Cocoa Beach took a nine-run loss the last time they faced off against Melbourne Central Catholic, but this time they managed to keep it close and that made all the difference. The Cocoa Beach Minutemen had just enough and edged out the Melbourne Central Catholic Hustlers 6-5. For the Minutemen, this counts as revenge for the 15-6 win the Hustlers walked away with the last time they faced one another back in May of 2024.
Jack Meckel
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Jack Meckel made a splash while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, striking out eight batters over five innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off three hits (and only one walk). What's more, he gave up only one walk, the fewest he's had since back in April of 2024. He was also solid in the batter's box, going a perfect 2-for-2 with one home run. Those two hits gave him a new career-high.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Anthony Ceruti, who went 2-for-4 with three runs, one triple, and one RBI. Cocoa Beach is undefeated when Ceruti posts two or more runs, but 2-6 otherwise. The team also got some help courtesy of Colten Marshall, who went 2-for-3 with two RBI and one double.
Cocoa Beach kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 13 hits. That's a new trend for them: they were averaging 5.3 hits per game earlier this season, but in their last 15 contests they've averaged 9.
The victory made it two in a row for Cocoa Beach and bumps their season record up to 6-6. Those victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 21.5 runs over those games. As for Melbourne Central Catholic, their defeat was their third straight at home, which dropped their record down to 6-5.
Coming up, Cocoa Beach will welcome Baker County at 1:30 p.m. on Monday. As for Melbourne Central Catholic, they will head out to take on Holy Trinity Episcopal Academy at 12:00 p.m. on Tuesday.
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