MIAMI SHORES, Fla. -- Angel Villanueva vaulted the Barry University softball team to a sweep of Palm Beach Atlantic University with her first collegiate home run providing a walk-off win in game one today, and then Maci Barnhart pitched another 5-0 shutout of the Sailfish to give the Buccaneers the three-game Sunshine State Conference (SSC) series.
INSIDE THE MATCHUP
Final: Barry 4-5, Palm Beach Atlantic 3-0
Records: Barry (23-19, 9-9 SSC), Palm Beach Atlantic (13-20, 6-15 SSC)
All-Time Series: Barry leads the all-time series, 39-29, and has won 24 of 33 at Buccaneer Field.
SUMMARY:
Game 1 | Buccaneers 4, Sailfish 3
- T5: Isabella Hernandez lined out to a leaping Becka Mellor at first base and Gracie Mullett grounded out to Brooklyn Rushton at second base for two quick outs in a scoreless game. Top of the order Daylin Hejtmanek singled up the middle on a 1-0 pitch and advanced to second on a wild pitch. Briana Rodriguez drove in the run with a single up the middle. Evoni Rodriguez followed with a walk and both advanced on a wild pitch. Dallas Watterson was walked intentionally to load the bases and Haelee Angelico came in to pitch to Larken Maseda. Briana Rodriguez scored on a wild pitch before Angelico got Maseda on a grounder to Sofia Chamorro at third base. | Palm Beach Atlantic 2, Barry 0
- B5: Bucs loaded the bases with no outs in the 5th. Alexis Bailey was hit by a pitch and Sofia Chamorro singled up the middle. Harper Bunn was also hit by a pitch and pinch runner Jordan Ream scored on Becka Mellor's single to center field. Pinch-hitter Hayley Pasma flew out to center fielder Daylin Hejtmanek who nailed Chamorro out at the plate for a double play. | Palm Beach Atlantic 2, Barry 1
- T6: After Angelico got a strike out swinging, Bella O'Connor singled to the circle. Isabella Hernandez and Gracie Mullett both reached on Bucs' miscues and pinch-runner Sammy Perez scored. | Palm Beach Atlantic 3, Barry 1
- B6: Cassandra Lee earned a one-out walk on a full count and scored from first on Rylee Lord's double to right center. | Palm Beach Atlantic 3, Barry 2
- B7: Harper Bunn led off the inning hit by a pitch for the second time in as many plate appearances. With one out, Angel Villanueva drilled a 1-1 pitch over the fence in left center for her first collegiate home run and a walk-off win for the Buccaneers. | Barry 4, Palm Beach Atlantic 3
HIGHLIGHT CLIP:
Game 2 | Buccaneers 5, Sailfish 0
- B1: Mac Stone-Folmar led off the Buccaneer 1st with a walk and advanced to third on Cassandra Lee's one-out single through the right side. Both Bucs executed the double steal with Stone-Folmar scoring the first run. | Barry 1, Palm Beach Atlantic 0
- B3: Lisa Heller reached on a muffed throw and advanced to second on Brooklyn Rushton's sacrifice bunt. A passed ball brought Heller to third and Stone-Folmar drove her in with a deep foul sacrifice fly to left. Harper Bunn singled up the middle on a 3-2 pitch and came around to score on Cassandra Lee's RBI double to right center. | Barry 3, Palm Beach Atlantic 0
- B5: Lisa Heller led off the inning with the first of four successive singles. Brooklyn Rushton singled up the middle and Mac Stone-Folmar loaded the bases with a bunt single. Harper Bunn gave the Bucs a 4-0 lead with her single to center; Rushton was out trying to score from second. With two outs, Rylee Lord delivered another RBI single with her basehit through the left side. | Barry 5, Palm Beach Atlantic 0
NOTEWORTHY:
- Maci Barnhart (Game 2/W, 10-9) pitched a two-hit, 12-strikeout performance in a 5-0 win last night and had the same score in today's second game while scattering seven hits and striking out six Sailfish.
- Cassandra Lee went 3-for-5 today with two doubles, a run scored and a run driven in.
- Harper Bunn and Rylee Lord both collected a pair of hits on the day.
- Angel Villanueva's walk-off home run gave Haelee Angelico (Game 1/W, 6-6) the victory in relief while she allowed no earned runs.Â
ON THE HORIZON:
Barry breaks for Easter celebration before heading to Melbourne for a three-game SSC series with the Panthers of Florida Tech.