WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. -- The Barry Buccaneers swept a Sunshine State Conference baseball doubleheader from the Palm Beach Atlantic Sailfish 5-4 and 8-0 at Jake Rubin Park in the Rinker Athletic Campus on Friday. The Bucs take the conference series 2-1 and the season series 4-1.
INSIDE THE MATCHUP
Final: Barry 5, Palm Beach Atlantic 4 | Barry 8, Palm Beach Atlantic 0
Records: PBA (15-20, 4-14 SSC), Barry (25-12, 9-9 SSC)
All-Time Series: Barry leads 66-38
SUMMARY:
Game 1:
- B2: Sean Williams knocked in Elias Machado, who had walked, with a single. | PBA 1, Barry 0
- B4: Dre Llopiz scored, after leading off with a single to left, on a foul out by Matty Warren. | PBA 2, Barry 0
- T6: Barry did all their damage in the sixth. With one out, Kevin Noriega walks and Christian Maceda singled to center. Jake Ogden beat out an infield hit to load the bases and Steven Nitch and Savi Degaldo had back-to-back two-run doubles. Brandon Sanchez capped the inning with an RBI single to score Delgado. | Barry 5, PBA 2
- B8: The 'Fish scored a pair of unearned runs in the eighth. Pedro Figueroa scored on a throowing error from the outfield and Matt Casaleggio scored on a passed ball. | Barry 5, PBA 4
- B9: PBA threatened in the ninth, putting runners on the corners with one out, but Federico Zapata got Matt Faranda to ground into a double play to end the game. | Barry 5, PBA 4
SUMMARY:
Game 2:
- T1: With Wickeri at third, Noriega poked a single to right to break the ice. | Barry 1, PBA 0
- T3: Wickeri drove in Sanchez with a single through the left side. | Barry 2, PBA 0
- T4: Ogden reached on catcher's interference. Branden Abreu smashed a double into the gap in left center to score the run. | Barry 3, PBA 0
- T6: Noriega and Maceda hit back-to-back doubles to start the inning. | Barry 4, PBA 0
- T7: Wickeri singled with one out and stole second. Noriega ripped a triple down the right field line to score Wickeri and later came home on an error. Ogden doubled to right to score Maceda. | Barry 7, PBA 0
- T8: Wickeri led off with a double and pinch hitter Sean Shelly bounced a single up the middle to drive him in. | Barry 8, PBA 0
NOTEWORTHY:
- Mike Reagan (7-0), the reigning SSC Pitcher of the Week, worked eight innings for the second straight start. He held the 'Fish to four runs (two earned) on seven hits and three walks, while striking out four. Reagan leads the SSC with seven wins.
- Zapata allowed a hit and walk in the ninth, but closed the game out for his sixth save, which also leads the conference.
- Ethan Petric (0-3) took the loss in game one for the Sailfish. He didn't record an out, but allowed three runs on three hits in relief of starter Dan Beebe.
- Frank II Gonzalez (3-1) worked seven shutout innings, striking out six and giving up four hits and two walks.
- Nick Adams was hung with the loss in game two. In five innings of work, he surrendered four runs (three earned) on nine hits and a walk.
- Barry out-hit PBA 24-12, with seven doubles and a triple to just one double for the 'Fish.
- Wickeri led the Bucs at the plate, going 6-for-10 with a double and three runs scored.
- Noriega was 4-for-8 with a double, triple, three runs and two RBI.
- It was the second doubleheader sweep for the Bucs this season, having taken a pair from Lynn at home earlier in the season.
- It was also the fourth shutout of the season, moving the Bucs into a tie with Rollins for the most in the conference.
ON THE HORIZON:
The Bucs return home after seven games on the road, to host the Florida Tech Panthers on Friday and Saturday, Apr. 14-15.
