straight victories, Coral Gables has four straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
Miami Beach's pitching crew heads into the game hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Monday. They blew past Mater Academy Charter 18-0. The Hi-Tides might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won five contests by six runs or more this season.
Maricela Mesarina
| 03/10/25 @ Mater Academy Charter | 8 |
| 03/06/25 vs Hialeah | 11 |
| 03/04/25 @ Goleman | 7 |
| 03/03/25 @ iMater Charter | 8 |
| 02/27/25 @ American | 8 |
| + 2 more games |
Maricela Mesarina made a splash no matter where she played. On the mound, she struck out eight batters over three innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. She has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't tossed less than seven strikeouts any time she's pitched this season. She was also big at the plate, going 3-for-4 with three runs, four RBI, and one triple.
In other batting news, Rebecca Baldi and Angelina Murillo did most of the damage at the plate: Baldi scored three runs and stole a base while getting on base in all four of her plate appearances, while Murillo scored three runs and stole Three bases. while getting on base in two of her three plate appearances. Baldi has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last four times she's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Anna Mesarina, who scored three runs and stole a base while going 1-for-2.
Meanwhile, Coral Gables lost 18-3 to Hialeah on Tuesday. That's two games in a row now that the Cavaliers have lost by exactly 15 runs.
Celina Richardson was cooking despite her team's loss, going a perfect 2-for-2 with one triple, one stolen base, and one run. That triple marked the first that she hit this season.
Miami Beach pushed their record up to 6-1 with the win, which was their third straight on the road. Those victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.3 runs on average over those games. As for Coral Gables, their loss dropped their record down to 1-6.
Miami Beach beat Coral Gables 8-4 in their previous matchup back in February. Will Miami Beach repeat their success, or does Coral Gables have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
