MIAMI SHORES, Fla. -- The Barry Buccaneers battled but fell 7-5 to the 18th-ranked Nova Southeastern Sharks at Feinbloom Field in the first game of the final Sunshine State Conference baseball series of the year.
INSIDE THE MATCHUP
Final: NSU 7, Barry 5
Records: Barry (21-27, 8-20 SSC), NSU (33-13, 23-5 SSC)
All-Time Series: Barry leads 54-44-1
SUMMARY:
- T1: The Sharks struck first, scoring on a RBI single by Nick Gallo and a fielder's choice. | NSU 2, Barry 0
- B1: Alexis Monge-Rodriguez got the Bucs on the board in the first. He singled, went to third on an error and pulled the front end of a double steal with Jonathan Quintana for the run. | NSU 2, Barry 1
- B3: The Bucs took the lead in the bottom of the third. Quintana ripped a two-run double and later scored on another Sharks error. | Barry 4, NSU 1
- T4: The Sharks, however, took the lead back in the fourth. Jeffrey Cyr had an RBI single and Gallo drove in a pair. | NSU 5, Barry 4
- T5: Samuel Duran led off with a triple and scored, two outs later, on a single by Nathan Chevalier. | NSU 6, Barry 4
- B6: Joel Alvarez walked and scored on a sacrifice fly by Andrew Rapoza. | NSU 6, Barry 5
- T8: Nathan Demby cranked his third homer of the year for an important insurance run. | NSU 7, Barry 5
NOTEWORTHY:
- Devin Conn (8-1) struck out 10 in five innings to earn the win.
- Michael Gizzi loaded the bases in the ninth, but got Reuben Pino to strike out to end the threat and earn his fourth save.
- Pablo Arevalo (2-7) was saddled with the loss, despite striking out nine in eight innings of work.
- Monge-Rodriguez led the Bucs at the plate, going 2-for-3 with two walks and two runs scored.
ON THE HORIZON:
The Bucs continue their final series of the regular season with the Sharks tomorrow at 6 p.m. at Feinbloom Field.
