Softball Looks to Extend Winning Streak Against JWU Sunday

SUFFOLK vs. JOHNSON & WALES
Date Time Venue Video Stats Program Series Last Meeting Last Suffolk Win Streak	Sunday, March 28 12:00 PM Scots Miracle Gro AC Providence, R.I. HUDL Providence.JWUAthletics.com GoSuffolkRams.com 20-24 April 15, 2022, L, 9-8 March 29, 2018 Lost 6

BOSTON – Suffolk softball returns to Conference of New England (CNE) play on Sunday, March 29 with a doubleheader against Johnson & Wales at Scots Miracle Gro Athletic Complex set to begin at 12:00 p.m.

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LAST TIME OUT
Suffolk softball secured Beantown bragging rights as it bested Boston Commons neighbor Emerson, 6-3, Thursday night at Rotch Field.  

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RAMS RUNDOWN

• Suffolk enters Sunday with a 10-7 overall record and a 1-1 record in CNE play and is currently riding a four-game winning streak.
• Jolie Quintana leads the conference in hits with 23, adding 14 runs, five RBI, and four doubles with a .383 average.
• Julia Mills ranks right behind Quintana with 22 hits, 17 RBI, and 12 runs, hitting .407 with one double and one home run.
• Ava Lanza sits fifth in the conference with 20 hits, 10 RBI, 12 runs, and two doubles, batting .328.
• Catherine Carignan has 16 hits, including six doubles and two home runs, driving in 18 runs and batting .281.
• Lily Newhall contributes both at the plate and in the circle, hitting .333 with 15 hits, 13 RBI, seven extra-base hits (five doubles, two homers), and six runs scored. On the mound, she has a 3.26 ERA over 49.1 innings with 21 strikeouts and five wins. 
• Cynthia Rucinski tops the CNE in strikeouts by an 18-strikeout margin with 52 through 62.1 innings, posting a 3.93 ERA and 1.72 WHIP.

WILDCATS WATCH

• Johnson & Wales enters the weekend 6-6 overall and 1-1 in conference after splitting a series with Wentworth last Saturday.
• Ashley Bergeron leads the Wildcats at .591 with 13 hits, eight RBI, with three triples and two home runs.
• Mady Lyons is hitting .500 with 19 hits, 11 RBI, and eight doubles.
• Jessica Forneiro has 10 hits, including one home run, and four RBI.
• On the mound, Jillian Reed has a 3.53 ERA with 21 strikeouts in 39.2 innings. Madi Wong owns a 2.95 ERA with nine strikeouts in 19 innings, and Brianna Ghilardi has a 6.39 ERA with six strikeouts in 15.1 innings.

INSIDE THE SERIES

• The Suffolk, Johnson & Wales series dates back to 2000.
• The Rams trail the all-time series, 20-24.
• The foes will meet for the first time since April 15, 2022, where Suffolk fell 9-8 in the nightcap to the Wildcats.
• To this point, all 44 games have between the Rams and Wildcats have come as conference contests or postseason league outings.
• The blue-and-gold looks to snap a six-game skid against Johnson & Wales.
• The last Suffolk win against the Wildcats came March 29, 2018, 6-1.
• Suffolk is 9-8 as the home team against JWU and 11-11 when playing at the Wildcats home diamond.
• The Rams have never defeated Johnson & Wales on a neutral surface (0-5).
• There have been a dozen shutouts in the series. Suffolk is 5-7 against JWU when a team is kept off the scoreboard.
• The last shutout in the series came in a 6-0 decision in favor of the Wildcats, May 5, 2018.
• The last time Suffolk shutout JWU was, a 5-0 decision April 10, 2007.

STATS SHOWDOWN

SUFFOLK'S SCHEDULE
Suffolk jumps out of conference play for a double header against Simmons on the road Friday, April 3 at 3:00 p.m.