Baseball Host Gordon in CCC Play-In Game Monday

SUFFOLK vs GORDON
Date Time Venue Video Stats Series Last Meeting   Last Suffolk Win Streak	Monday, May 9 3:00 PM East Boston Memorial Park East Boston, Mass. Suffolk Playsight GoSuffolkRams.com 5-4 April 26, 2022, W 14-8 Same W3

BOSTON – Suffolk baseball begins its quest for the 2022 CCC crown Monday, May 9 when the sixth-seeded Rams entertain the seventh seed Gordon in the play-in game of the conference tournament at East Boston Memorial Park at 3 p.m. 

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2022 CCC BASEBALL TOURNAMENT
Play-In Game – Monday, May 9
#7 Gordon at #6 Suffolk – 3 p.m. - Live Stats | Live Video

Double-Elimination – Wednesday, May 11 
Hosted by higher seeds
Game 1: #6/#7 Winner at #1 Salve Regina
Game 2: #5 Western New England at #2 Endicott
Game 3: #4 Nichols at #3 Roger Williams 

Double-Elimination – Thursday, May 12
Game 4: Loser of Game 1 vs. Loser of Game 2
Game 5: Winner of Game 1 vs. Loser of Game 3
Game 6: Winner of Game 2 vs. Winner of Game 3 

Double-Elimination – Friday, May 13

If four teams remain after Game 6
Game 7: Winner of Game 5 vs. Winner of Game 6
Game 8: Loser of Game 6 vs. Winner of Game 4
Game 9: Loser of Game 7 vs. Winner of Game 8 

If five teams remain after Game 6
Game 7: Loser of Game 5 vs. Loser of Game 6
Game 8: Winner of Game 5 vs. Winner of Game 4
Game 9: Winner of Game 7 vs. Winner of Game 6 

Double-Elimination – Saturday, May 14

If two teams remain after Game 9
Game 10 – Two remaining teams
Game 11 – If Necessary 

If three teams remain after Game 9
Game 10 – Loser of Game 9 vs. Winner of Game 8
Game 11 – Winner of Game 9 vs. Winner of Game 10

SUFFOLK IN THE CCC TOURNAMENT

• The Rams will the program's second trip and second in as many years to the CCC Tournament. 
• Suffolk has yet to find the win column in the CCC postseason. 
• The blue-and-gold will battle in the CCC tournament as part of a seven-team field for the first time in program history.
• Suffolk will clash with Gordon in the postseason for the first time.  

LAST TIME OUT
After a scoreless first frame, Suffolk put up multiple runs in the second and kept its foot on the gas pedal with multiple runs in every four innings to topple Wentworth, 19-1, in seven innings in the second game of a Commonwealth Coast Conference (CCC) twinbill Saturday at East Boston Memorial Park. 

MORE READING: Baseball Smashes Wentworth in Nightcap, 19-1 

RAMS RUNDOWN
Suffolk wrapped up the regular-season 22-8 and 6-10 against CCC counterparts.  

The Rams offense has scored 334 runs this season. Harry Painter and Joe Ward provide a one-two punch at the plate as the pair has brought in 44 runs apiece. The former is hitting .411/.473/.767 with a team-best 60 hits, including 26 extra-base knocks with a dozen doubles and homers, respectively, to go along with 38 runs scored. Ward, meanwhile, has 49 hits behind a .304 average with 40 runs scored. Luke Harder has brought in 40 runs also behind 56 hits on a .368 connection rate with 32 runs scored. 

Suffolk has relied on multiple arms to get to this point of the season. EJ Birch (25.0 IP, 17 K, 3.24 ERA) and Nick Reiser (50.1 IP, 4.29 ERA, 44 K) have been the most reliable starters for the Rams this season. Casey Sullivan (35.0 IP, 5.40 ERA, 29 K) is a dependable option on the mound for the blue-and-gold as well.  

FIGHTING SCOTS FACTS
Gordon split its regular-season finale, a doubleheader with Roger Williams, with a 15-13 nightcap upset over the Hawks, to move to 9-26 on the year.  

Jonathan McIntyre sits atop the team in hits with 42 behind a squad-best .344 average. Robert Dunkle has brought in a team-high 28 RBI on 32 hits. Shane Demers has contributed 37 hits, 23 RBI and 30 runs scored to the Fighting Scots offense.  

Gordon used seven different arms, including all, but one of its usual starts, to get through its two games against RWU Saturday. Andrew Marzetta (35.0 IP, 8.23 ERA, 17 K) or Brandon Bloom (28.2 IP, 10.36 ERA, 12 K), who saw limited action over the weekend, may likely get the nod Monday. 

WE MEET AGAIN
Suffolk scored 16 unanswered runs to take 16-2 win over Gordon in Wenham, Massachusetts April 5, before it broke open a 7-all tie with seven runs over the fifth and sixth innings, respectively, in Eastie April 26 to grab a 14-8 decision.  

MORE READING: Baseball Snaps Skid, Runs Past Gordon, 16-2 | Baseball Rallies Past Gordon, 14-8

INSIDE THE SERIES

• Suffolk defeated Gordon for the third straight meeting to move to 5-4 all-time in program history. 
• The blue-and-gold has outscored Gordon, 50-15, in the last three games. 
• Suffolk is unbeaten, 3-0, when hosting the Fighting Scots. 
• Every game in the Suffolk, Gordon series have taken place in the Anthony Del Prete era. 

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WHAT'S NEXT?
The winner of Monday's matchup will enter the double-elimination portion of the tournament and head to top-seeded Salve Regina Wednesday, May 11.