Softball Hits Past Framingham State, 9-1, in Game 1

FRAMINGHAM, Mass. – Late offense from Suffolk softball, including two homers, pushed the Boston Rams past Framingham State, 9-1, in six innings Sunday afternoon at Maple Street Field. 

THE BASICS
SCORE: Suffolk 9 | Framingham State 1
RECORDS: Suffolk (1-4) | Framingham State (4-1)  

HOW IT HAPPENED
Framingham State took an early edge as one run came across in the home half of the first.  

The score hit a stand still until the top of the fifth when Suffolk's offense finally found its grove. Singles from Hailey Cockroft and Ally Cifaratta sandwiched an attempted sac from Caitlin Murphy, but an FSU error allowed the Rams runner to reach and juice the bags. Ashley Zulla's single through the right side gave the blue-and-gold the lead as it scored a pair and Savannah Scripter extended the margin to two with an RBI single of her own.  

Suffolk's scoring did not stop there. With runners on first and second, Leina Belog fired a bomb over the left field fence to make things lopsided in the Boston Rams favor, 6-1.  

The blue-and-gold did not let it foot off the gas pedal as Scripter sent a ball over the fence in Suffolk's next turn at the plate to extend the visitors advantage to 9-1. The sophomore scored Bianca Luciano and Zulla with her right center home. The former wore a pitch to take first with the later taking advantage of a Framingham State throwing error.  

Constance Phelan retired the side to ensure the run-rule victory for Suffolk. 

PITCHERS PICTURE

• Phelan picked up the decision behind a one-run, five-hit, three-walk, four-strikeout, complete-game effort. 
• Ally Morgan suffered her first setback of the season after letting up six runs, five earned, on 10 hits including one jack in 4.2 innings.
• Shannon Ward came in for FSU. She tossed allowed three runs on one hit, a homer, in 1.1 innings.  

STATISTICALLY SPEAKING

• Scripter had a day at the dish with a 3-for-4 with four RBI and two runs scored. One of her three hits went over the fence. 
• Belog also went 3-for-4 with all of her hits good for extra bases including two doubles and one homer. She finished with three RBI and one run scored. 
• Cifaratta chipped in a pair of hits to go along with one run scored. 
• Zulla supplied two RBI, two runs scored and one hit. 
• Kornguth and Cockroft each had one hit. 
• Murphy, Luciano and Cockroft added one run apiece.  

NOTEWORTHY

• Suffolk took down Framingham State for the first time since May 2, 2017. 
• The blue-and-gold Rams grabbed a run-rule decision over FSU for the first time. 
• The run-rule decision for Suffolk is the first since an 11-0, five-inning shutout of Anna Maria April 25, 2019.
• Under Jaclyn Davis, Suffolk moves to 2-3 all-time against Framingham State. 
• Belog homered for the first time in her collegiate career. 
• Scripter put a ball out of the park for the first time in her college career. 
• Suffolk hit two homers for the first time since matching that number behind home runs from Jaclyn Flint and Riley Mulligan in a 5-3 setback at Emmanuel April 18, 2019. 
• Scripter notched personal-bests in hits (3), RBI (4) and runs scored (2). 
• Belog produced a career-high in RBI (3) and doubles (2).   

POST-GAME PIC
 

SUFFOLK'S SCHEDULE
Suffolk and Framingham State cap off its four-game series this afternoon.