MIAMI SHORES, Fla. (Sunday, March 12, 2023) -- The Barry University softball team swept Caldwell University, 4-0 and 4-2, in a non-league matchup at Buccaneer Field in Miami Shores, Florida. The teams were meeting on the diamond for the first time since the series began on March 10, 2020, when they split a twin bill on the Buccaneer campus a day before the pandemic ended all play Haelee Angelico (W, 3-4) had a complete-game shutout in the opener today with 10 strikeouts. Maci Barnhart (W, 7-6) took the circle in game two and worked five innings for the victory.
INSIDE THE MATCHUP
Final: Barry 4-4, Caldwell 0-2
Records: Barry (16-13, 5-4 SSC), Caldwell (0-4, 0-0 CACC)
All-Time Series: Barry now owns a 3-1 mark in the all-time series. The Cougars will remain in the area and return to Buccaneer Field on Wednesday for two more games.
SUMMARY:
Game 1 | Buccaneers 4, Cougars 0
- B1: Becka Mellor was hit by pitch and Mac Stone-Folmar singled to shortstop. Cassandra Lee reached on a fielder's choice grounder to third with Mellor out on a force at the bag unassisted. Stone-Folmar stole third and then came home on Rylee Lord's single to left field. | Barry 1, Caldwell 0
- B4: With two outs, Taylor Thompson tripled to right field and Becky Mellor singled in the game's second run. | Barry 2, Caldwell 0
- B5: Buccaneers scored again after two were out. Sofia Chamorro singled to third base before Angel Villanueva doubled to right field for her first extra-base hit of the season. Chamorro crossed home plate for the third Buccaneer run. | Barry 3, Caldwell 0
- B6: Brooklyn Rushton singled to left field to start the inning at first base. Taylor Thompson doubled Ruston to third before the Buccaneers infielder go caught in a rundown. Thompson made it to third during the rundown. Becka Mellor made it 4-0 with her single up the middle and her second RBI of the game. | Barry 4, Caldwell 0
Game 2 | Buccaneers 4, Cougars 2
- T1: Courtney Grundhauser reached on a bunt single up the first-base line with one out. Maya Rodriguez singled to right field and advanced to second on the throw while Grundhauser took third. An RBI groundout to second by Ashleigh Tavaska produced the first run of the day for the Cougars and their first lead. | Caldwell 1, Barry 0
- B1: The Cougar lead was short-lived as the Buccaneers struck for some more two-out offense. Mac Stone-Folmar singled through the left side and Rylee Lord doubled to center field. | Barry 1, Caldwell 1
- B2: Buccaneers finally scored more than one in an inning. Sofia Chamorro led off with a single, advanced to second on a throwing error. Angel Villanueva singled to shortstop, but Chamorro fell between second and third and ended up caught in a rundown (6356). Villanueva stole second. Jordan Ream's single put runners at the corners. Brooklyn Rushton singled on a bunt while Ream advanced to third and Villanueva scored. Taylor Thompson duplicated the bunt single and advanced to second while Ream and Rushton both scored. | Barry 4, Caldwell 1
- T4: Rodriguez doubled to left field and Cameron Fehsal pinch ran for Rodriguez. Tavaska reached on a bunt single and Fehsal advanced to third. Tavaska stole second. Emma Cooney flied out to Villanueva in center field for the sacrifice and RBI. | Barry 4, Caldwell 2
WHAT THEY ARE SAYING:
NOTEWORTHY:
- Cassandra Lee (S, 1) worked the final two frames of game two and retired all six Cougars she faced for her first save of the season.
- Buccaneers banged out 19 hits in the two games.
- The top two in the Buc batting order - Taylor Thompson, Becka Mellor - both had three hits in the opener to combine for six of the team's 11 hits.
- Thompson had a double and her team-leading fourth triple of the year.
- Angel Villanueva and Rylee Lord both had run-scoring doubles on the day.
- Jordan Ream had a pair of basehits in the nightcap.
ON THE HORIZON:
Barry continues its home stand with a doubleheader against Kutztown University on Tuesday, March 14, with first pitch slated for 5 p.m.
