PENSACOLA, Fla. -- The Barry Buccaneers opened the season on a resounding note, dominating the 17th-ranked West Florida Argonauts 5-1 on Thursday, Feb. 3.
INSIDE THE MATCHUP
Final:Â Barry 5, West Florida 1
Records:Â Barry (1-0) |Â #17 West Florida (0-1)
All-Time Series:Â Barry leads 1-0
WHAT THEY'RE SAYING:
SUMMARY:
- T1 - Becka Mellor opened action for the Bucs, with a single to center field. Maggie Wheless followed with a double to right, bringing Mellor home. | Bucs 1, Argos 0
- T2 - The Bucs loaded up the bases with one out, as Payton Germer was hit by a pitch, Skylar Jenkins walked and Courtney Chisholm reached on a bunt single. Mac Stone-Folmar showed off her eye on the next at-bat, drawing a walk and forcing in Germer. | Bucs 2, Argos 0
- T3 - Wheless found herself on second base after getting hit by a pitch and advancing on an Annabella Phillips groundout. Sofia Chamarro smacked a double into the gap in left center, scoring Wheless and giving the Bucs a three-run advantage. | Bucs 3, Argos 0
- B3 - The Argos got their only run of the afternoon on a Teala Howard triple, scoring Jessica Ford, who reached on a fielder's choice. | Bucs 3, Argos 1
- T4 - The Bucs capped the scoring with a pair in the fourth. Chisholm led off with an infield single and Stone-Folmar followed with a walk. After a sacrifice by Mellor moved the runners to second and third, Wheless dropped down a bunt of her own. The Argos went for the lead runner at home, ut Chisholm slid in safe. Wheless tried to push her luck trying for second. Although the Argos threw her out, Stone-Folmar was heads up, taking the throw as a chance to score and did. | Bucs 5, Argos 1
NOTEWORTHY:
- Its the Bucs' first win over a ranked opponent since they knocked off #4 Saint Leo 6-1 on Mar. 4, 2021. Before that, the last time the Bucs logged a ranked win was 13-12 victory over #8 Rollins since Apr. 22, 2017.
- Maci Barnhart (1-0) let up just one run in seven innings of action on the mound for the Bucs. She scattered four hits and did not walk a batter, striking out two.
- Kelsey Sweatt took the loss for UWF. The 2019 Third-Team All-American was torched by the Bucs for five runs on five hits, four walks and a hit batter in 4.0 innings. She struck out two.
- Chisholm had two hits for the Bucs, while Wheless drove in a pair.
- Howard had two of the four hits for the Argonauts.
ON THE HORIZON:
The Bucs will now continue their road trip to Gulf Shores, Ala., to play five games in the Gulf Coast Invitational starting on Friday, Feb. 4.
