Baseball Homestand Continues with Curry, Anna Maria

SUFFOLK vs. CURRY
Date Time Venue Video Stats Game 1 Stats Game 2 Series Last Meeting   Last Suffolk Win Streak	Saturday, April 27 12:00 PM - DH East Boston Memorial Park East Boston, Mass. CCC Sports Network GoSuffolkRams.com GoSuffolkRams.com 31-6-1 May 6, 2023, W, 7-3 Same W3

SUFFOLK vs. ANNA MARIA
Date Time Venue Video Stats Game 1 Stats Game 2 Series Last Meeting   Last Suffolk Win Streak	Sunday, April 28 12:00 PM - DH East Boston Memorial Park East Boston, Mass. CCC Sports Network GoSuffolkRams.com GoSuffolkRams.com 15-2 April 7, 2019, W, 11-1 Same W3

BOSTON – Suffolk baseball spends its weekend at East Boston Memorial Park as Curry and Anna Maria are set to stop by for doubleheaders. The Rams will first host the Colonels in a Commonwealth Coast Conference clash Saturday, April 27 before welcoming the AMCATs Sunday, April 28. 

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LAST TIME OUT
Suffolk baseball's pitching staff combined for a one-hit performance, while the Rams offense scored seven unanswered runs en route to a 7-1 victory over Salem Wednesday afternoon at East Boston Memorial Park.  

MORE READING: Baseball's Pitchers Stump Salem State, 7-1 

RAMS RUNDOWN
Suffolk stretch its win streak to four games Wednesday when it bested Salem State 7-1. Those four straight victories pushed the blue-and-gold to 19-13 on the year. In CCC contests, the blue-and-gold is 6-5.  

The trio of Jonny Gilbride (45 H, 40 RBI, 39 R), Harray Painter (47 H, 38 RBI, 39 R) and Garret Roberts (41 H, 26 RBI, 34 R) have been main ingredients to Suffolk's scoring this season. Alex Sorenti-Burns (32 H, 33 RBI, 27 R) and Max Iorio (30 H, 28 RBI, 28 R) have been factors to the Rams' offensive output as well.  

Suffolk saved its starting rotation for the weekend with Roberts (47.1 IP, 5.89 ERA, 37 K), Pierce Salbego (45.2 IP, 43 K), Brett Bucklin (45.1 IP, 1.99 ERA, 33 K), Harry Painter (23.2 IP, 2.66 ERA, 39 K) and TJ Dimitriou (21.0 IP, 14 K) are all prepared to pitch.  

COLONELS CATCHUP
Curry has fallen in five straight games to hole a 5-25 overall mark and 0-9 CCC ledger.  

Tommy Marshall and Kyle Doolin have brought 20-plus runs apiece with the former responsible for a team-best 23 and the latter plating 21. Marshall has 29 hits, while Doolin has 27 to share third on the squad with Erik Leonard and Drew Fagala behind Cam Barry's 28 in second. Run wise, that group – Marshall (18), Barry (17), Leonard (17), Doolin (13) and Fagala (12) – are responsible for scoring 77 of the Colonels 167 runs (46.1%). 

Curry has had two midweek games that has put a lot of work on its staff. Colman Dyer (29.1 IP, 7.06 ERA, 28 K) and Luke Gomes (11.1 IP, 8.74 ERA, 11 K) are the likely starters for Colonels on the mound.  

INSIDE THE SERIES

• Since 1968, Suffolk is 31-6-1 all-time against Curry. 
• The Rams have won three games in a row against the Colonels. 
• A year ago, the blue-and-gold swept Curry in Eastie. 
• There have been three shutouts in the all-time series. Suffolk is 2-1 when a team is kept off the scoreboard. 
• Under Anthony Del Prete, the blue-and-gold sports an 8-2 mark versus Curry.  

* The Suffolk, Curry series includes results from 1968, however, the following game-by-game records are missing from 1970, 1973, 1975 and 1992. 

EYES ON THE GAME

ABOUT THE AMCATS
Anna Maria has slipped in back-to-back battles to dip to 16-19 on the year.  

Kosta Drosidis is the main ingredient to the AMCATs 215-run offense as the graduate student infielder has produced 46 hits, 32 RBI and 25 runs on a .348 average. Jarrod Marifiote and Jeremy Rosenberg have brought in 23 runs apiece. Marifiote has registered 33 hits and 18 runs and Rosenberg is responsible for 26 hits and 16 runs.  

The AMCATS are using the weekend to prep for the Great Northeast Athletic Conference (GNAC) Playoffs that get underway next weekend so any of Anna Maria's starters Michael Shorey (56.1 IP, 5.75 ERA, 41 K), Nick Choate (50.0 IP, 3.78 ERA, 77 K), Owen Sullivan (34.1 IP, 5.24 ERA, 40 K) and Tyler Godin (28.0 IP, 6.43 ERA, 41 K) could see some action Sunday.

INSIDE THE SERIES

• Suffolk and Anna Maria are renewing a rivalry, meeting for the first time since 2019. 
• The series between the Rams and AMCATs dates back to 2012. 
• Suffolk is 15-2-0 all-time against Anna Maria. 
• The Rams have won three straight games against Anna Maria and are 9-1 in the last 10 duals. 
• Suffolk sports a 9-1 record versus the AMCATS under Anthony Del Prete's leadership. 
• At home, the Rams are unbeaten, 8-0, against AMC. 
• Sunday will be the first time Suffolk faces Anna Maria in a non-conference contest. 
• The largest margin of victory is 34 runs in a 36-2 Suffolk victory April 15, 2017. 
• There have been three shutouts in the all-time series with Suffolk winning all three. 
• The last shutout between Suffolk and Anna Maria was a 5-0 win April 7, 2019.

MORE INFO: Suffolk vs. Anna Maria – All-Time Series

EYES ON THE GAME

REGIONAL RANKS
The NCAA released the first regional rankings of the 2024 Division III Baseball season Wednesday, April 24. The Ram of Suffolk University earned a spot in Region II. 

MORE READING: Baseball Emerges in NCAA D3 Regional Rankings

SUFFOLKS SCHEDULE
The Rams cap off a six-game homestand Tuesday, April 30 when it clashes with Gordon at 3:30 p.m. in Eastie.