Baseball Recap: Space Coast Wins Going Away Against Cocoa

After only two runs in their last match, Space Coast made sure to put some runs up on the board against Cocoa on Thursday. The Space Coast Vipers put the hurt on the Cocoa Tigers with a sharp 23-1 victory. The result was nothing new for the Vipers, who have now won four games by 17 runs or more so far this season.

Kole Gamble

Batters Struck Out (Career)

03/06/25 @ Cocoa	6
04/17/24 vs Cocoa Beach	2
04/12/24 vs Reborn Christian Academy	2
02/28/24 @ Titusville	2
02/21/24 @ Melbourne	2

Kole Gamble made a splash while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he struck out six batters over two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit (and only one walk). The dominant performance gave him a new career-high in strikeouts. He was even better at the plate, scoring three runs and stealing a base while getting on base in all five of his plate appearances. He also put up a home run, which was his first of the season.

In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Kayden Thomas, who scored four runs and stole a base while going 4-for-4. He has become a key player for Space Coast: the team is 3-1 when he posts at least two runs, but 2-4 otherwise. Another player making a difference was Joseph Henry, who scored three runs while going 2-for-2.

Space Coast always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .738. That's the best OBP they've posted all season.

The win got Space Coast back to even at 5-5. As for Cocoa, their defeat was their 14th straight at home dating back to last season, which dropped their record down to 0-8.

Both squads are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Space Coast will welcome Heritage at 6:00 p.m. on Monday. As for Cocoa, they will be playing in front of their home fans against Brevard HEAT at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Cocoa is facing Brevard HEAT at the right time seeing as Brevard HEAT is stuck on a seven-game losing streak.