Baseball | 3/13/2002 9:27:00 PM

Box Score MIAMI SHORES, Fla. -- Scoring two runs in the bottom of the eighth inning was just what the Barry University baseball team needed to land the Palm Beach Atlantic Sailfish 10-8 earlier tonight at Feinbloom Field.

Down 6-5 going into the bottom of the seventh inning, the Buccaneers scored three runs to take an 8-6 lead with only two innings left to play. However, the Sailfish evened the odds with two runs in the eighth. But the Bucs scored two more runs in the bottom of the eighth and got solid pitching from Gerry Guarch to hold on to a 10-8 victory.

Guarch (2-1) earned the win in relief for the Bucs. He gave up two runs (one earned) on three hits while striking out two. Starter Jonathan Sandola threw seven innings, giving up six runs on 12 hits with four strikeouts. Paul Harvey (3-4) took the loss for the Sailfish, but starter Julio LaSalle hurled 6.2 innings giving up eight runs (seven earned) while walking seven and striking out 10.

The Buccaneers were paced by Billy Zoffinger, Joglys Ramos, and Luis Boullon who each went two-for-five at the plate. Boullon added two RBI, while Zoffinger and Ramos added an RBI apiece. Ramos' RBI came on his sixth home run of the season and Alex Lorenzo also added a home run, a two-run shot in the first. Adam Toro rapped out a game-winning RBI triple, which scored the go-ahead run for the Bucs in the bottom of the eight.

The Buccaneers improved to 12-8 overall, while the Sailfish fell to 10-10. The Bucs return to action for the final game of a 10-game home stand hosting William Patterson on Friday, Mar. 15 at 4 p.m. before going back on the road for a weekend series in Ft. Myers.