MIAMI SHORES, Fla. -- The Barry Buccaneers split their Sunshine State Conference baseball doubleheader with the Lynn Knights on Friday, dropping the first game 6-4, but taking the nightcap 7-3.
INSIDE THE MATCHUP
Final: Lynn 6, Barry 4 | Barry 7, Eckerd 3
Records: Barry (17-15, 6-8 SSC); Lynn (17-13, 6-8 SSC)
All-Time Series: Barry leads 72-59-1
SUMMARY:
Lynn 6, Barry 4
- T1 - Blake Mayberry singled to start off the game and later scored on a ground out. | Lynn 1, Barry 0
- T2 - David Judge beat out an infield single and scored on a base hit by Bryant Zayas. | Lynn 2, Barry 0
- T4 - Ivan Herrera blasted a solo homer to left. | Lynn 3, Barry 0
- T5 - Cole Fowler doubled with one out and later scored on an error. | Lynn 4, Barry 0
- B6 - The Bucs finally got on the board in the sixth. Harry Vargas Seguera walked and Kendry Noriega was hit by a pitch from Lynn starter Mason Tinsley. Vargas Seguera scored on a wild pitch and Noriega came home on a sacrifice fly by Murchael Turner. | Lynn 4, Barry 2
- B7 - Barry tied the game in the seventh. Matthew Menendez ripped a single through the left side and Joe Wike reached on error by pitcher Brad Benton after laying down a bunt. Menendez scored on a wild pitch on the first offering from reliever Nathan Shane and Jimmy Bruno dropped down a squeeze bunt to score Wike. | Barry 4, Lynn 4
- T9 - The Knights scored twice in the ninth, after two outs, for the win. Fowler doubled off Sean Driscoll and Leon Paulino ripped an RBI double down the right field line to drive in the winning run. Paulino later scored an insurance run on a single by Shawn Dougherty. | Lynn 6, Barry 4
SUMMARY:
Barry 7, Lynn 3
- B1 - Barry got a run in the first on a very strange play. Vargas Seguera walked and went to third on a error by Knights third baseman Fowler. With Noriega aboard at first and running on the pitch, Felix Diaz lined out to Dougherty in shallow right, who chose to run the ball in to double off Noriega, while Vargas Seguera tagged and scored before the third out. | Barry 1, Lynn 0
- T2 - Dougherty, who led off with a single, scored on a base hit by Zayas. | Barry 1, Lynn 1
- T5 - Jesse Robinson singled up the middle with one out and scored on a ground out. Fowler, who doubled, scored on a single by Dougherty. | Lynn 3, Barry 1
- B5 - Joe Wike launched a laser double off the top of the fence in left center and scored on a double by Noriega. | Lynn 3, Barry 2
- B6 - Turner led off with a single against Lynn reliever Hunter Shew (3-1) and Savi Delgado walked. After a sacrifice, Turner scored on a fly out by Menendez and Wike gave the Bucs the lead with a single to score Delgado. | Barry 4, Lynn 3
- B7 - Noriega doubled down the right field line and went to third on a wild pitch. After he was replaced by pinch runner Brandon Delapenha, Diaz walked, then stole second. Turner laid down a sacrifice bunt to score Delapenha, but pitcher Devin Sweeney threw the ball away at first, allowing Diaz to score and Turner to go to third. Turner later scored on a fly out. | Barry 7, Lynn 3
NOTEWORTHY:
- Neither starter figured into the decision in game one. Nathan Shane (2-2) got the win for the Knights, despite cooughing up the lead in the seventh. He tossed three scoreless innings on two hits and a walk. Sean Driscoll (1-1) was tagged with the loss, allowing one run on two hits in 2.2 innings.
- Mason Blocker (4-2) worked six innings in game two to earn the win for the Bucs. He allowed three runs on seven hits and four walks.
- Shew took the loss for the Knights, giving up four runs (three earned) on three hits and two walks in 1.1 innings.
- Turner went 4-for-5 with two runs and two RBI lead Barry at the plate.
- Diaz and Wike also recorded four hits, including a double each.
- Fowler, Dougherty and Robinson all collected four hits in the twin bill for Lynn.
ON THE HORIZON:
The Bucs and Knights play the rubber game of the series at 1:00 pm on Saturday.
