MIAMI SHORES, Fla. -- The Barry University softball team hosted Colorado School of Mines in a non-league doubleheader with Senior Day on the slate for Buccaneer right fielder Rylee Lord. The four-year player had family visiting from Arizona and they were treated to two games in one in the opener as the Orediggers and Buccaneers battled 13 innings before Barry emerged with a 5-4 victory. The International Tiebreak went into effect in the 10th inning with both teams scoring a run in the 12th, Orediggers taking a one-run lead in the 13th before the Buccaneers walked off with two in the bottom of the frame. Barry swept the visitors with four runs in the 3rd inning of Game Two and the biggest blast coming from a two-run homer to deep center for the senior Lord. Barry improves to 7-2 on the season and Colorado School of Mines remains winless through its first four games.
INSIDE THE MATCHUP
Final: Barry 5(13)-4, Colo. Sch. of Mines 4(13)-0
Records: Barry (7-2, 0-0 SSC), Colo. Sch. of Mines (0-4, 0-0 RMAC)
All-Time Series: Buccaneers take the first two meetings with the Orediggers, but it felt like three with the marathon 13-inning affair.
SUMMARY:
Game 1
- T2: Buc starting pitcher Maci Barnhart got the first two Orediggers on strikes, one looking and the other swinging, before issuing a walk to Aubree Karraker. Karraker stole second and advanced to third on an error. Kendall Aragon doubled to left center to score Karraker. | Colo. Sch. of Mines 1, Barry 0
- B2: Hayley Pasma led off with a single to left fied and advanced to second on a ground out by Sofia Chamorro. Brooke Moeller beat out a single to third where Pasma ended up standing. Moeller stole second. Jordan Ream reached on a fielder's choice, but Pasma was out at the plate when Taylor Wayne threw home after fielding the bunt. Ream stole second and Moeller stole home for the first Buccaneer run. | Barry 1, Colo. Sch. of Mines 1
- T4: Again with two out, the Orediggers did their damage. Renata Boyd reached on a bunt single and stole second and third before coming home when Karraker was safe at first on a muffed catch. | Colo. Sch. of Mines 2, Barry 1
- B7: Cassandra Lee led off the inning as a pinch hitter and reached on a throwing error. Taylor Thompson grounded out to send Lee to second. Mac Stone-Folmar beat out a grounder to second base and then stole second. Becka Mellor singled in Lee for the tying run and advanced to second on the throw. Stone-Folmar was gunned down at the plate on a strong throw from center fielder Lauren Decker. Mellor stranded at third after a wild pitch. | Barry 2, Colo. Sch. of Mines 2
- T12: The first four extra innings were scoreless, the first two without the international tiebreak runner starting at second base. Karraker sacrificed Boyd to third to start the 12th. Aragon singled up the middle to put the Orediggers ahead. | Colo. Sch. of Mines 3, Barry 2
- B12: Jordan Ream placed on second before Lee drew a leadoff walk. Thompson sacrificed for both runners to advance a base. Ream scored ahead of the tag when Stone-Folmar reached on a fielder's choice. With bases loaded and one out, Rylee Lord lined a 3-1 pitch to shortstop Sidney Wilson who turned it into an inning-ending double play. | Barry 3, Colo. Sch. of Mines 3
- T13: Haelee Angelico, who tossed a 6-0 no-hitter against West Liberty less than 24 hours ago, took over in the circle for Barnhart. Sara Larson hit a two-out single to left center to score Wilson from second. | Colo. Sch. of Mines 4, Barry 3
- B13: Lord, placed on second, advanced to third on a wild pitch, but was frozen there when Decker, now pitching, fielded a comebacker and got the second out at first. Harper Bunn walked and stole second before Ream was hit by a pitch to load the bases. Lee was also hit by a pitch to force in the tying run. Thompson reached on a fielding error and Bunn scored the winning run. | Barry 5, Colo. Sch. of Mines 4
Game 2
- B3: Buccaneers batted around the order for the first time in an inning this season. Harper Bunn led off with a single to third and then stole second. Taylor Thompson doubled to deep right center to put Barry in the lead. Mellor grounded to the right side to move Thompson to third with one out. Cassandra Lee, starting pitcher in this contest and batting third in the Buc order, singled over the first base bag to score Thompson. Fittingly on Senior Day, Rylee Lord blasted her first home run of the season to deep center field for the 4-0 lead. | Barry 4, Colo. Sch. of Mines 0
NOTEWORTHY:
ON THE HORIZON:
Barry hosts East Stroudsburg University on Sunday, February 12 at Buccaneer Field (12 p.m.).
