MIAMI SHORES, Fla.—Four homeruns were not enough for the Barry University baseball team to hold off the Nova Southeastern Sharks on Tuesday evening as the Buccaneers dropped a 13-12 non-conference game to the Sharks at Feinbloom Field.
Both teams struck early and often in the game as they combined for 25 runs, 24 hits and seven homeruns.
The Bucs scored a pair in the first as Drew Dwelly was walked and Dean Green hit a homer to right field. Barry added three more in the James Young reached on a single to shortstop. Manny Pedrozo was walked and Lyndon Coleman grounded out to shortstop, scoring Young. The next hitter, Drew Dwelly, jacked the Bucs’ second homerun to score Pedrozo and give the Bucs a 5-3 lead.
Barry added two more in the fifth when Young singled through the left side and Pedrozo hit a third Buccaneer homer to give the Bucs a7-3 lead.
Nova scored three in the sixth to go down a run at 7-6, but Barry rebounded in the bottom half of the inning scoring two runs off a second Dean Green jack that scored Adrian English. The Bucs went up 9-6. The homer was Green’s 18th on the year.
Nova took a 11-9 lead after the top of the ninth with two runs in the seventh and three in the eighth. Barry sent the game into extra innings in the bottom of the ninth off a clutch single from Lyndon Coleman. With two outs, Coleman hit a long single to score Julio Ramos and Harold Holness who were pinch running for Pedrozo and Luis Arrizurieta respectively. With the score tied 11-11, the game went to extra innings.
The Bucs and Sharks scored one apiece in the 10th, but Nova took the win off a Carlos Asuaje single that scored Alan Avila.
Tyler Petsch earned his first loss of the season for Barry. Sean Albury earned the win for Nova and moves to 4-1 on the year. Isaac Hicks earned his first save of the year for the Sharks.
Barry returns to action on Thursday evening when they travel to Rollins for the first of three games with thee Tars. The series concludes on Friday with a double header.
Nova Southeastern 13, Barry 12
(04/19/11 at Miami Shores, Fla.)
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Nova Southeastern... 210 003 230 11 - 13 11 1 (27-12)
Barry........................ 230 022 002 10 - 12 13 3 (30-13)
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Pitchers: Nova Southeastern - Anthony Nalepa; Nick Avila(2); Torey Ekey(6); Sean Tighe(8);
Sean Albury(9); Isaac Hicks(11) and Anthony Angulo; Alan Avila; Michael Hartley. Barry -
Jordan Wellander; Tyler King(7); T.J. Mullins(8); Tyler Petsch(11) and Luis Arrizurieta;
Chris Leon.
Win-Sean Albury(4-1) Save-Isaac Hicks(1) Loss-Tyler Petsch(0-1) T-4:11 A-210
HR NSB - Luis Penate (3); Daniel Petitbon (4); Dusty Maggs (8).
HR BUB - Drew Dwelly (12); Dean Green 2 (18); Manny Pedrozo (4).
Game: BB0419