Cocoa Beach lost to Heritage back in February of 2023, but they didn't allow them the same satisfaction on Wednesday. The Cocoa Beach Minutemen came out on top against the Heritage Panthers by a score of 9-5.
Anthony Ceruti made a big impact while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. What's more, he also gave up only zero earned runs, the fewest he's had since back in April of 2024. He was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run and stealing three bases while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances. The dominant performance gave him a new career-high in stolen bases.
Angel Stanley
| 02/12/25 vs Heritage | 4 |
| 04/17/24 @ Space Coast | 3 |
| 04/05/24 vs Merritt Island Christian | 2 |
| 03/21/24 vs Space Coast | 2 |
| 03/11/24 vs Cocoa | 2 |
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Angel Stanley, who went 2-for-3 with two stolen bases, four RBI, and one run. Those four RBI gave him a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Kristian Wolfe, who scored two runs and stole three bases while going 1-for-3.
The victory got Cocoa Beach back to even at 1-1. As for Heritage, their loss dropped their record down to 0-2.
Both teams are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Cocoa Beach will look to take advantage of their home field for the first time this season as they take on Bayside at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Bayside's pitching crew has only allowed four runs per game this season, so Cocoa Beach's hitters will have their work cut out for them. As for Heritage, they will welcome Melbourne Central Catholic at 5:00 p.m. on Friday.
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