WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. -- The Barry Buccaneers went into JM Rubin Park and swept the Palm Beach Atlantic Sailfish in a Sunshine State Conference baseball doubleheader on Friday, winning 7-3 and 6-2.
INSIDE THE MATCHUP
Final (Game 1):Â Barry 7, PBA 3
Final (Game 2):Â Barry 6, PBA 2
Records:Â Barry (8-4, 6-2 SSC) | PBA (3-9, 2-9 SSC)
All-Time Series:Â Barry leads 57-36
SUMMARY:
GAME ONE:
- T1 - The Bucs pushed across three runs in the first. After Andrew Rapoza was hit by pitch and Willie Escala walked, both runners moved up on a wild pitch by Sailfish starter Drew Holweger. Rapoza scored on a gound out by Ihosvany Casteneda. Richie Sobalvarro followed with an RBI single and Bran Socorro capped the inning with a two-run single. | Barry 4, PBA 0
- T2 - Rapoza walked with one out and stole second. He scored on a base hit by Casteneda. | Barry 5, PBA 0
- T4 - Ariel Diaz and Blake Brito led off the inning with back-to-back doubles down the right field line. Brito later scored on a double play. | Barry 7, PBA 0
- B9 - The Sailfish finally got on the board in the ninth. They loaded the bases on a walk, infield single and error. Landon Morrison drew a walk to force a run and Ramon Machado laced a double to left to score two runs. Ben Terwilliger came on in relief to strike out two of the three men he faced.
SUMMARY:
GAME TWO:
- T2 - Ariel Diaz walked and stole second. He scored ahead of a Omar Baldo single. | Barry 1, PBA 0
- B4 - Sean Houck led off with a double and scored on a two-out single by Carlos Lara. | Barry 1, PBA 1
- T5 - Barry broke the game open in the fifth by batting around, with the help of some timely hitting and some PBA defensive miscues. Steven Torres led off with a single and was balked to second by Sailfish starter Matt Leslie. Rapoza singled to send Torres to third. With runners on the corners, Escala dropped down a perfect squeeze bunt to give the Bucs back the lead. After a fielder's choice erased Rapoza at third, Sobalvarro was intentionally walked. David Vazquez bounced a ball back up the middle that shortstop Houck couldn't come up with, bringing Escala home. Casteneda scored on a wild pitch and Diaz capped the scoring with a two-run double. | Barry 6, PBA 1
- B7 - Pinch hitter Franklin Mundo, Jr., reached on an error and scored when Machado laced another double down the left-field line. | Barry 6, PBA 2
NOTEWORTHY:
- Mike Reagan (1-1) worked 5.1 scoreless innings in his second start of the season. He waled four, but allowed just two singles and struck out eight.
- Holweger (0-2) took the loss for the Sailfish. In 3.0 innings, he allowed seven runs on six hits and three walks.
- Terwilliger earned his second save.
- Arrison Perez (2-0) tossed his second straight complete game, holding the Sailfish to two runs (one earned) on seven hits, to get the win in the night cap. He did not walk a batter and struck out three.
- Leslie (0-1) took the loss for the 'Fish. He gave up six runs (four earned) on six hits and three walks in 4.1 innings.
- Diaz went 3-for-6 in the twinbill, with two doubles, two runs and two RBI. Rapoza also had three hits and scored twice.
ON THE HORIZON:
The Bucs host the Sailfish in the series finale on Saturday, Apr. 3 at 1:00 pm at Feinbloom Field.