MIAMI SHORES, Fla. – Baseball travels back to Davie, Florida to take on the Sharks of Nova Southeastern in a three-game weekend conference series. The Bucs already played the Sharks in one of the beginning few games of the season.
Barry (15-16, 2-4 SSC) last met with Nova (20-10, 8-4 SSC) on Feb. 5 in Davie, where they brought the Sharks into extra innings, but fell short in the end. The Bucs were tied 7-7 with the then ranked #1 team in the country, but in the 11th inning, the Sharks stole the show with a walk-off single to bring in the winning run.
The Bucs currently take the seventh spot in the league standings, while Nova sits in third behind Tampa (21-7, 8-1 SSC), who is in first followed by Florida Southern (22-6, 6-3 SSC), who is in second.
Who to watch for:
Barry
- Julian Abreu- .390 batting average, has 48 hits, 13 doubles and four home runs.
- Justin Lamazares- .373 batting average, has 41 hits, eight doubles and six home runs.
- Claudio Rubiera- .333 batting average, has 27 hits, 14 doubles and two home runs.
- Daniel Broeseker- Tied for second in the league with 5 saves, 1.33 era, 17 strikeouts.
Nova
- Jancarlos Cintron- .414 batting average, has 53 hits, 11 doubles, one triple and six home runs.
- Jeremy Vasquez- .383 batting average, has 41 hits, seven doubles and nine home runs.
- Andrew Liberty- .361 batting average, has 26 hits, six doubles, one triple and six home runs.
- Joe DiBenedetto- 5-2 pitching record, 4.07 era, 41 strikeouts.
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