Box Score MIAMI SHORES, Fla. - Jack Silberman turned in a strong performance on the mound for the Eckerd baseball squad, but the Tritons were unable to provide any run support as EC dropped its Sunshine State Conference opener at Barry on Friday, 5-1.
Barry starter Alex Lavandero was tough to figure out for Eckerd (3-3, 0-1 SSC). The sophomore went eight innings, allowing only four hits while striking out eight.
Silberman (0-2) nearly matched Lavandero, working a solid 6-2/3 innings before giving way to
Zach Hoppe in the seventh. Silberman scattered seven hits while only issuing one walk.
Eckerd's lone run came in the top of the fifth when
Tom Buonopane drove in
Garrett Hiott from first with a two-out double. The Tritons did threaten several other times, including in the top of the first with runners on second and third, but were unable to push any additional runs across the plate.
Barry took the lead in the second inning after a walk following a leadoff single put two runners on with no outs. Silberman retired the next hitter on an infield pop-up but EC committed two errors to allow Alffredi Ramos to score.
Buonopane's RBI double tied the game in the fifth, but the Bucs retook the lead in the sixth on a sacrifice fly. Barry later added three more runs in the eighth, all coming with two outs, off of Hoppe and
Joey Favetta.
Buonopane,
Nick Hill,
Carter Cashman and
Mitchell Calandra each recorded a hit for Eckerd. Barry totaled 10 hits on the night, with three of those hits coming during the three-run eighth inning.
The Tritons and Bucs finish off the series tomorrow with a double-header beginning at 1:00 PM. Freshmen
Alex Moore (1-0, 3.60 ERA) and
Dillon McCollough (1-0, 0.00 ERA) are the scheduled starters.
