MELBOURNE, Fla. -- Barry University softball dropped the first of a three-game Sunshine State Conference (SSC) series at Florida Institute of Technology, 2-1, at Bottge Field in Melbourne, Florida.

INSIDE THE MATCHUP
Final: Florida Tech 2, Barry 1
Records: Barry (23-20, 9-10 SSC), Florida Tech (21-22, 11-14 SSC)
All-Time Series: Buccaneers lead the all-time series, 95-29, but the Panthers have won the last three.

SUMMARY:
Panthers 2, Buccaneers 1

• T1: Mac Stone-Folmar led off the game with a single through the right side and, after one out, stole second. Cassandra Lee singled to left center to score Stone-Folmar. | Barry 1, Florida Tech 0
• B3: Maci Barnhart got Mya Ogbodiewg to pop up to first baseman Becka Mellor before Miranda Schwartz doubled to center field. Kelly McLaughlin lined out to second baseman Brooklyn Rushton. Schwartz advanced to third on a passed ball and Ella Niles was hit by a pitch and then stole second. Layna Pollock singled to right field to drive in two runs. | Florida Tech 2, Barry 1

NOTEWORTHY:

• Mac Stone-Folmar had two base hits and stole a base in the loss.
• Maci Barnhart (L, 10-10) pitched a complete game allowing two earned runs on six hits while striking out five Panthers.
• Buccaneers left eight runners on base.

ON THE HORIZON:
Barry and Florida Tech return to the diamond for a doubleheader on Saturday with first pitch at 1 p.m.