DAVIE, Fla. -- The Barry Buccaneers fell 13-3 to the 18th-ranked Nova Southeastern Sharks in the rubber game of their Sunshine State Conference series at the NSU Baseball Complex on Saturday afternoon.
INSIDE THE MATCHUP
Final: Nova Southeastern 13, Barry 3
Records: NSU (4-1, 2-1 SSC), Barry (2-3, 1-2 SSC)
All-Time Series: Barry leads 56-47-1
SUMMARY:
- B1 - Christian Demby had a two-run double to give the Sharks an early lead. | NSU 2, Barry 0
- B2 - Nathan Chevalier knocked in Mike Rojas who had reached on a error. | NSU 3, Barry 0
- T3 - Justin Lamazares belted a two-out, solo home run for the Bucs. | NSU 3, Barry 1
- B3 - Demby hit a solo shot of his own with one out. Two batters later, Brandon Chinea hit a two-run homer and Daniel Irisarri had an RBI double to cap the five-run inning. | NSU 8, Barry 1
- B4 - The Sharks loaded the bases and Demby scored when Jeffrey Cyr was hit by a pitch. | NSU 9, Barry 1
- B5 - Demby homered for the second time in the game and third time in the series, knocking in Ian Acevedo. | NSU 11, Barry 1
- B7 - Chevalier, who reach on an error to lead off, scored on a sacrifice fly by Acevedo. | NSU 12, Barry 1
- T8 - Lamazares, Rapoza and Pino loaded the bases with one out. Richie Sobalvarro slammed a ball off the fence in right center, knocking in two runs. | NSU 12, Barry 3
- B8 - Alex Hernandez doubled and went to third on a wild pitch. He scored on a ground out by Cyr. | NSU 13, Barry 3
NOTEWORTHY:
- The Bucs used seven pitchers in the game. Ping-Chun Ho was the only one to not give up a run, pitching a perfect sixth, with a ground out and two pop ups.
- Alejandro Cabrera (0-1) took the loss for the Bucs. He allowed six runs (five earned) on nine hits in 2.1 innings. He struck out three and did not issue a walk.
- Nathan Campbell (1-0) went six innings for the Sharks to pick up the win. He scattered three hits and three walks, allowing just one run and striking out eight.
- Demby was 4-for-4 with a double, two homers and five RBI to pace the Sharks.
- Lamazares, with two hits including the homer, was the only Buccaneer with multiple safeties.
ON THE HORIZON:
The Bucs step back out of conference to host the Felician Falcons next weekend with single games Friday, Saturday and Sunday, Feb. 15-17.