BUZZARDS BAY, Mass -- Buc Ball hosted Clark on Friday afternoon at Hendy Field. Though Maritime fell behind in the middle innings, 5-1, the plated five in the bottom of the eighth, including three runs on Frank Aten's first home run, to complete the comeback and win the game 9-5. The win marks Head Coach Mike Kelley's 100th career head coaching victory.

The Basics 

Final: Buccaneers 9, Cougars 5

Records: Maritime (5-3)

               Clark (4-4)

On The Mound

Maritime: Nolan Kennedy (W, 1-0): 2 IP | 0 H | 0 R | 0 BB | 0 K

                Sam Huffman: 5 IP | 5 H | 1 R | 1 ER | 2 BB | 4 K

Clark: Michael Carterud (L, 0-1): 1 IP | 4 H | 5 R | 0 ER | 1 BB | 1 K

          Max Moss: 7 IP | 8 H | 4 R | 4 ER | 1 BB | 8 K

At The Plate

Maritime

• Zach Sylvia, Frank Aten, and Brett Velzis all had three-hit games for the Bucs.
• Tucker Leslie tallied two hits in the win.
• Michael Estrada had one hit in the game which was a double.
• Aten and Sylvia each hit a home run in the game. The first of the season for both.
• Aten drove in five runs in the game, including the go-ahead run(s) on his three-run home run.
• Sylvia Drove in three runs in the game. 
• Leslie recorded an RBI as well.
• Sylvia scored three times, six other Bucs came in to score in the game.
• Sylvia and Velzis were credited with stolen bases in the victory.

Clark

• Brayden Hollinrake led the Cougars with three hits in the game.
• Carter Doran and Billy Sullivan each had two hits.
• Four other Cougars had hits in the game.
• Doran and Steven Mooney each drove in two runs. 
• Five different players scored for Clark in the loss.
• Nicolo Mainardi's lone hit was a double. 
• Carter Doran went yard for Clark.
• Doran and Sullivan each had a stolen base.

How It Happened

After a scoreless first, Clark took a 1-0 lead in the top of the second on a Casabianca ground out that scored Hollinrake. 

The Bucs were unable to answer in the bottom of the second but after sitting down Clark in the top of the third the Bucs got the Run back on Sylvia's first career home run to left field to tie the game at 1-1.

It was the calm before the storm in the middle innings as there were all goose eggs on the scoreboard in the fourth and fifth. In the sixth, Clark scored four to open the game up. Mooney Singled to center to bring in two runs and Doran homered to score himself and Mooney to make it 5-1 Clark after five and a half. In the bottom of the sixth, the Bucs got one back on a Leslie sacrifice fly to right, scoring Velzis from third. 

From there, it was all Bucs as they plated two in the bottom of the seventh on an Aten single that scored Sylvia and Estrada. Then, in the bottom of the eighth Sylvia singled to score John Tropea and Conor Coulter to take their first lead of the game. Aten followed that up with his first home run to score three and make it 9-5.

Brenden Baiardi came in in the ninth in a non save situation and retired the side to finalize the comeback as the Bucs won, 9-5.

What's Next

The Bucs are back home on Sunday, March 19th to take on NVU-Lyndon in a doubleheader at Hendy Field beginning at 1pm.