MIAMI SHORES, Fla. - The Eckerd baseball team split the doubleheader on the road at Barry on Saturday afternoon, falling 6-4 in the opener before taking game two 7-4.
Barry took an early 5-0 jump in the opening frame of game one on a two-run and three-run homerun.
Cam Collier put EC on the board with a solo blast in the fourth before Tyler Cox delivered an RBI double in the fifth as the Tritons trailed 5-2.
Barry added another homerun in the seventh for a 6-2 edge. Eckerd rallied with a pair of homeruns in the next frame, solo shots by Collier and Kyle Abbott. The Tritons loaded the bases in the ninth, looking to equalize, but the Bucs coaxed a groundout to end the game.
In the finale, the Bucs again took an early lead with a run in the second inning.
EC took the lead in the sixth on Collier's fourth homerun of the series and a double by Alex Brazer.
Barry evened the score in the seventh, but Eckerd added five runs in the ninthoff Joe Wike's RBI single and a run scoring on an error, followed by a Reid Lisle RBI and two RBIs from Kyle Abbott. Barry rallied for two runs in the bottom of the frame, but Nick Romagnal came in to close the door with a pair of strikeouts.
HOW IT ENDED
Game One
FINAL: Barry 6, Eckerd 4
WP:Gonzalez (1-) LP: Ramos (1-5) S: Zapata (5) HR: Rodriguez (5), Forchic (1), Noriega (1), Collier 2 (5), Abbott (3)
Game Two
FINAL: Eckerd 7, Barry 4
WP: Grubbs (6-0) LP: Denton (3-3) S: Romagnola (2) HR: Collier (6)
RECORDS: Eckerd 11-11 (3-6 SSC); Barry 15-12 (4-5 SSC)
NOTES AND NUMBERS
- Cox, Collier, and Kyle Ericsson added two hits in the opener.
- Collier added his fourth and fifth homeruns in the opener and his sixth in game two. He had four solo homeruns in the series.
- Reid Lisle drew four walks in game one.
- Abbott went 5-for-5 in the finale with two RBIs.
- Collier and Brazer had two hits in the finale.
- Gavin Grubbs collected his sixth win of the season, allowing just one run over six innings, while Romagnola earned his second save of the year.
UP NEXT
Eckerd travels to Valdosta State (Ga.) on Tuesday for a 6:00 PM contest.