Nichols Next Up for Softball in CCC Tourney

SUFFOLK vs. NICHOLS
Date Time Venue Video Stats Series Last Meeting   Last Suffolk Win Streak	Tuesday, May 7 1:00 PM Golden Bears Softball Park Springfield, Mass. CCC Sports Network GoSuffolkRams.com 4-4 April 13, 2024, W, 4-1 April 15, 2023, W, 5-4 L2

BOSTON – Coming off its 2-0 Play-In shutout of the University of New England, the sixth-seeded Suffolk softball team looks to carry that momentum into the double elimination bracket of the 2024 CCC Tournament, which gets underway for the Rams against third seed Nichols this afternoon. First pitch is approximately at 1:30 p.m. at the Golden Bears Softball Park. 

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2024 CCC TOURNAMENT
Tuesday, May 7
Game 1: No. 6 Suffolk defeated No. 7 UNE, 2-0 - Box Score
Game 2: No. 6 Suffolk vs. No. 3 Nichols – 1:00 p.m. ^
Game 3: No. 4 Wentworth vs. No. 5 Roger Williams – 1:00 p.m. *
Game 4: Winner of Game 2 at No. 2 Western New England – 3:00 p.m. 
Game 5: Winner of Game 3 at No. 1 Endicott – 3:00 p.m. 

Friday, May 10 * (games will start 30 minutes after previous game)
Game 6: Loser of Game 2 vs. Loser of Game 3 – 10:00 a.m.
Game 7: Loser of Game 4 vs. Loser of Game 5
Game 8: Winner of Game 6 vs. Winner of Game 7
Game 9: Winner of Game 4 vs. Winner of Game 5 

Saturday, May 11 * (games will start 30 minutes after previous game)
Game 10: Winner of Game 8 vs. Loser of Game 9 – 1:00 p.m. 
Game 11: Winner of Game 9 vs. Winner of Game 10 

Sunday, May 12 * (if necessary)
GAME 12: Winner of Game 11 vs. Loser of Game 11 – 1:00 p.m.  

^ Golden Bears Softball Park – Western New England – Springfield, Mass. | * Softball – Endicott – Beverly, Mass.

MORE INFO: 2024 CCC Softball Tournament Central | 2024 CCC Softball Tournament Bracket  

SUFFOLK IN THE CCC TOURNAMENT

• Suffolk is in the midst of its third straight trip to the CCC Tournament. 
• The Rams are competing in the CCC postseason as the sixth seed for the first time. 
• Suffolk captured its first CCC Tournament win earlier today in the CCC Play-In Game over the University of New England. 
• The Rams are 1-2 when playing at Golden Bears Softball Park in the CCC Tournament.  
• Suffolk has never won a game in the CCC Tournament in the double elimination bracket. 
• The Rams are 1-0 in the Megan Cook era in the CCC Tournament. 

SUFFOLK IN CONFEREENCE POSTSEASON ACTION

• The Rams are in the middle of their 23rd trip to the postseason, third straight. 
• Suffolk owns one conference crown to its credit, the inaugural Great Northeast Athletic Conference (GNAC) title in 1996. 
• Suffolk is the sixth seed in a conference tournament for the second time in program history, first in its CCC tenure and first since 2008, when it played as the sixth seed in the GNAC Tournament. 
• The Rams are 1-1 when playing in a league tournament as the sixth seed, and 1-0 in the CCC Tournament as the sixth seed. 
• The blue-and-gold has never hoisted a league banner when an automatic qualifier for the NCAA Tournament has been on the line.  

LAST TIME OUT
Lily Newhall commanded the circle and the sixth-seeded Suffolk softball took advantage of patience at the plate to eliminate seventh seed the University of New England from the 2024 CCC Tournament in shutout fashion, 2-0, Tuesday morning at Golden Bears Softball Park on the campus of Western New England. 

MORE READING: Win and Advance: Softball Shutouts UNE in CCC Play-In, 2-0 

BISON BREAKDOWN
Nichols enter the postseason as the third seed with a 22-18 overall record. The Bison split a non-conference twinbill with Framingham State to prep for the CCC Tournament.  

Offensively, Chloe Steiniger (34 H, 29 RBI, 14 R), Allie Silliman (41 H, 19 RBI, 23 R) and Erin Gour (38 H, 27 RBI, 25) are the top threats. 

In the circle, Olivia Pedro (107. IP, 2.88 ERA, 46 K) and Chelsea Indyk (99.0 IP, 2.47 ERA, 77 K) are the usual twirlers.  

WE MEET AGAIN
Nichols swept Suffolk in the regular season doubleheader April 13. The Rams slipped in eight-innings in game one, 4-3, and were bested in the nightcap, 4-1. 

MORE READING: Softball Drops Game 1 at Nichols in Extras, 4-3 | Softball Knocked Down in Game 2 at Nichols, 4-1 

INSIDE THE SERIES

• The Suffolk, Nichols series dates back to 1995. 
• The Rams and Bison have squared off eight times. 
• The series is even, 4-4. 
• Suffolk and Nichols will compete at a neutral diamond for the first time. 
• In Boston, the Rams are 2-0.
• In Dudley, Massachusetts, Suffolk is 2-2.
• There have been two shutouts in the all-time series. 
• Suffolk is 1-1 when a team is kept off the scoreboard. 
• The last time a team was kept off the scoreboard was April 15, 2023, when the Rams blanked the Bison, 1-0. 
• Five of the eight games have been decided via one-run.
• There has been on extra-inning meeting between Suffolk and Nichols, game one of the double feature April 13, 2024. The Rams fell to the Bison, 4-3, in eight innings.
• Suffolk and the Bison will battle in the CCC Tournament for the first time. 

EYES ON THE GAME

WHAT'S NEXT?
The winner will move on and take on second seed Western New England in the winner's bracket, while the losing team returns to action Friday, May 10 at Endicott to take on the losing squad of the No. 4 Wentworth, No. 5 Roger Williams outing.