Nichols, Wentworth Next for Softball

SUFFOLK vs. NICHOLS
Date Time Venue Live Stats - Game 1 Live Stats - Game 2 Series Last Meeting Last Suffolk Win Streak	Friday, April 25 2:30 PM - DH Briggs Field Cambridge, Mass. GoSuffolkRams.com GoSuffolkRams.com 4-5 May 7, 2024, L, 7-6 (10) April 15, 2023, W, 5-4 Lost 3

SUFFOLK vs. WENTWORTH
Date Time Venue Video Stats - Game 1 Stats - Game 2 Series Last Meeting Last Suffolk Win Streak	Sunday, April 27 1:00 PM - DH Carr Diamond Boston, Mass. CNE Network GoSuffolkRams.com GoSuffolkRams.com 17-8 April 28, 2024, L, 6-2 April 28, 2024, W, 7-3 Lost 1

BOSTON – Suffolk softball has two doubleheaders in store this weekend as it is set to face Nichols and Wentworth. The Rams will host the Bison Friday, April 25 at 2:30 p.m. at Briggs Field in Cambridge, Massachusetts, before they visit the Leopards Sunday, April 27 at 1:00 p.m. 

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LAST TIME OUT
Thanks to a three-run bomb by Ava Brandow in the first, Suffolk softball used that early lead for momentum to take down Hartford, 8-2, in game two of a Conference of New England twinbill Wednesday. 

MORE READING: Softball Secures Nightcap at Hartford, 8-2 

RAMS RUNDOWN
Suffolk has split its last three doubleheaders to bring a 13-14 overall record and 7-4 CNE mark into the weekend.  

Catherine Carignan (33 H, 12 RBI, 18 R) and Julia Mills (30 H, 15 RBI, 14 R) are the top two bats, while Lily Gustafson (25 H, 7 RBI, 15 R), Ava Brandow (23 H, 10 RBI, 11 R), Lily Newhall (23 H, 11 RBI, 13 RBI) have all supplied 20-plus hits. 

Newhall (81.2 IP, 3.26 ERA, 38 K) and Cynthia Rucinski (70.0 IP, 3.60 ERA, 42 K) are the go-to twirlers for the blue-and-gold. Ella Turnbull has assembled a 0.55 ERA through 12.2 innings with 11 strikeouts.  

BISON BREAKDOWN
Nichols has won three games in a row to hold a 25-9 overall record. In CNE action, the Bison are 10-4. 

Ava Slavnisky has produced 50 hits, 15 RBI and 15 runs scored. Allie Silliman holds 43 hits, 19 RBI and 24 runs scored. Chloe Steiniger (34 H, 18 RBI, 25 R), Riley Chartier (30 H, 10 RBI, 15 R) and Riley Chartier (30 H, 10 RBI, 15 R) have all supplied 30-plus hits to Nichols' 154-run offense.  

Chelsea Indyk is the Bison's ace with a 1.65 ERA over 131.1 innings with 110 strikeouts. Molly Medor (74.2 IP, 3.28 ERA, 53 K) and Ally McNamee (31.2 IP, 4.42 ERA, 15 K) have both seen time in the circle for Nichols.  

INSIDE THE SERIES

• The Suffolk, Nichols series dates back to 1995. 
• The Rams and Bison have squared off nine times. 
• Suffolk is 4-5 in the all-time series.
• The Rams attempt to snap a three-game skid versus Nichols. 
• Suffolk's last win over Nichols game via a 5-4 win in the nightcap of a double feature April 15, 2023.
• Suffolk and Nichols will compete at a neutral diamond for the third time. 
• The Rams have yet to take down the Bison on a neutral field, 0-2.  
• In Boston, the Rams are 2-1.
• 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. 
• Six of the nine games have been decided via one-run, including the last meeting, May 7, 2024, a 7-6, 10-inning loss.
• There has been two extra-inning meeting between Suffolk and Nichols, including the last meeting. 
• Suffolk is 0-2 in extra-inning outings versus the Bison.

STATS SHOWDOWN

LEOPARDS LOOK
Wentworth split its doubleheader with Framingham State Thursday to hold a 16-18 overall record. In CNE play, the Leopards are 5-7.  

Lexi Lefkowski (42 H, 22 RBI, 29 R) and Katelin Howe (41 H, 4 RBI, 29 R) have been the most productive bats for the Leopards. Kyle Igawa (36 H, 21 RBI, 16 R) and Jess Rowe (30 H, 31 RBI, 18 R), meanwhile, have supplied 30-plus hits. 

The trio of Julia Malowitz (80.1 IP, 4.27 ERA, 45 K), Julie Schriver (66.1 IP, 4.64 ERA, 40 K) and Jess Rowe (59.1 IP, 2.83 ERA, 45 K) cycle through starts for WIT. 

INSIDE THE SERIES

• The Suffolk, Wentworth series started in 1988. 
• The Rams lead the all-time series, 17-8. 
• Suffolk split the doubleheader with WIT a year ago April 28, 2024; the Rams won game one, 7-3, and fell in game two, 6-2.
• As the home team, Suffolk is 13-4 versus Wentworth. 
• When playing as the away team, the Rams are 4-3 versus the Leopards. 
• The foes have played on a neutral surface once, May 5, 2022. Suffolk lost that outing 3-2. 

STATS SHOWDOWN

SUFFOLK'S SCHEDULE
The Rams take a break from conference competition Tuesday, April 29 when it visits Worcester State. First pitch is set for 4:00 p.m.