MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. -- Barry baseball clubbed the NAIA #13-ranked St. Thomas Bobcats 7-2 on Tuesday night at Paul Demie Mainieri Field.
INSIDE THE MATCHUP
Final: Barry 7, NAIA #13 St. Thomas 2
Records: STU (16-13), Barry (20-6)
All-Time Series: St. Thomas leads 35-31-1, but Barry has won three of the last four
SUMMARY:
- T2: Jake Ogden reached on an error by Bobcat third baseman Robin Fernandez. Braden Forchic opened the scoring with an RBI single. Forchic later scored on a sacrifice fly by Brandon Sanchez. | Barry 2, STU 0
- B3: Former Buccaneer Omar Baldo hit a two-out solo homer for the Bobcats in the third. | Barry 2, STU 1
- T6: Barry struck for four funs in the sixth off the STU bullpen. Joe Stella singled and, one out later, Ogden also had a base hit off reliever Yordani Carmona. Forchic singled to right center to load the bases and Steven Nitch cleared them with a triple to to gap. Braden Abreu folowed with an RBI single. | Barry 6, STU 1
- B6: Joey Thompson walked, went to second opn a ground out and third on a failed pick off attempt. Angelo Piloto knocked in the run with a fly out. | Barry 6, STU 2
- T8: Forchic closed out the scoring with a solo homer to right. | Barry 7, STU 2
NOTEWORTHY:
- Angel Cespedes (5-1) picked up his fifth win, tying for the team lead. The junior worked six innings, allowing two runs on two hits and four walks. He struck out four.
- Three Barry relievers combined for three innings, allowing just one hit and five strikeouts.
- Crosby Bringhurst (3-3) took the loss for St. Thomas, allowing two runs (one earned) on three hits and a walk in two innings.
- Bobcat reliever Luis Berrios faced six batters, allowed five hits and four runs.
- Forchic continued his red-hot batting, going 4-for-4 with a homer, three runs and two RBI.
- Sanchez and Stella each had two hits, while Nitch drove in three.
- Fernandez had two of the three hits for the Bobcats, while Baldo hit his second homer of the year.
ON THE HORIZON:
The Bucs visit eighth-ranked Rollins for a three-game Sunshine State Conference series this weekend at Alfond Stadium.