VALDOSTA, Ga. -- The Barry Buccaneers fell 6-5 in 10 innings to the Valdosta State Blazers in the rubber game of their three-game series on Sunday at Billy Grant Field.
INSIDE THE MATCHUP
Final: Valdosta State 6, Barry 5
Records: Valdosta State (5-5), Barry (3-6)
All-Time Series: Valdosta State leads 8-6
SUMMARY:
- B3: Elias Macias scored on a a sacrifice fly by Dalton Murray to break open the scoring. | VSU 1, Barry 0
- B7: DJ King drilled a two-run homer to pad the Blazers' lead. | VSU 3, Barry 0
- T9: The Bucs tied the game in the ninth inning when Alexis Monge-Rodriguez singled to right field with the bases loaded and VSU's BJ White misplayed the ball allowing all three runners to score. | Barry 3, VSU 3
- T10: Paul Salata drove in Justin Lamazares and Ryan Baldwin with a single through the right side to give the Bucs a lead. | Barry 5, VSU 3
- B10: Murray, King and Nick Koslowski opened the 10th with three straight singles to score one run. After a successful bunt, Matt Abramson laced a double to center field to win the game for VSU. | VSU 6, Barry 5
NOTEWORTHY:
- Coper Cain (1-0) got the final two outs in the 10th to get the win.Â
- Daniel Broeseker (0-1) was tagged with the loss, after allowing three runs on four hits to five batters in the 10th.Â
- Salata went 2-for-3 with two RBI and Baldwin scored twice for the Bucs.
ON THE HORIZON:
The Bucs host the Florida Southern Moccasins next weekend in the Sunshine State Conference opener for both teams.