MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. - The Brewton-Parker Christian University Barons baseball team dropped game one of the doubleheader with the St. Thomas University Bobcats on February 6, 2026. The Barons, despite a strong start in the first, were unable to stop the Bobcats' offense, losing game one 17-4 to start the day.
The Barons briefly grabbed momentum at the top of the first when Anthony Savarese opened the scoring with a solo home run, one of two long balls for Brewton-Parker on the day. But St. Thomas answered immediately, driving in five runs in the bottom half of the inning to put the Barons in a 5-2 hole. St. Thomas added another five-run burst in the second inning to stretch the margin to 10-2 and seize control of the contest.
Offensively, Brewton-Parker tallied eight hits and showed some extra-base power despite the deficit. Savarese's first-inning blast set the tone, and Raul Morales later added a solo home run to left field in the fifth, accounting for the Barons' second homer of the afternoon and trimming the score to 12-4 at the time. Jeremi Lara provided a steady presence in the middle of the order, finishing 3-for-4 with two doubles to lead Brewton-Parker in hits and extra-base knocks. The Barons' pitching staff struggled to keep the Bobcats off the board in game one.
Game two saw the Barons build an early lead in the middle innings scoring three runs in the third and two in the fourth to get a 5-0 lead over the Bobcats. The Bobcats began slowly chipping away at the Barons lead before a decisive five run tally in the eighth innings gave the Barons the cushion they needed to steal the third game of the four game set with the Bobcats.
Michael Son led the Barons offensively going 3-5 and driving in two runs on a homerun in the fourth inning. The Barons had more support from Fred Guzman Diaz who also turned in a three-hit night with two runs scored, and Caleb Strott matched the three-hit effort while scoring twice and driving in a run. The Barons had solid pitching early in the game from Hayden Berry who threw five complete innings and grabbed the win.
Head Coach Aaron Larsen reflected on the day saying, "I really liked how our group responded in game two today. We got a quality outing from a true freshman in Hayden [Berry] and our bats stayed hot all game."
The Barons will look to carry the momentum from the split into the final game of the series on February 7, 2026 before returning home for their homeopener on February 10, 2026 where they will face off against Reinhardt University.
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