GULF SHORES, Ala. -- The Barry Buccaneers secured a major upset victory on Sunday, Feb. 6., defeating the defending national champions and fourth-ranked West Texas A&M 4-3 in their final game of the Gulf Shores Invitational.
INSIDE THE MATCHUP
Final: Barry 4, West Texas A&M 3
Records:Â Barry (4-1), West Texas A&M (1-2)
All-Time Series:Â This is the inaugural game between the two teams.
SUMMARY:
- T2 - The Buffaloes got on the board first when Brealand Booth brought home Malaya Delfin on a sacrifice fly. | Buffaloes 1, Bucs 0
- B2 - Cassandra Lee roped a homer over the right field line, bringing home Skylar Jenkins and Sofia Chamorro who both reached on singles earlier in the inning. | Bucs 3, Buffaloes 1
- T4 - West Texas A&M cut the lead in half when Julie Guzman smacked an RBI double down the left field line. | Bucs 3, Buffaloes 2
- T5 - Brittni Rufus tied things up when she tripled down the right field line and scored on an error. | Bucs 3, Buffaloes 3
- B7 - Courtney Chisholm came through big once again for the Bucs, singling up the middle and bringing home Jordan Ream for the walk-off run. | Bucs 4, Buffaloes 3Â
NOTEWORTHY:
- Courtney Chisholm had another big outing for the Bucs, going 2-3.
- Mellor also logged a pair of hits to go along with her two runs.
- All-in-all, the Bucs left 11 runners on base throughout the game.
ON THE HORIZON:
Now the Bucs will travel to Cocoa, FL. to play in the Florida Tech Softball Classic on Sunday, Feb. 6, starting off with a game against Bentley on Friday, Feb. 11,