WINTER PARK, Fla. -- Barry baseball saw its nine-game winning streak snapped with a 5-3 loss to the eighth-ranked Rollins Tars at Alfond Stadium on Friday night.
INSIDE THE MATCHUP
Final: #8 Rollins 5, Barry 3
Records: Rollins (18-7, 8-2 SSC), Barry (20-7, 7-6 SSC)
All-Time Series: Rollins leads 63-50
SUMMARY:
- T1: Joe Stella got the offense rolling in the first, knocking in Christian Maceda, who had singled with one out. | Barry 1, Rollins 0
- T2: Branden Abreu tacked on a a run with a two-out solo homer in the second, his first of the season. | Barry 2, Rollins 0
- B3: Joey Rubin trimmeda run off the lead with an RBI double in the third. | Barry 2, Rollins 1
- T4: Braden Forchic hit his sixth homer of the year, a solo shot, with one out in the fourth. | Barry 3, Rollins 1
- B5: The Tars tied the game in the fifth. Rubin led off with a double and Jeslyn Whitehead traded spots with him on a double of his own. Whitehead later scored on a sacrifice fly. | Barry 3, Rollins 3
- B9: Parker Smith slammed a two-run homer with no outs in the ninth, his conference-leading 10th of the year, to give the Tars the walk-off win. | Rollins 5, Barry 3
NOTEWORTHY:
- Federico Zapata (1-2) took the loss for the Bucs. Prior to the ninth, he had worked two innings, allowing one hit and striking out one. But he gave up hits, including Smith's homer, to the two batters he faced in the ninth.
- Tate Stone-Frisina (5-0) tied Barry starter Mike Reagan for the conference lead in the wins. He worked 3.2 shutout innings in relief of starter Edward Berry. He allowed three hits and struck out two.
- Forchic continued his hot hitting, going 2-for-4 with a solo homer.
- Joe Stella also delivered two hits for the Bucs.
ON THE HORIZON:
The Bucs face the Tars in an SSC doubleheader tomorrow at Alfond Stadium starting at 1:00 pm.
