Baseball Hosts No. 5/9 Endicott Tuesday

SUFFOLK at ENDICOTT
Date Time Venue Stats Series Last Meeting   Last Suffolk Win Streak	Tuesday, April 25 3:30 PM East Boston Memorial Park East Boston, Mass. GoSuffolkRams.com 14-25 April 4, 2023, L, 4-3 (10) April 18, 2021, W, 14-9 L5

BOSTON – Suffolk baseball returns to the friendly confines of East Boston Memorial Park Tuesday, April 25 for a Commonwealth Coast Conference affair with No. 5/9 Endicott at 3:30 p.m.

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LAST TIME OUT
Suffolk baseball bounced back from a double-digit setback in the opener of the Commonwealth Coast Conference doubleheader at Wentworth as the Rams took down the Leopards, 7-2, in the closer Saturday afternoon at Libbey Field.  

MORE READING: Baseball Avenges Game 1, Grabs Nightcap Win at Wentworth, 7-2

RAMS RUNDOWN
Suffolk sits sixth in the CCC with a 4-6-0 league ledger and a 10-16-0 overall record. 

Harry Painter highlights the Rams at the dish with 42 hits, 34 RBI and 22 runs scored on a .385/.438/.661. Jonny Gilbride has 29 hits, 19 RBI and a team-best 26 runs scored. Garret Roberts (15 RBI, 17 R) and Max Iorio (19 RBI, 18 R) have supplied 30 hits and 27 hits, respectively.

Caleb Piwnicki, who started against the Gulls earlier this month, is the most well-rested starter for Suffolk. He is likely to earn the nod again and brings in a 9.00 ERA over 32.0 innings in eight appearances, four starts with 25 strikeouts.  

GET TO KNOW THE GULLS
Endicott holds a 26-5 overall mark and a 10-1 CCC record. 

Three everyday starters have surpassed 40 hits for the Gulls already this year in Nicolas Notarangelo (40 H, 28 RBI, 24 R), Kyle Grabowski (41 H, 31 RBI, 39 R) and Caleb Shpur (48 H, 39 RBI, 38 R). 

Endicott's staff has combined for a 2.93 ERA. Twostarters rested over the weekend and could be next up in the Gulls' rotation in John Connolly (3.04 Era, 23.2 IP, 11 K) or Brady Stuart (2.36 ERA, 26.2 IP, 20 K).

WE MEET AGAIN
Suffolk baseball had the chance to upset No. 7/14 Endicott as it took the nationally ranked Commonwealth Coast Conference counterpart to 10 innings, but it would be the Gulls that prevailed with a 4-3, 10-inning league decision Tuesday, April 4 at North Field. 

MORE READING: Baseball Slips in Extra at No.7/14 Endicott, 4-3

INSIDE THE SERIES

• Suffolk sits 14-25 all-time against Endicott.
• The Rams look to snap a five-game skid against the Gulls.
• Suffolk's last win over Endicott came via a 14-9 decision April 18, 2021.
• All, but eight games in the series have happened in Beverly, Massachusetts. Suffolk is 12-19 when playing at North Field.
• Suffolk has yet to take down Endicott as the home team, 0-6.
• Under Anthony Del Prete, Suffolk is 7-14 versus the Gulls.

EYES ON THE GAME

WHAT'S NEXT?
Suffolk makes a pit stop at UMass Boston Thursday, April 27 for a 7:00 p.m. out of league outing.