MIAMI SHORES, Fla. -- The Barry Buccaneers just kept rolling along by routing the Merrimack Warriors 11-4 at Feinbloom Field in baseball action Tuesday night.
The Bucs have won 14 of their last 15 games, including eight of nine on their current home stand.
INSIDE THE MATCHUP
Final: Barry 11, Merrimack 4
Records: Barry (16-4), Merrimack (3-6)
All-Time Series: Barry leads 7-0
SUMMARY:
- B1 - Justin Lamazares poked a single through the right side and promptly stole second base. He moved to third on a balk by Warrior starter Dylan Stevens and scored on a single by Chris Cabrera. | Barry 1, Merrimack 0
- B2 - Ariel Diaz led off with a single and also stole second. He went to third on a wild pitch from Stevens and scored on a sacrifice fly by Richie Sobalvarro. | Barry 2, Merrimack 0
- T3 - Barry starter Nick Bralczyk gave up a lead off single to Anthony Garbarino and hit Michael Jamele to start the inning. After falling behind, he gave up a three-run homer to Joey Porricelli. | Merrimack 3, Barry 2
- B3 - with two outs, Deyvid Silva ripped a single through the left side and Diaz followed with a base on balls. Stevens uncorked a pitch that evaded catcher Kurtis Stadnicki and went all the way to the backstop. Silva and Diaz both moved up two bases on the throw. | Barry 3, Merrimack 3
- B5 - The Bucs rallied with two outs again in the fifth. Silva had a single to left and Diaz followed with an RBI triple down the right field line. Derek Smolenski bounced a single up the middle to score Diaz. | Barry 5, Merrimack 3
- B6 - The Bucs batted around and scored five runs in the sixth. Arrison Perez doubled to center with one out. Out out later, Lamazares singled through the right side to drive in Perez. After Lamazares stole second, Andrew Rapoza knocked an RBI single up the middle. Rapoza then stole second himself and scored on a single by Cabrera. After Silva pulled a single, Diaz blasted a massive fly ball to center that hit high off the batting eye, legging it out for a double as both runners scored. | Barry 10, Merrimack 3
- T8 - Nick Shumski drew a lead off walk and moved to second on a wild pitch. Thomas Joyce knocked him in with a single up the middle. | Barry 10, Merrimack 4
- B8 - Lamazares was hit by a pitch from Cedric Gillette and, two outs later, scored on another RBI double by Diaz. | Barry 11, Merrimack 4
NOTEWORTHY:
- Angel Almonte (2-0) picked up the win in relief of Bralczyk. Almonte worked 3.2 scoreless innnings, scattering three hits and striking out two.
- Trevor Cooley (0-1) took the loss for the Warriors. In 2.2 innings, he allowed seven runs on nine hits. He struck out one.
- Diaz was 4-for-4 with a single, two doubles and a triple, missing the home run for the cycle. He scored twice and drove in four runs.
- Silva had three hits, extending his hitting streak to 10 games, and scored three runs. Lamazares also scored three times on two hits and a hit by pitch.
- Cabrera also had two hits, extending his hitting streak to 12 games.
- Perez was 2-for-3 with a double.
- Porricielli was 2-for-5 with that three-run homer to lead the Warriors. Garbarino also had two hits.
ON THE HORIZON:
The Bucs face off Friday, Saturday and Sunday in a three-game Sunshine State Conference set with the Lynn Fighting Knights.