ST. PETERSBURG, FLA. -- The Buccaneers were dealt a pair of heart-breaking losses on the road by the Eckerd Tritons on Saturday afternoon giving Eckerd the series sweep to kick-off the 2020 Sunshine State Conference schedule. Barry fell in game one 2-1 and dropped game two 6-5.
INSIDE THE MATCHUP
Game One Final: EC 2, Barry 1
WP | Durrance (2-2) LP | Jordanna Hartley (2-4)
Game Two Final: EC 6, Barry 5
WP | Durrance (3-2) LP | Jordanna Hartley (2-5)
Records: Barry (7-8, 0-3 SSC), EC (6-3, 3-0 SSC)
All-Time Record: Barry leads 96-19
SUMMARY:
Game One
- T3 - Taylor Checkley singled through the right side with two outs, bringing Cassandra Lee to the plate. The freshman who got the start at DP, smashed a double to left-center scoring Checkley from first to give Barry the lead | Barry 1, EC 0
- B7 - Jordanna Hartley was the Bucs starting pitcher and the freshman from Ontario was dealing through the first six innings not allowing a run while giving up seven hits to Triton hitters. However, the freshman would give up a leadoff walk. The next batter would ground out, but a wild pitch advanced the runner from second to third. With one out, a double down the left field line tied things up. Another wild pitch from Hartley advanced the runner again before the Tritons walked-off with a base hit to center field | EC 2, Barry 1
SUMMARY:
Game Two
- T1 - Barry loaded the bases to start things off with singles by Courtney Chisholm and Taylor Checkley. Payton Germer walked to give the Bucs a run. Kayla Posten followed that up with a sacrifice fly to record the first out of the inning, but Barry left runners stranded on first and second | Barry 2, EC 0
- B1 - Cassandra Lee struggled to find the strike zone for Barry with four walks in the inning allowing two runs on just one hit | EC 2, Barry 2
- T2 - Savannah Starling singled and scored later in the inning on a throwing error by the Tritons' second baseman allowing Checkley to reach base.
- B3 - Hartley came into the game in relief after Lee walked five Triton hitters | Barry 3, EC 2
- T4 - Starling manufactured another run for Barry after getting on by fielders choice and then stole second and third. During her attempt to take third, the throw from the Triton catcher sailed into left field and allowed Starling to go home | Barry 4, EC 2
- T6 - With Starling on second after stealing her third base of the game, Chisholm singled back up the middle and Starling scored on another Triton error | Barry 5, EC 3
- B7 - Hartley recorded two of the three outs for the Bucs to come away with the win, but a walk-off two RBI double by Costa scored runners from second and third gave the Tritons the series sweep | EC 6, Barry 5
NOTEWORTHY:
- Starling tied the programs record for stolen bases in a game with four
- With her performance in game one, Hartley has gone at least five innings allowing two runs or less in three consecutive starts
ON THE HORIZON:
Barry heads back home to take on North Georgia on Thursday, February 20 for double-header action at Buccaneer Field. First pitch for game one is set for 5:00 PM.
