BOCA RATON, Fla. -- The Barry Buccaneers lost 13-5 to the Lynn Fighting Knights on Friday afternoon at the Lynn Basaeball Field in the opening game of their Sunshine State Conference baseball series.
INSIDE THE MATCHUP
Final: Lynn 13, Barry 5
Records:Â Lynn (15-16, 5-8 SSC); Barry (18-15, 5-10 SSC)
All-Time Series: Barry leads 72-61-1
SUMMARY:
Lynn 13, Barry 5
- B1 - The first four batters for the Knights all reached and three scored in the first inning against Barry starter Jack Ensell (1-4). Justin Lopez walked, Bryant Zayas was hit by a pitch and Scout Simpson and Jason Lashley singled to bring in the first run. Cole Beck added an RBI single and Amaris Harris walked to force in the last run. | Lynn 3, Barry 0
- B2 - The Knights added two runs in the second. Lopez scored on an error and Lashley had an RBI single. | Lynn 5, Barry 0
- B3 - Ivan Herrera smashed his first homer of the year, a two-run shot in the third. | Lynn 7, Barry 0
- T4 - Barry got on the board in the fourth as Luca Mendez was hit by a pitch leading off the inning and later scored on a ground out. | Lynn 7, Barry 1
- B4 - Lynn scored three in the bottom of the inning. Lashley had a two-run double and Beck added a run with a double of his own. | Lynn 10, Barry 1
- T5 - Barry got two runs in the fifth, scoring on an error and a fly out. | Lynn 10, Barry 3
- B6 - Joel Tapia-Melo walked and scored on a double by Beck. | Lynn 11, Barry 3
- B8 - Tapia-Melo drove in a run with a single and Hererra walked to force in another run. | Lynn 13, Barry 3
- T9 - After Jalen Smith and Blake Opie led off the ninth with a single a double respectively, Smith scored on an error and Opie came in on a fly out. But that is all the Bucs could get. | Lynn 13, Barry 5
NOTEWORTHY:
- Ensell took the loss for the Bucs, allowing seven runs (five earned) on six hits and three walks in 3.0 innings.
- Andrew Ravelo (2-3) worked 5.2 innings, holding the Bucs to just two hits, although he walked four and allowed three runs (one earned) with three strikeouts.
- Charlie Houd tossed the final three innings to earn his second save.Â
- Opie and Brady Blanks each had two hits for the Bucs.
- The top of the order set the tone for the Knights as Justin Lopez (3 walks), Bryant Zayas (3 runs), and Scout Simpson (3 runs, 2 walks) combined to score eight of Lynn's 13 runs.
ON THE HORIZON:
The series continues with a doubleheader on Friday.