ST. LEO, Fla. -- The Barry Buccaneers dropped the opener of their Sunshine State Conference baseball series to #17 Saint Leo 13-6 at Thomas B. Southard Stadium on Friday night.
INSIDE THE MATCHUP
Final:Â Saint Leo 13, Barry 6
Records:Â Saint Leo (11-2, 3-1 SSC);Â Barry (9-7, 2-2 SSC)
All-Time Series: Barry leads 66-63-1
SUMMARY:
- T1 - Barry got on the board first as Freddy Rodriguez led off the game with his league-leading ninth double of the year and scored, two outs later on a single by Evan Wickeri. | Barry 1, SLU 0
- B2 - Saint Leo sent 10 men to the plate and hammered out six runs in the bottom of the second to take the lead for good. Luke Houin singled and scored on a wild pitch. Yazael Nunez walked and scored on a bases-loaded free pass to Dylan Mass.  With the bases loaded, Josh Davis tripled to drive in three and later scored on a single by Callan Moss. | SLU 6, Barry 1
- T3 - Barry got two runs back in the third on a two-run double by Felix Diaz. | SLU 6, Barry 3
- T4 - Brandon Sanchez drove in Jimmy Bruno with a single through the right side. | SLU 6, Barry 4
- B4 - Davis scored on a triple by Moss. | SLU 7, Barry 4
- T5 - Bruno knocked in Braden Forchic, who had beat out an infield hit. | SLU 7, Barry 5
- B6 - Moss walked and scored on a single by Cooper Miles. | SLU 8, Barry 5
- B7 - Mass scored on a bunt single by Buck Anderson and Anderson scored on a base hit from Houin. | SLU 10, Barry 5
- T8 -Â Â Matthew Menendez singled, went to second on a passed ball and scored on a single from Rodriguez. | SLU 10, Barry 6
- B8 - The Lions scored three runs, all on wild pitches in the eighth. | SLU 13, Barry 6
NOTEWORTHY:
- Joe Morrisey (1-1) took the loss for the Bucs, giving up six runs on five hits and two walks in 1.2 innings.Â
- Kaelan Racculia (1-0) got the win in relief for the Lions. He worked 1.1 innings, allowing two runs on two hits and a walk.
- Rodriguez led the Bucs at the plate with three hits, including his double, scored a run and drove in one.Â
- Wickeri, Forchic and Diaz all had two hits for the Bucs.
- David, one of four Lions with two hits, drove in three with the second-inning triple.
ON THE HORIZON:
The series concludes with a doubleheader on Saturday, Mar. 2.