MIAMI SHORES, Fla. -- The Barry Buccaneers lost their first game of the season 7-2 to the Bentley Falcons at Feinbloom Field on Friday night.
INSIDE THE MATCHUP
Final: Bentley 7, Barry 2
Records: Barry (3-2) | Bentley (1-0)
All-Time Series: Barry leads 4-1
SUMMARY:
- T1 - The Falcons struck first on four walks off starter Billy Eich in the first inning. | Bentley 1, Barry 0
- T7 - Stan DeMartinis hit a three-run homer off reliever Sea Driscoll. | Bentley 4, Barry 0
- T8 - Jimmy Mitchell was hit by a pitch from Aiden Ewe leading off the eighth, and later scored on a wild pitch from the Buccaneer right-hander. | Bentley 5, Barry 0
- T9 - DeMartinis hit a two-run shot in the ninth. | Bentley 7, Barry 0
- B9 - Kendry Noriega finally got the Bucs on the board in the bottom of the ninth with his homer of the season. | Bentley 7, Barry 2
NOTEWORTHY:
- Eich (0-1), who settled down after a rough first inning, took the loss for the Bucs. In five innings, he allowed just the one run on one hit and struck out seven, but walked six.
- Pat Heber (1-0) pitched seven scoreless innings in his first start of the season. He allowed two hits and two walks and struck out seven.
- Barry's bullpen combined to give up six runs on five hits, including two homers, struck out five, walked one and hit two.
- Noriega had two of the Bucs three hits.
- The three hits were the fewest for the Buccaneers since a 17-2 loss to Saint Leo last season.
ON THE HORIZON:
Barry takes on the Flying Fleet of Erskine College on Saturday at 2:00 pm.
