MIAMI SHORES, Fla. -- Barry baseball made a statement Friday night as it won its first Sunshine State Conference game with dominant pitching and decisive hits in a 5-1 win over Eckerd.

In the low-scoring affair, the Buccaneers got out to an early lead in the 2^nd when Alffredi Ramos reached home due to a fielding error to make 1-0.

Eckerd would get one back in the 5^th with an RBI double by Tom Buonopane.

A sacrifice fly by Jonathan Quintana brought home Alexander DeGoti in the 6^th and the Bucs would finish off the Tritons in the 8^th with RBI by Ryan Baldwin, Ramon Valdez and Mike Diaz.

Bucs starting pitcher Alex Lavandero had a huge night with eight strikeouts in 8.0 IP, earning his first win at Barry. Eckerd starter Jack Silberman got the loss in 6.2 IP.

Barry improves to 7-2 on the year and 1-0 in the SSC, Eckerd is now 3-3 and 0-1 in conference play.

The series continues tomorrow as the two teams play in a doubleheader starting at 1 PM.