MIAMI SHORES, Fla. -- The junior varsity Bucs bludgeoned the Florida Palm Owls in a twinbill Wednesday afternoon at Feinbloom Field, winning 11-1 and 15-0 in a pair of games shortened to five innings due to the run rule..
INSIDE THE MATCHUP
Final: Barry 11, Florida Palm 1; Barry 15, Florida Palm 0
Records: Barry (7-1) | FPU (0-8)
All-Time Series: Barry leads 3-0
SUMMARY:
GAME 1:
- B1 - The Bucs batted around and scored six in the first. Brodie Jellum had a two-run single, Hector Villorio drove in two with a double and Alex Campbell and CJ Bussell each drove in one without an official at-bat. | Barry 6, FPU 0
- B2: Freddie Rodriguez tripled with one out and scored on a ground out. | Barry 7, FPU 0
- T3: The Owls got their only run of the day in the third. Eiri Ortiz singled, stole second and socred on a base hit by Nicholas de la Vega. | Barry 7, FPU 1
- B4: Dylan Ecken beat out an infield single with one out and advanced when Owl shortstop Francisco Bracho threw the ball away. Aramis Ramirez, Jr., drove in Ecken with a base hit and Rodriguez drew a walk. Damian Tomayo lashed a double to right to score Ramirez and Rodriguez came home on a wild pitch. Tomayo capped the scoring after a base hit by Jellum. | Barry 11, FPU 1
GAME 2:
- B1: Game two started off poorly for the Owls again, as Barry batted around and scored five in the first. Akira Nakamura singled with one out and stole second. Rodriguez brought him home with a base hit and Vincenzo Macolino walked. Rodriguez and Macolino worked a double steal and Nicolas Garcia walked to load the bases. Andrew Perez brought in two runs with a single through the left side. After a ground out and a walk, Garcia and Luis Moralles scored on a single by Bussell. | Barry 5, FPU 0
- B3: In the third, Connor Charron walked and around to score on three wild pitches. | Barry 6, FPU 0
- B4: Things went from bad to worse for the Owls in the fourth. Barry scored nine runs, sending 15 batters to the plate. Rodriguez, who led off with a double, scored twice in the inning. Moralles drove in three runs, while Garcia had two run-scoring singles. | Barry 15, FPU 0
NOTEWORTHY:
- Cole Frye (1-0) went three innings to earn the win in game one. He allowed a run on three hits and a walk and struck out six.
- Nick Groover (1-1) got the win in the nightcap in a split game. He worked two perfect innings, striking out three. The Bucs carried a no-hitter into the fifth inning, before settling for a one-hit shutout.
- Nate Sanchez took the loss in game one for the Owls, allowing six runs on three hits and three walks in one inning of work.
- Nate Evans was the loser in game two, allowing five runs on three hits and three walks in two-thirds of an inning.
- Rodriguez continued to rake at the plate for the junior Bucs. He went 4-for-5 with a double, a triple, six runs scored and two RBI. He walked twice and stole a base.
- Garcia went 3-for-3 and drove in a pair.
- Jellum, Moralles, Perez and Bussell all drove in three runs.
ON THE HORIZON:
The Bucs host Keiser on Monday, Feb. 27 in a double header starting at 1:00 pm.
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