UMass Boston Bests Softball in Six Innings
An early led by the Beacons proved to be the difference as Suffolk softball could not compile a comeback to take down UMass Boston and the Rams fell, 11-2 in six innings Thursday at the UMB Softball Field.
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5 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 11 | 3 |
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1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 1 |
BOSTON – An early led by the Beacons proved to be the difference as Suffolk softball could not compile a comeback to take down UMass Boston and the Rams fell, 11-2 in six innings Thursday at the UMB Softball Field.
THE BASICS
SCORE: Suffolk (2) | UMass Boston (11)
RECORDS: Suffolk (1-10 | UMass Boston (11-3)
HOW IT HAPPENED
UMass Boston started out hot with back-to-back walks followed by three extra-base hits, two doubles and one homer, to take a five-run lead early.
Suffolk got one back in the bottom of the first inning when Ava Brandow used a productive ground out to second to plate Lily O'Neil, who worked a base on balls.
After a scoreless second, the Beacons extended their edge to seven and turned on the mercy-rule an inning later, 9-1.
The Rams Managed to eliminate the run-rule in the home half of the fourth. Ella Turnbull doubled to right to lead things off, advanced to third on a passed ball and coasted in thanks to Ashlyn Conley's single to right field.
In the sixth, UMB added two more runs to stretch the gap to nine, 11-2, and Suffolk stranded a pair of runners in the bottom of the sixth to keep the score still.
PITCHERS PICTURE
- Brandow took the loss after giving up eight runs, six earned, on six hits and four walks with four strikeouts over 3.0 frames.
- Conley allowed three runs on five hits and one walk with one punchout in 3.0 innings of relief.
- Bri Melchionda picked up the win for the Beacons with 2.0 innings of scoreless, hitless work with four pucnhouts.
- Beacons' starter Emily Doble went 3.0 innings and put together a one-run (unearned), three-hit, one-walk, one-strikeout performance.
- Adrianna Fusco threw 1.0 inning out of the pen and let up one run on three hits with one K.
STATISTICALLY SPEAKING
- Conley chipped in one RBI on one hit.
- Brandow brought in one run.
- Turnbull tallied one hit, a double, and one run.
- Maddie Southers, Savannah Scripter, Ally Cifaratta and Caitlin Murphy produced one hit each.
- O'Neil scored one run.
WHAT'S NEXT?
Suffolk is scheduled to entertain Roger Williams in Commonwealth Coast Conference (CCC) play this Sunday, April 2.
