Baseball to Visit No. 1 Endicott, Babson

SUFFOLK at #1 ENDICOTT
Date Time Venue Video Stats Series Last Meeting   Last Suffolk Win Streak	Tuesday, March 26 3:30 PM North Field Beverly, Mass. Stretch GoSuffolkRams.com 14-27 May 10, 2023, L, 9-2 April 18, 2021, W, 14-9 L7

SUFFOLK at BABSON
Date Time Venue Video Stats Series Last Meeting   Last Suffolk Win Streak	Wednesday, March 27 3:30 PM Govoni Field Babson Park, Mass. Babson Sports Network BabsonAthletics.com 22-27 March 29, 2023, L, 7-2 March 30, 2022, W, 7-1 L1

BOSTON – Suffolk baseball has a hectic stretch ahead with five games over five days with stops at No. 1 Endicott and Babson opening the action. The Rams will visit the top team in NCAA Division III Tuesday, March 26 for a 3:30 p.m. Commonwealth Coast Conference clash with the Gulls before paying the Beavers a visit the following day, Wednesday, March 27 at 3:30 p.m. 

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LAST TIME OUT
A seventh-run fourth inning lifted Suffolk baseball to a 7-5, seven-inning Commonwealth Coast Conference nightcap win over Nichols Friday at the Bison Baseball Field.  

MORE READING: Baseball Secures Sweep, Takes Game 2 at Nichols, 7-5 

RAMS RUNDOWN
Suffolk rides a three-game win streak into the week that put the Rams at 11-4 on the season and 2-0 versus CCC counterparts.  

The Rams 139-run offense has been powered by 148 hits. The trio of Harry Painter (24 H, 19 RBI, 18 R), Garret Roberts (21 H, 12 RBI, 18 R) and Jonny Gilbride (20 H, 23 RBI, 20 R) lead the blue-and-gold bats. 

Suffolk's staff has had four days to rest and prep for the hectic stretch. All starters – Roberts (4 APP, 21.0 IP, 8.14 ERA, 18 Ks), Pierce Salbego (4 APP, 25.0 IP, 5.04 ERA, 26 Ks), Brett Bucklin (5 APP, 18.2 IP, 2.41 ERA, 14 Ks), TJ Dimitriou (4 APP, 10.2 IP, 7 Ks) and Painter ( 1 APP, 5.0 IP, 5.40 ERA, 6 Ks) – should be expected to make an appearance sometime this week, while relievers Ian Maude (3.0 IP, 3.00 ERA, 4 K), Patrick Desmond (11.2 IP, 3.09 ERA, 17 Ks) and John McDevitt (3.60 ERA, 10.0 IP, 8 Ks) will likely be called in from the pen.  

GET TO KNOW THE GULLS
Endicott (13-1, 2-0 CCC) emerged as the top team on the d3Baseball.com list last week and remained there in the latest edition of the poll. Like Suffolk, the Gulls have rattled off three wins in a row including back-to-back convincing triumphs over Western New England (12-2, 11-3).  

Brendan O'Neil has proven to be the biggest threat at the dish with 20 hits on a .357 connection rate with 16 RBI and 12 runs scored. Danny MacDougall has brought in a team-best 20 runs on 18 hits to go along with a squad-high 17 runs scored. TJ Liponis rounds out the top trio offensively with 18 hits, nine RBI and 12 runs scored. 

The Gulls have played two games over the last three days and flew home from Florida during that stretch as well. Three of their usual starters John Connolly (23.0 IP, 3.13 ERA, 26 Ks), Nicholas Cannata (13.0 IP, 4.15 ERA, 13 Ks) and Brady Stuart (15.2 IP, 3.45 ERA, 22 Ks) all saw time against Western New England yesterday. Jordan Gottesman (22.2 IP, 1.59 ERA, 31 Ks), meanwhile, took the hill three days ago, which leaves Charlie Hale as the freshest arm for Endicott. Hale has fanned 17 batters over 12.2 innings in three appearances, two starts and boasts an Endicott-staff best 1.42 ERA.  

INSIDE THE SERIES

• Suffolk sits 14-27 all-time against Endicott. 
• The Rams look to snap a seven-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 12-20 when playing at North Field. 
• Suffolk has never taken Endicott down as the home team, 0-7.
• Under Anthony Del Prete, Suffolk is 7-16 versus the Gulls.  

EYES ON THE GAME

BEAVERS BREAKDOWN
Babson is 5-6 on the season and gets its week underway at MIT Tuesday, March 26.  

Three batters have surpassed the double-digit hit mark to be the main ingredients to the Beavers' offense in Brant Savage (20 H, 12 RBI, 14 R), Tanner Santos (14 H, 15 RBI, 14 R) and Luke Tanner (13 H, 10 RBI, 9R). Savaage is hitting .417 and slugging .792 with a .463 on-base percentage.  

On the hill, Babson has cycled through five starts with three with multiple nods in Greg Nieskens (15.0 IP, 4.20 ERA, 10 Ks), James Clark (14.1 IP, 5.65 ERA, 16 Ks) and Jasn Finkelstein (18.2 IP, 5.30 ERA, 16 Ks). 

INSIDE THE SERIES

• Suffolk is 22-27 all-time against Babson in a series that dates back to 1-77. 
• The Rams fell to the Beavers a year ago, 7-2, March 29, 2023. 
• The blue-and-gold's last win over Babson came via a 7-1 triumph March 30, 2022.
• The Beavers have controlled the series as of late, winning 11 of the last 14. 
• The Rams are 1-4 versus Babson with Del Prete as skipper. 

EYES ON THE GAME

SUFFOLK'S SCHEDULE
Suffolk is scheduled to stop by Brandeis Friday, March 29 for a 3:30 p.m. non-conference clash.