MIAMI SHORES, Fla. - The Tritons rallied for three runs in the fifth inning to tie the game at 3-3 and force extra innings in the series opener Friday night. The Eckerd softball team then added the go-ahead run in the ninth. However, Barry rallied with a run in the ninth and tenth for the walk-off victory as EC fell, 5-4, in 10 innings at Buccaneer Field.
BU took an early jump with a run in the second inning before taking a 3-0 lead in the fourth on a pair of RBI singles.
The Tritons rallied in the fifth with three runs. Skylar Redish broke up Maci Barnhart's no-hit bit with a solo homerun to left center. Brooklyn Cardona followed with a walk, and Hannah Gordon added a hit. Brenna Lokeinsly plated both to tie the game with a triple down the left-field line.
EC added the go-ahead run in the ninth. Kinsley Castro led off the frame with a pinch-hit single, and Lokeinsky brought her in with an RBI double. However, BU added an RBI double to tie the game 4-4.
Barry led off the 10th with a pair of singles, and Becka Mellor followed with a walk-off single.
HOW IT ENDED
FINAL: Barry 5, Eckerd 4 (10 Innings)
RECORDS: Eckerd 7-7 (2-5 SSC); Barry 12-8 (3-4 SSC)
WP: Barnhart (5-3) LP: Beauchaine (1-3) HR: Redish (1)
NOTES AND NUMBERS
- Redish logged her first homerun of the season and the 14th of her career, ranking sixth in program history.
- Lokeinsky led EC going 2-for-5 with three RBIs.
- Margolis drew a walk in the game, moving her season total to 19, which leads the conference. Entering the night, she ranked second in Division II in walks per game at 1.33.
UP NEXT
Eckerd and Barry conclude the three-game series with a doubleheader Saturday slate for noon.
