MIAMI SHORES, Fla.—The Barry Buccaneers closed the season with a 6-3 win over the defending national champion Florida Southern Moccasins in the second game of a Sunshine State Conference baseball doubleheader at Feinbloom Field on Monday.
Orestes Gonzalez went three-for-three with a two-run double in the first inning to lead the Bucs (33-21-1, 11-13 SSC) over the Mocs in the series finale.
After the Mocs (37-17, 17-7 SSC) tied the game at 3-3 in the fifth, the Bucs scored twice in the bottom of the inning. Cesar Aranguren knocked in Alex Meneses with a base hit up the middle and came around to score on a single by Brian Martinez. Meneses plated Jerry Thornton with a single to make the final margin 6-3.
Jesse Naber (1-2) picked up the win with 2.2 innings of scoreless relief behind starter David Bernat. Naber gave up two hits and struck out two. Kyle DeYoung (5-3) took the loss for the Mocs, allowing three unearned runs on five hits and struck out two in two innings.
In the first game, the Mocs belted five home runs and beat the Bucs 18-8. Gonzalez and Nick Corbeil each had two runs homers for Barry.
Bobby Hernandez (4-1) took the loss, allowing seven runs on five hits and two walks in two innings. Brett Robinson (6-1) got the win for Florida Southern with three innings of shutout relief of starter Joe Walczak.
Game 1
Florida Southern 18, Barry 8
(05/08/2006 at Miami Shores, Fla.)
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Florida Southern.... 241 001 433 - 18 15 4 (37-16, 17-6 SSC)
Barry............... 212 120 000 - 8 10 3 (32-21-1, 10-13 SSC)
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Pitchers: Florida Southern - Walczak; Robinson(6); Waybrant(9). Barry - Davila; Hernandez(6);
Rhoads(8).
Win-Robinson(6-1) Loss-Hernandez(4-1) T-3:16 A-0
HR FSC - Diyorio (6); Schultz 2 (11); Calderone (5); Rodriguez (2).
HR BU - Corbeil (16); Gonzalez (13).
Game 2
Barry 6, Florida Southern 3
(05/08/2006 at Miami Shores, Fla.)
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Florida Southern.... 001 020 0 - 3 8 3 (37-17, 17-7 SSC)
Barry............... 200 121 X - 6 10 3 (33-21-1, 11-13 SSC)
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Pitchers: Florida Southern - Polk; DeYoung(5). Barry - Bernat; Naber(5).
Win-Naber(1-2) Loss-DeYoung(5-3) T-2:26 A-137