MIAMI SHORES, Fla. - The Florida Southern College softball team dropped its Sunshine State Conference doubleheader on the road as they fell in game one 3-2 in extras before a tough 13-0 loss in five innings to Barry University on Buccaneer Field.
The Mocs were led by
Shelbie Valencia in game one, going 2-for-4 from the plate with a double, with Kiera Morris and
Cam Nolte both bringing in a run, with Nolte going 1-for-1 and Morris 1-for-3. In game two, three had hits in the loss as
Alissa Kessler,
Jadyn Bushnell, and
Morgan Roden all went 1-for-2 from the plate.
FLORIDA SOUTHERN 2, BARRY 3
It was not until the fourth inning when the Mocs and Bucs saw action on the bases as Morris and Valencia led off with back-to-back singles to get runners in scoring position and put the first two hits on the board. The next three batters were sent back in order as Barry looked to put the first run on the board.
In the bottom of the fourth, the Bucs singled up the middle and moved into scoring position, capitalizing on a Moc error. Another single from Barry loaded the bases, and with two outs now, the Bucs hit a two-out single to bring in two runners and take a 2-0 lead.
In the top of the seventh, Florida Southern knew they had to get runs on the board as Bushnell hit a one out double down the left line to get into scoring position early. Nolte came in to pinch hit, singling to center field to bring in Bushnell and make it 2-1.
Gabby Young doubled to move the runner to third, and the Mocs tied it on a sacrifice fly from Morris to make it 2-2.
The Mocs defense held the Bucs in the bottom of the seventh as they headed into extras. In the bottom of the eighth, Barry led off with a walk and then back-to-back singles loaded the bases as Florida Southern looked to get the final out, but an RBI walk scored the final run for Barry as they took game one 3-2 in eight innings of play.
FLORIDA SOUTHERN 0, BARRY 13
Barry came out aggressive in the bottom of the first, scoring five runs on two outs to open game two with a 5-0 lead.
The Bucs continued to put pressure on the Mocs, leading off the bottom of the second with three consecutive singles to load the bases. A FSC pitching change moved the runners on a wild pitch as Barry scored to increase the lead 6-0 with no outs. Three walks brought in two more runs to make it 8-0 before another pitching change for FSC. A hit by pitch scored another run for Barry and was followed with more walks as the Bucs lead improved to 11-0 before the Mocs could get an out. Back-to-back sacrifice flies put two more on for Barry to make it 13-0 as the final out was a strikeout to end the inning as the Bucs earned a 13-0 advantage.
The top of the fourth, Florida Southern, led off with back-to-back singles from Kessler and Bushnell, but it was not enough as game two of the doubleheader went to the Bucs.
Florida Southern returns home to Chris Bellotto Field as they host Adelphi for a doubleheader. The first pitch is scheduled for 5:00 p.m.
