MIAMI SHORES, Florida - The American International College baseball team fell 10-2 to Barry University in Miami Shores, Florida on Monday, March 11.


FAST FACTS:
Final score:Barry 10, AIC 2
Records:AIC falls to 3-3 overall; Barry improves to 15-4 overall.
Location: Miami Shores, Florida

STATS LEADERS:
AIC:
Matt Krause: 2-for-4, one RBI
Cam Defeo: 1-for-3, one run, one RBI, one home run
Mason St. Pierre: Loss (0-1), 4.2 innings pitched

Barry:
Andrew Rapoza: 3-for-5, three RBIs, one run
Chris Cabrera: 2-for-3, two RBIs, one run
Joel Alvarez: 2-for-3, two RBIs, two walks
Erislandy Rives: Win (1-0), 5.0 innings pitched, two earned runs, six strikeouts, four hits

HOW IT HAPPENED:

• The Buccaneers got on the board early with a fielder's choice in the first inning.
• The following inning, Barry added on four more runs as they found the gaps in the outfield to make it 5-0.
• Junior outfielder Matt Krause found the gap in left center to give AIC their first run of the game, but Barry responded in the bottom half of the third with a run of their own to make it 6-1.
• In the top of the fifth, the Yellow Jackets tacked on one more run after freshman infielder Cam Defeo belted his first collegiate home run to cut the Buccaneers' lead down to four.
• In the bottom half of the fifth, sixth, seventh and eighth innings, the Buccaneers pilled on one run each to defeat AIC 10-2.

NEXT UP:

• The Yellow Jackets will travel to Fort Lauderdale to take on No. 23 Nova Southeastern on Tuesday, March 12.

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