MIAMI SHORES, Fla. -- The Barry Buccaneer softball team picked up two wins on Friday, Mar. 18., after defeating the Mercy Mavericks 8-1 and 6-0 in a pair of games at Buccaneer Field.
INSIDE THE MATCHUP
Game 1 Final: Barry 8, Mercy 1
Game 2 Final: Barry 6, Mercy 0
Records: Barry (19-11, 6-3 SSC), Mercy (2-12)
All-Time Series: Barry leads 4-0
WHAT IT LOOKED LIKE:
WHAT THEY'RE SAYING:
SUMMARY:
Game 1
- B1 - Payton Germer cranked a bomb over the center field fence for a grand slam to make a statement and give the Bucs an early lead. | Bucs 4, Mavs 0
- B2 - Courtney Chisholm knocked a single in the leadoff spot and was brought home by a Mac Stone-Folmar single in the next at-bat. Stone-Folmar was later brought home on a groundout from Maggie Wheless and Cheyenne Fulton scored on a fielding error after pinch running for Cassandra Lee who reached on a single. | Bucs 7, Mavs 0
- T3 - The Mavs logged an unearned run after a pair of hits to get in the scoring column. | Bucs 7, Mavs 1
- B3 - Skylar Jenkins was able to turn a leadoff walk into a run after scoring on a sacrifice bunt by Chisholm. | Bucs 8, Mavs 1
Game 2
- B3 - The Bucs blew the game open in the third, scoring five runs on six hits. Berlin Colvin, Germer, Sofia Chamorro, Ayana Andrade-Zygmunt, and Becka Mellor all recorded an RBI in the frame. | Bucs 5, Mavs 0
- B4 - Stone-Folmar cracked her first career triple and was brought home by Colvin the next at-bat. | Bucs 6, Mavs 0
NOTEWORTHY:
- Maci Barnhart picked up a season-high ten strikeouts en route to earning her 12th win of the season (12-6)
- Germer logged a career high five-RBI in the Bucs first win of the day, a total fueled by her grand slam smack. She is now second on the team in RBI with 19 to her name.
- Stone-Folmar went 4-8 at the plate today and made several highlight plays in the field.
ON THE HORIZON:
The Bucs will now pivot back to conference play when they take on the Lynn Fighting Knights in a series beginning on Tuesday, Mar. 22.
