MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. -- The Barry Buccaneers lost to the NAIA #17 ranked St. Thomas Bobcats on the road at Mainieri Field on Tuesday.
INSIDE THE MATCHUP
Final: St. Thomas 7, Barry 3
Records: St. Thomas (3-0) | Barry (1-3)
All-Time Series: St. Thomas leads 35-30-1
SUMMARY:
- B1 - The Bobcats struck first in the bottom of the opening inning when Emanuel Montesino drove in Ezequiel Valdez with a fly ball. | St. Thomas 1, Barry 0
- T2 - Barry knoted the game on an RBI double from Kevin Noriega, scoring Joe Stella. | Barry 1, St. Thomas 1
- T3 - Jose Tabares chipped in an RBI in the third, scoring Omar Baldo to give Barry the lead. | Barry 2, St. Thomas 1
- T6 - The Bucs held the lead until the sixth inning when the Bobcats exploded for four runs. Valdez walked, went to second on a wild pitch and stole third. Josue Rangel also walked and advanced to second on a ground out. Mentesino delivered the tying run from Valdez with another sacrifice fly. The Bucs chose to walk Brian Garcia intentionally, but Andrew Fernandez stepped up and smacked a double to drive in both runners. Robin Fernandez followed with an RBI double of his own. | St. Thomas 6, Barry 2
- T7 - Stella knocked in Brandon Sanchez with a single to center. | St. Thomas 6, Barry 3
- B7 - Jack Khawley capped the scoring for the Bobcats with an RBI single to score Rangel. | St. Thomas 7, Barry 3
NOTEWORTHY:
- Chad Baker (0-1) took the loss for the Bucs in relief. He allowed four runs on two hits and two walks in two-third of an inning.
- Jake Romano (1-0) got the win for St. Thomas with one inning of hitless ball.
- Stella led the Bucs with three hits, while Baldo added two.
- Baldo, Tabares and Noriega each had doubles.
- Montesino and Andrew Fernandez each drove in a pair for the Bobcats.
ON THE HORIZON:
Barry host the Missouri Southern Lions on Thursday at 6:00 pm at Feinfloom Field.
