REVERE, Mass. – Suffolk softball ended its 2026 campaign with an 8-2 setback to to Western New England game two of a Conference of New England (CNE) doubleheader Saturday afternoon at Griswold Park.  

THE BASICS
SCORE: Suffolk 2 | Western New England 8
RECORDS: Suffolk (19-18, 10-9 CNE) | Western New England (20-19, 12-8 CNE)  

HOW IT HAPPENED

• With the bases full behind walks sandwiched around a Golden Bears' error in the top of the first, Catherine Carignan sent a single up the middle that brought in two runs to give the Rams a 2-0 edge. 
• Two innings later Western New England got on the board. Outs sandwiched a Marley Rodriguez single through the left side to set up Riley Kane's one-run double to left field that trimmed the deficit to one, 2-1. 
• The Golden Bears flipped the action in their favor, 4-2, in the top of the fourth with three runs behind four hits and one Suffolk fielding mishap. 
• WNE lengthened its lead in the top of the sixth with a pair of runs to pad the distance to 6-2.
• After the Rams went down in order in the home half of the sixth, the Golden Bears tacked on two more runs in the seventh, which put the blue-and-gold in an 8-2 hole. 
• Caringnan showed life for Suffolk as she rocked a one-out double to the right center fence in what could be her last collegiate at bat. The senior was stranded as the next two Rams flew out. 

PITCHERS PICTURE

• Lily Newhall took the loss as she gave up four runs, all earned, on eight hits and one walk with one strikeout over 5.0 frames of work. 
• Cynthia Rucinski came in and allowed four runs, all earned, on four hits and three walks with one K through 2.0 frames of relief. 
• Kaylin Heffern logged the decision with two-unearned run, three-hit, two-walk, three-strikeout performance over 7.0 innings.  

STATISTICALLY SPEAKING

• Carignan went 2-for-3 with two RBI and one double to be responsible for most of Suffolk's offense. 
• Roma Braid added one hit. 
• Jolie Quintana and Dana Still walked once each. 
• Quintana and Ava Lanza scored one run apiece.