Baseball | 4/18/2003 9:26:00 PM

Box Score MIAMI SHORES, Fla.--The Saint Leo Lions defeated the Barry Buccaneers 13-3 in Sunshine State Conference baseball action at Feinbloom Field Friday night.

The Lions (16-27, 5-10 SSC) took a 6-3 lead in to the fifth inning and put the game out of reach with a six-run inning capped by Derrick McNeil's grand slam.

The Lions' Eric Paone (5-5) tossed a complete game, scattering eight hits and five walks, while striking out eight. Chris Casale (2-4) was tagged with the loss after surrendering eight earned runs on 16 hits in 5.1 innings. He neither walked nor struckout a batter.

The Bucs (14-29-1, 1-2 SSC) were led by Alex Meneses and Jerry Thornton who each rapped out two hits.

The series concludes tomorrow with a doubleheader at noon.


Saint Leo 13, Barry 3 (Apr 18, 2003 at Miami Shores, Fla.)
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Saint Leo........... 110 026 003 - 13 22 1 (16-27, 5-10 SSC)
Barry............... 101 100 000 - 3 8 1 (14-29-1, 1-12 SSC)
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Pitchers: Saint Leo - Paone. Barry - Casale; Gonzalez(6); Adams(7).
Win-Paone(5-5) Loss-Casale(2-4) T-2:48 A-187
HR SLB - Stepp (10); McNeil (7).