MIAMI SHORES, Fla. -- The Barry Buccaneers pulled out a wild 2-1 win over the #21 Mount Olive Trojans in baseball action at Feinbloom Field on Saturday night

INSIDE THE MATCHUP
Final: Barry 2, #21 Mount Olive 1
Records: Barry (2-0) | Mount Olive (1-1)
All-Time Series: Series tied 1-1

SUMMARY:

• B3 - Matthew Menendez was hit by pitch leading off the inning and Joe Wike ripped a single into left center. Both runners move up on a balk by Trojan starter Carson Gibson (0-1) and Jimmy Bruno delivered the goods with a single up the middle. | Barry 2, Mount Olive 1
• T4 - The Trojans answered with a run in the top of the next inning. Mac James, who had reached on a fielder's choice, scored on a single by Kayden Crawford. | Barry 2, Mount Olive 1

NOTEWORTHY:

• Neither team had much success in getting runners home as they combined to strand 22, 12 for the Trojans and 10 for the Buccaneers.
• Wike and Bruno both had two hits for the Bucs, with Bruno driving in both runs.
• Jakhari Howard had two hits for the Trojans.
• Benito Valle-Jhanda (1-0) worked four innings in the split game to get the win. He allowed a run on four hits and four walks and struck out one, pitching out of jams in the first and fourth. 
• Mount Olive loaded the bases with no outs in the first, but could not score.
• Collin McLaughlin walked two in the ninth but got out of the jam by getting clean-up hitter Jon Howard to ground out to earn his first save.
• Gibson gave up two runs on three hits and three walks, while striking out four to take the loss for the Trojans.
• The two runs for the Bucs were the fewest in a win since beating Florida Tech 2-1 in 12 innings on Mar. 7, 2020.

ON THE HORIZON:

The Bucs host the third-ranked Catawba Indians on Sunday. The Indians fell 7-6 to #22 Nova Southeastern on Friday, but beat Lynn 3-0 on Saturday to come into the game 1-1.