LAKELAND, Fla. -- Barry knocked off the Florida Southern Moccasins 5-2 in the opening of their Sunshine State Conference baseball series at Henley Field on Friday night.

INSIDE THE MATCHUP
Final: Barry 5, Florida Southern 2
Records: FSC (32-16, 17-11 SSC); Barry (30-17, 14-14 SSC);
All-Time Series: FSC leads 80-32, though Barry has won 10 of the last 15

SUMMARY:

• B3: The Mocs grabbed the early lead. Mitch Donofrio walked and scored on a single by D'Ante Starks. | FSC 1, Barry 0
• T2: Joe Stella and Kevin Noriega walked and Brandon Sanchez was hit by Mocs starter Kerry Wright. Justin Wit relieved Wright and promptly gave up a two-run single to Savi Delgado. | Barry 2, FSC 1
• T6: In the sixth, Stella was hit by a pitch and Noriega followed with a double. Sanchez brought in a run with a sacrifice fly and Delgado came up big with a two-out RBI single. | Barry 4, FSC 1
• T8: Noriega scored on an error, after reaching on a fielder's choice. | Barry 5, FSC 1
• B8: Justin Releford, who reached on an error, scored on a fly out. | Barry 5, FSC 2

NOTEWORTHY:

• Mike Reagan (9-1) went a season-best 7.2 innings, striking out 11 to earn his ninth win. The senior gave up two runs (one earned) on six hits and a walk.
• Federico Zapata worked the last 1.1 innings, hold the Mocs scoreless on a hit to earn his eighth save.
• Wright (2-1) took the loss for FSC in his first start of the year. He gave up two runs on two hits and three walks in 3.2 innings.
• The win was Reagan's 19th career victory, moving him into eighth place on the Bucs career chart.
• Delgado had two hits and three RBI to lead the Bucs at the plate. 

ON THE HORIZON:

The Bucs and Mocs will conclude the series with a doubleheader on Saturday, starting at 1:00 pm.