MIAMI SHORES, Fla. -- The Barry Buccaneers lost 7-5 to the #21 Rollins Tars in the opener of their Sunshine State Conference baseball series at Feinbloom Field on Friday night.
INSIDE THE MATCHUP
Final: Rollins 7, Barry 5
Records: Barry (19-17, 6-13 SSC), Rollins (24-9, 15-4 SSC)
All-Time Series: Rollins leads 70-53
SUMMARY:
Rollins 7, Barry 5
- B2 - Barry struck first in the bottom of the second. Brady Blanks was hit by a pitch from Rollins starter Noah Greenseid and promptly stole second. Luca Mendez walked and Lee-Anthony Santiago beat out a infield single to load the bases. Blanks scored on a fly out by Christian Perez and Mendae came home on a ground out by Dyson Joseph. | Barry 2, Rollins 0
- B3 - The Bucs tacked on another run in the third. Jalen Smith doubled and scored on a single by Aidan Heffner. | Barry 3, Rollins 0
- T5 - The Tars took the lead in the fifth. After loading the bases with two outs, Collin Hughes tripled down the right field line to tie the game and then scored on an error by Joseph. | Rollins 4, Barry 3
- T8 - Rollins extended the lead in the eighth. They loaded the bases with two outs and Joey Rubin beat out an infield hit for one runs and Hughes was hit by reliever Pavlos Piperakis to score the other. | Rollins 6, Barry 3
- B8 - Zavier Hatfield and Anthony Tralongo led off the eighth with back-to-back doubles and Tralongo later scored on a ground out. | Rollins 6, Barry 5
- T9 - The Tars added an insurance run in the ninth. Connor O'Sullivan reached on an error and later scored on a single by Matthew Mateo. | Rollins 7, Barry 5
NOTEWORTHY:
- Tyler Toro (2-1) got the win in relef of starter Greenseid. He entered with a 4-3 lead in the fifth and worked three innings, holding Barry to one run on one hit.
- AJ Seymour earned his fourth save with two innings of work. He allowed a run on two hits and struck out two.
- Tyler Venegas (4-1) pitched six innings for the Bucs, allowing four runs (three earned) on four hits and four walks to take the loss.
ON THE HORIZON:
The Bucs and Tars continue the series with a single game on Saturday, starting at 1:30 pm.