MIAMI SHORES, Fla. -- The Barry Buccaneers got back on the right side with a dominating performance in their Sunshine State Conference baseball series with a 13-7 win over the 18th-ranked Florida Southern Moccasins on Friday night at Feinbloom Field. The Bucs sent 22 men to the plate in the sixth and seventh innings.
INSIDE THE MATCHUP
Final: Barry 13, #18 Florida Southern 7
Records: Barry (10-2, 2-2 SSC), Florida Southern (9-5, 1-3 SSC)
All-Time Series: FSC leads 74-27
WHAT THEY'RE SAYING:
SUMMARY:
- T6 - The Moccasins went up 2-0 in the sixth inning as Jacob Teter singled and Zach Scott homered to center field. | FSC 2, Barry 0
- B6 - Barry responded with five runs in the bottom of the frame to take the lead for good. Willie Escala led off with his first career homer. After back-to-back walks forced a pitching change, Freddie Matos bounced a single through the right side to tie the game. Ariel Diaz followed with a three-run, opposite field shot. | Barry 5, FSC 2
- B7 - After sending 10 men to the plate in the sixth, the Bucs sent 12 in the seventh. Chris Cabrera led off with a single and Richie Sobalvarro followed with a hit-and-run single to send Cabrera to third. Matos, bounced a ball to Mocs' second baseman Dylan Costa, who bobbled the ball to allow Matos to reach, then compounded the error by throwing the ball away at first, allowing Sobalvarro advance to third and Matos to second. Diaz stroked a single to score Sobalvarro and Mike Fernandez delivered Matos with a base hit. A walk to Omar Baldo forced another pitching change and, after two outs, Escala was hit by a pitch to load the bases. Cabrera followed with a single off the glove of shortstop Kyler Marquis, bringing in Fernandez. But Marquis threw the ball away trying to get it back to the pitcher and Baldo came home as well. Escala later scored on a wild pitch. | Barry 12, FSC 2
- T8 - With two outs, Zach Diewert reached on a fielding error and Alan Burnsed was a hit by a pitch. Christian Maglich launched a rocket to center field to bring the game to 12-5. Vaun Brown hit another homer to the same spot to pull the Mocs to 12-6. | Barry 12, FSC 6
- B8 - Baldo scored on an RBI double by Arrison Perez down the left field line. | Barry 13, FSC 6
- T9 - Jacob Teeter hit a solo homer with two outs. | Barry 13, FSC 7
NOTEWORTHY:
- Frank II Gonzalez (4-0) had another masterful start. He worked seven innings, allowing two runs on six hits and a walk and striking out seven.
- JJ Neikro was just as effective early on for the Mocs, He held the Bucs scoreless into the fifth inning, giving up just two hits and three walks, while striking out six. But after he was forced to leave due to an injury, Logan Verrino (0-1) came in to face four batters, and allow three to score.
- The two bullpens combined to allow 18 runs (9 earned) on 15 hits and eight walks in 5.1 innings.
- Diaz, Matos and Cabrera each had two hits for the Bucs. Diaz drove in four, while Matos and Escala each had two RBI.
ON THE HORIZON:
The series concludes on Saturday with a doubleheader starting at 1:00 pm.
