Softball Treks to Norwich Tuesday

BOSTON – The Suffolk softball team will play its third doubleheader and four days Tuesday when the Rams travel to Norwich for a GNAC twinbill with the Cadets. Game 1 has a 3 p.m. first pitch. 

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LAST TIME OUT
Strong pitching and timely offense was the name of the game, as the Suffolk softball team took a pair of games from Lasell, 8-0 (in six innings) and 13-6, Saturday in a GNAC doubleheader at Taylor Field.  

MORE READING: Softball Sweeps Lasell, 8-0, 13-6

RUN DOWN ON THE RAMS
Devlin Frost (.393) leads all players with 22 hits and 16 runs to go along with 13 RBI, which lands second on the team. Jill Pulek has been the most consistent hitter with the freshman producing team-best numbers in batting average (.488), on-base percentage (.588), slugging percentage (.829) and RBI (14). Frost and Pulek each have recorded four doubles and two home runs each.  

Ali Yamakaitis is leading a strong group of pitchers for Suffolk, leading the team with a 1.62 earned-run average, with a 4-2 record, one win being an 8-0 shutout, and a save to her credit. The sophomore hurler has thrown a team-leading 47.2 innings, allowing 34 hits, 18 runs and striking out a team-best 27. Taylor Holmes, meanwhile, boasts a 2.28 ERA and a 6-1 ledger. She has given up 35 hits, 19 runs and 19 walks, but has fanned 23.

PULEK POWER
Jill Pulek ranks among the GNAC best in three major batting categories. The freshman leads the conference in on-base percentage (.588), is third in slugging percentage (.829) and fourth in batting average (.488), with these numbers leading Suffolk.  

FROST'S FIRST PLAYER OF THE WEEK HONOR
Devlin Frost earned her first GNAC Corvias Player of the Week recognition of her career Monday as the sophomore produced seven hits and a .538 batting average in four games last weekend, helping the Rams turn in a 3-1 record.

MORE READING: Frost Picks Up GNAC Corvias Player of the Week Nod

ROOKIE RECOGNITION
Every week Suffolk has been in action this season a rookie has been recognized with back-to-back GNAC Corvias Rookie of the Week accolades. Jill Pulek earned the distinction March 14, while Evelyn Marquis garnered the honor March 21. 

MORE READING:  Pulek Tabbed GNAC Corvias Rookie of the Week | Marquis Named GNAC Corvias Rookie of the Week

CATCH UP ON THE CADETS
Prior to opening its GNAC slate April 2, Norwich went winless through its first 10 games, but has put together a 5-1 conference ledger to sit at 5-11 on the season. The Cadets lone GNAC defeat came in its last outing Sunday when they split against Saint Joseph's (Maine), taking Game 1 (6-2) and falling 9-4 in Game 2.

Senior Taylor Morris is the Cadets' force at the plates with a .385 batting average, 20 hits and eight RBI. The freshman pitching tandem of Emily Oliver and Rachel Johnson own all of Norwich's wins this season. Oliver is 3-3, with 40.1 innings of action and a 3.30 ERA. Johnson is 2-7 with a 4.53 ERA and 44 strikeouts.

COMING UP
Suffolk remains on the road when it takes its talents to Mt. Ida Friday afternoon for a doubleheader. The Rams and Mustangs are scheduled for a 3 p.m. opener.