DUDLEY, Mass. – A seven-run sixth inning by the Bison proved to be the difference as Suffolk baseball fell behind and could not catch up to Nichols, ultimately dropping the closer of a Conference of New England (CNE) twin bill, 10-3, Saturday at Nichols' Baseball Field.  

THE BASICS
SCORE: Suffolk 3 | Nichols 10
RECORDS: Suffolk (7-25, 4-11 CNE) | Nichols (18-16, 8-7 CNE)  

HOW IT HAPPENED

• Suffolk jumped out to a 1-0 lead in the second. Luke Thornton singled through the left side and used Cole Hilliard's double to left center to land on third. A fielder's choice when Mike Mullaney put the ball into play allowed Thornton to come home to put the blue-and-gold on the board. 
• The score stood still until the bottom of the fifth when Adam PIvacek's two-run bomb pushed the Bison in front, 2-1.
• The Bison lengthened their lead to 9-1 in the bottom of the sixth behind four hits and two Rams' errors. 
• That gap grew even more in the seventh as Nichols tacked on one more run to make it a nine-run margin. 
• Suffolk attempted a battle back in the ninth as it filled up the bases on one-out singles to force a pitching change. A bases loaded hit by pitch brought in one run before Shayne King's single plated another. Jack Mihalchik grounded into a double play, however, to seal the Suffolk setback.            

PITCHERS PICTURE

• John McDevitt took the loss as he gave up nine runs on six hits and three walks with one strikeout in 5.1 innings. 
• Ian Maude put together a one-run, two-hit, two-walk effort over 2.2 frames of relief. 
• Aidan Whitten earned the decision with a one-run, six-hit, five-strikeout performance over 6.0 innings. 
• Mitch Brown (2.0 IP, 3 K), Casey Sexton (0.1 IP, 2 R, 3 H, 1 K) and Jordan Medeiros (0.2 IP, 1 H) all came out of the Bison's pen. 

STATISTICALLY SPEAKING

• Hilliard went 3-for-4 with one double and one run. 
• Thornton tallied a 2-for-3 effort with two runs scored. 
• King chipped in two hits and one RBI. 
• Mullaney had one hit and one RBI. 
• Noah Greco brought in one run. 
• Mihalchik and Colin Flynn added one hit each.  

WHAT'S NEXT?
Suffolk takes a break from CNE action tomorrow, Sunday, April 26 when it takes on Lasell in a twin bill. First pitch is set for 1:00 p.m.