Baseball Heads to Hartford for CNE Elimination Contest

SUFFOLK vs. HARTFORD
Date Time Venue Video Stats Series Last Meeting Last Suffolk Win Streak	Thursday, May 8 12:30 p.m. Fiondella Field West Hartford, Conn. CNE Sports Network HartfrodHawks.com 1-3 May 3, 2025, L, 5-3 May 3, 2025, W, 10-5 Lost 1

BOSTON – The fifth seed Suffolk baseball team aims to survive and advance in the 2025 Conference of New England Tournament Thursday, May 8 when it plays third seed Hartford in an elimination contest. 

The game is slated to start 45 minutes after game one of the day, that features fourth seed Western New England and sixth seed Roger Williams. That outing is set to start at 9:30 a.m. 

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2025 CNE BASEBALL TOURNAMENT
Wednesday, May 7
Game 1: No. 4 Western New England defeated No. 5 Suffolk, 11-1 – Box Score *
Game 2: No. 3 Hartford defeated No. 6 Roger Williams, 5-2  – Box Score ^
Game 3: No. 1 Endicott defeated No. 4 Western New England, 4-2 – Box Score 
Game 4: No. 2 Nichols defeated No. 3 Hartford, 11-3 – Box Score
 
Thursday, May 8
Game 5: No. 6 Roger Williams vs. No. 4 Western New England ! – 9:30 AM – Live Stats | Live Video
Game 6: No. 5 Suffolk at No. 3 Hartford (45 minutes after Game 5) – Live Stats | Live Video
Game 7: No. 2 Nichols at No. 1 Endicott – 2:00 PM – Live Stats | Live Video
Game 8: Game 5 Winner vs. Game 6 Winner ! (45 minutes after Game 6) – Live Stats | Live Video

Friday, May 9 *
Game 9: Game 7 Loser vs. Game 8 Winner 
Game 10: Game 7 Winner vs. Game 9 Winner

Saturday, May 10 *
Game 11: Game 10 Winner vs. Game 10 Loser (If Necessary) – 30 minutes after game 10

 * North Field – Beverly, Mass. | ^ Nichols Baseball Field – Dudley, Mass. | ! Fiondella Field – West Hartford, Conn.

MORE INFO: CNE Tournament Central 

SUFFOLK IN THE CNE TOURNAMENT

• The Rams are in the middle of their fifth trip and fifth in as many season in the CNE Tournament. 
• Suffolk is competing as the fifth seed in the CNE Tournament or any league postseason tournament, for the first time. 
• Suffolk is 4-9 in the CNE postseason. 
• Suffolk is unbeaten, 3-0, at home in CNE Tournament clashes. 
• On the road, the Rams are 0-7 when playing in the CNE Tournament.
• In neutral site games, Suffolk sports a 1-2 record in the CNE postseason.  

LAST TIME OUT
The fifth-seeded Suffolk baseball team stumbled in the first round of the 2025 Conference of New England Tournament to fourth seed Western New England, 11-1, Wednesday afternoon at North Field on the campus of Endicott College.  

MORE READING: WNE Tops Baseball in CNE First Round 

RAMS RUNDOWN
Suffolk (14-24) looks to snap a two-game skid Thursday to keep its season going.  

Max Martin leads the Rams' bats with 40 hits, 29 RBI and 25 runs scored. Max Iorio has supplied 36 hits, 28 RBI and 25 runs. Sam Armbruster (37 H, 22 RBI, 15 R), Colin Flynn (39 H, 10 RBI, 20 R) and Chris Cimino (38 H, 21 RBI, 18 R) are consistent factors in the offensive output as well.  

Pierce Salbego will likely earn the nod tomorrow. He brings in a 3.36 ERA in 61.2 innings pitched over nine appearances, all starts, with 47 strikeouts to his credit. Jack Raimo (26.0 IP, 3.12 ERA, 10 K) could be called on out of the pen.  

HAVE TO KNOW 'BOUT THE HAWKS
Hartford (19-21) opened the CNE Tourney with a 5-2 win over Roger Williams before it slipped to Nichols, 11-3.  

Jake Santiago (64 H, 35 RBI, 30 R) and JJ Romatzick (63 H, 36 RBI, 33 R) are powerful bats for Hartford with over 60 hits and 30 RBI apiece to pace the offense. 

Ryan Sheehy appears to be next up in the Hawks pitching rotation. He has assembled a 3.65 ERA over 56.2 innings with 74 punchouts to his credit. Jeffrey Blake (30.1 IP, 9.49 ERA, 16 K) is also a well-rested starter for Hartford's staff.  

WE MEET AGAIN
Suffolk split the twinbill with Hartford five days ago, May 3. The Rams walked-off the Hawks in extras in game one, 5-4, and fell in the nightcap, 10-6.  

MORE READING: Baseball Walks Off Game One with Hartford in Extras | Hartford Handles Baseball in Game 2, 10-6

INSIDE THE SERIES

• The Suffolk, Hartford series started a year ago. 
• The Rams are 1-3 versus the Hawks all-time. 
• On the road, Suffolk is 0-2 against Hartford. 
• Suffolk and Hartford will tangle in the CNE postseason for the first time. 
• The Rams and Hawks needed extra time to decide a winner once, game one of the regular-season doubleheader this season, May 3, 2025.
• Suffolk won the only extra-inning outing in walk-off fashion, 5-4. 

STATS SHOWDOWN

WHAT'S NEXT?
The winner of the battle between Suffolk and Hartford will take on the victor of the elimination showdown between the sixth-seeded Hawks of Roger Williams and the fourth-seeded Golden Bears of WNE.