Babson Tops Suffolk 18-6 On Monday

The Babson College Beavers scored 16 runs over the final four innings to cruise to an 18-6 victory over Suffolk University on Monday morning in non-league action at Adams Field in Quincy.

Junior Dillon Gonzalez (Beverly, Mass.) finished a single shy from hitting for the cycle as the Beavers' leadoff hitter was 3-for-5 with five RBI and three runs scored in the contest.

Freshman Ken Rotunno (East Islip, N.Y.) settled a shaky staff outing for the Beavers as he earned the win in relief going 5 2/3 innings pitched allowing just one earned run on four hits to pick up his first career collegiate victory.

Suffolk jumped out quick to an early 3-0 lead in the home half of the first inning thanks to six consecutive walks. Senior Mike Muse (Milton, Mass.) drew a bases loaded walk before sophomores Jon Lapolla (Providence, R.I.) and Rob Marks (Revere, Mass.) each took free passes to force in a pair more runs.

Babson would answer in their following at bat as junior Sean MacPhee (Framingham, Mass.) doubled home freshman Joe Barry (Stoneham, Mass.) who got the scoring started with a one out single. Freshman Owen Shea (Northborough, Mass.) would tack on a sacrifice fly later in the inning to make it a 3-2 game.

Senior Jake Cintolo (Wrentham, Mass.) would tack on a Suffolk run in the second when he doubled to right center to score senior Mac Jacobson (Norfolk, Mass.) who led the inning off with a single to center.

Babson would tack on five runs to take the lead for good in the seventh. Gonzalez would hit a towering two run homer, his third of the year to put Babson up 5-4. Freshman Jack Halpin (Glastonbury, Conn.) would later add an RBI single before Barry would cap the inning off plating two more runs with a double.

Eleven Beavers' hitters would come to bat in the eighth inning as Babson scored eight more times to blow the game wide open. Back to back doubles by junior Rob Caggiano (Medford, Mass.) and Gonzalez would start the inning. Junior Chris Warren (Medfield, Mass.) would drive in a pair with a base hit as Shea also added a run scoring single. Gonzalez would cap off his monster afternoon with triple off the wall in right center to plate two more runs giving Babson a lead of a dozen.

Muse would add an RBI double down the rightfield line in the ninth for Suffolk as he finished the day 2-for-4 with a pair of runs batted in. Junior JC Collette (Amesbury, Mass.) was 2-for-3 with a pair of runs scored while Lapolla knocked in a pair as well. Suffolk drew a total of 11 walks in the contest.

Six players in the Babson lineup would finish with a multi-hit effort in the victory. Gonzalez paced the 16-hit attack with three of his own, while Halpin, Barry, Warren and Shea all accounted for two hits and two RBI each. Senior Brendan Collins (Abington, Mass.) was also 2-for-4 on the afternoon with a pair of runs scored and an RBI. All nine starters for the Beavers scored at least one run on the day.

The win moves Babson to a 17-13 overall record on the season. They'll open up the NEWMAC Tournament on Thursday afternoon as they host WPI in quarterfinals action at 3:30pm.

Suffolk falls to an 18-11-1 record on the season. Suffolk enters this week's GNAC Tournament as the top seed and must await the winner of Tuesday's Johnson & Wales University and Albertus Magnus College matchup. Suffolk will open up the double elimination tournament as they host the quarterfinals on Thursday evening at 6:00pm at Adams Field in Quincy.