MELBOURNE, Fla. -- The Barry Buccaneers beat the Florida Tech Panthers 5-2 at Seminick-Hall Field on Friday night in the opening game of a Sunshine State Conference baseball series.
INSIDE THE MATCHUP
Final: Barry 5, Florida Tech 2
Records: Florida Tech (16-24, 8-14 SSC) (Barry (21-18, 9-10 SSC)
All-Time Series: Florida Tech leads 72-67
SUMMARY:
- T3 - Barry jumped out to a lead in the third inning. After Freddy Rodriguez and Evan Wickeri opened the inning with singles, Rodriguez scored on a wild pitch by Florida Tech starter Josh Beck (2-3). Kevin Noriega knocked in Wickeri with a single to left and later scored on a base hit by Lee-Anthony Santiago. | Barry 3, Florida Tech 0
- T5 - Santiago singled, went to second on a wild pitch and scored on a single by Jimmy Bruno. | Barry 4, Florida Tech 0
- B6 - Carlos Guzman smashed a solo homer with two outs. | Barry 4, Florida Tech 1
- B7 - Jack Matousek, who was hit by a pitch, scored on a single by Gabe Garrett. | Barry 4, Florida Tech 2
- T9 - The Bucs staged a two-out rally in the ninth. Santiago singled up the middle and stole second. Bruno walked and pinch hitter Braden Forchic delivered the RBI single to center. | Barry 5, Florida Tech 2
NOTEWORTHY:
- Angel Cespedes (5-2) worked six innings, allowing one run on five hits and two walks to earn his team-leading fifth win of the season.
- Federico Zapata went 2.1 innings, allowing three walks for his sevent save of the season.
- Zapata's save tied him with Daniel Broeseker (2015-18) for third place on the program's all-time list with 16.
- Beck took the loss for the Panthers, allowing three runs on six hits and a walk in 2.1 innings.
- Santiago, making his first start of the season, went 3-for-4 with two runs and an RBI to lead Barry at the plate.
- Rodriguez and Wickeri each had two hits.
- Six different Panthers each had one hit, led by Guzman's home run.
ON THE HORIZON:
The series concludes with a doubleheader on Saturday at 11:00 am.
