MIAMI SHORES, Fla. (Thursday, April 6, 2023) -- The Barry University softball team defeated Palm Beach Atlantic University, 5-0, behind the two-hit, 12-strikeout performance from pitcher Maci Barnhart (W, 9-9), as the Buccaneers take the opener of a three-game Sunshine State Conference (SSC) series with the Sailfish at Buccaneer Field in Miami Shores, Florida.
INSIDE THE MATCHUP
Final: Barry 5, Palm Beach Atlantic 0
Records: Barry (21-19, 7-9 SSC), Palm Beach Atlantic (13-18, 6-13 SSC)
All-Time Series: Barry leads the all-time series, 37-29, and has won 22 of 31 at Buccaneer Field.
SUMMARY:
Buccaneers 5, Sailfish 0
- B1: After Barnhart got a 1-2-3 start in her first inning, the Bucs manufactured a run with their first two batters. Mac Stone-Folmar drew a leadoff walk and Harper Bunn reached on an error that allowed Stone-Folmar to score from first. | Barry 1, Palm Beach Atlantic 0
- B3: Bucs score three times on three hits including a pair of opposite-field bloop doubles. Brooklyn Rushton led off the frame with a double down the right field line and Mac Stone-Folmar followed with an RBI single to right field. Harper Bunn blooped her double over the third baseman's head to land runners at second and third. After Cassandra Lee walked to load the bases, each Buccaneer runner moved up on a wild pitch with Stone-Folmar scoring for the second time. Rylee Lord roped a line drive that the Sailfish third baseman Dallas Watterson robbed of a hit. Alexis Bailey reached on a fielder's choice as the Sailfish got Bunn out at the plate before Bailey and Lee executed a double steal. | Barry 4, Palm Beach Atlantic 0
- B6: Becka Mellor reached on a catcher's interference and came around to score on a two-out single up the middle by Sofia Chamorro. | Barry 5, Palm Beach Atlantic 0
WHAT THEY ARE SAYING:
NOTEWORTHY:
- The Buccaneers record their 12th shutout of the season.
- Maci Barnhart posts her ninth win and sixth shutout of the year.
- It marked the third time this season Barnhart has struck out more than 10 batters in a game.
- Shortstop Mac Stone-Folmar went 1-for-2 with two runs scored and an RBI.
- Sofia Chamorro went 2-for-2 with a double and an RBI; she was also hit by a pitch.
ON THE HORIZON:
Barry welcomes Palm Beach Atlantic University back to The Shores for a doubleheader on Friday, April 7; first pitch slated for 3 p.m. against the Sailfish.
