MIAMI SHORES, Fla. -- Barry baseball held off the Florida Tech Panthers 12-9 on Friday night at Feinbloom Field to open their Sunshine State Conference series.
INSIDE THE MATCHUP
Final: Barry 12, Florida Tech 9
Records: Barry (26-12, 10-9 SSC) | Florida Tech (20-16, 9-10 SSC)
All-Time Series: Florida Tech leads 71-65 and the win snapped a three-game skid to the Panthers
SUMMARY:
Barry 12, Florida Tech 9
- B1: Evan Wickeri led off with a single, went to third on a throwing error by Panther starter Mitch Harding (2-5) and scored on a gournd out. | Barry 1, Florida Tech 0
- T3: Gavin McGowan got a double to lead off the third inning, the first hit of the night for the Panthers. He came around on a pair of fly outs. | Barry 1, Florida Tech 1
- B3: After an infield single to Wickeri and a walk to Braden Forchic, Joe Stella smashed a three-run homer to left. | Barry 4, Florida Tech 1
- T4: Cole Patrick answered for the Panthers with a two-run homer. | Barry 4, Florida Tech 3
- B4: Savi Delgado tripled high off the batter's eye in center and scored when the relay throw skipped into the Buccaneer dugout. Wickeri followed with a base hit and Forchic singled to right. Stella drew a walk to load the bases and Kevin Noriega bounced a two-run single up the middle. Steven Nitch laced a single to right to score Stella. | Barry 8, Florida Tech 3
- T5: Jason Blackstone slapped a single down the left field line with two outs, scoring Tate Hansen, who reached on a fielder's choice. | Barry 8, Florida Tech 4
- B5: Jake Ogden walked and scored on a double by Wickeri, who came home on a wild pitch. Forchic followed with a solo homer, his seventh to tie for the team lead. After a single by Stella and a walk to Noriega, Brandon Sanchez shot a double into the gap in right center to score Stella. | Barry 12, Florida Tech 4
- T7: The Panthers put up five runs, as Josh Ford and Hansen each had two runs singles. | Barry 12, Florida Tech 9
NOTEWORTHY:
- Mike Reagan (8-0) improve to a league-best eight wins. The senior lefty went six innings, allowing four runs on six hits and three walks, while striking out five.
- Harding took the loss for the Panthers after giving up eight runs on 11 hits and three walks in four innings.
- Wickeri went 4-for-6 with an RBI double and four runs scored.
- Stella was 2-for-3 with two walks, a homer, three runs and three RBI.
- Forchic also scored three runs, while Noriega drove in two on three hits. Nitch delivered three hits as well.
- McGowan led FT with three hits.
ON THE HORIZON:
The Bucs and Panthers finish the SSC series on Saturday with a double header.