Baseball | 3/12/2022 8:10:00 PM
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Box Score 2 ST. LEO, Fla. -- The Barry Buccaneers lost 8-7 in Sunshine State Conference baseball action at Saint Leo on Saturday night. Game one of the schedule doubleheader was postponed due to weather until Sunday.
INSIDE THE MATCHUP
Final: Saint Leo 8, Barry 7
Records: Saint Leo (16-7, 4-4 SSC), Barry (7-14, 1-7 SSC)
All-Time Series: Barry leads 64-61-1
SUMMARY:
- B1: Adrien Roa belted a two-run homer in the first off Barry starter Anthony Bennetti (0-5) | Lions 2, Bucs 0
- B2: Bobby Sparling hit a grand slam and Buck Anderson added an RBI single as Saint Leo extended the lead. | Lions 7, Bucs 0
- T3: Barry final broke through against Lion pitching in the series with an Omar Baldo RBI single, scoring Brandon Sanchez. Ihosvany Castaneda drove in Branden Abreu cut the lead to five. | Lions 7, Bucs 2
- T5: Kevin Noriega knocked in a pair with a single to right. | Lions 7, Bucs 4
- B5: The Lions scored what proved to be the game-winner in the fifth as Roa scored on a sacrifice fly. | Lions 8, Bucs 4
- T6: Sanchez doubled to left, driving in Sebastian Garrido and later scored on a fly ball from Abreu. | Lions 8, Bucs 6
- T9: Barry loaded the bases in the ninth and scored one run on a double by Joe Stella. But Lions' reliever Jestin Jones got a strikeout to end the game. | Lions 8, Bucs 7
NOTEWORTHY:
- Bennetti took the loss in his fifth appearance. He allowed eight runs on five hits and four walks and struck out six.
- Daniel Fregio (4-1) worked 5.1 innings, allowing six runs on nine hits and a walk to earn the win.
- Jones gave up a run on Stella's double in the ninth, but earned his fourth save.
- Sanches was 3-for-4 and scored three runs to lead Barry at the plate. Baldo added two hits, Abreu had two runs and Noriega drove in a pair.
ON THE HORIZON:
The Bucs and Lions conclude the SSC series on Sunday.
