This week in Suffolk University sports: Baseball extends losing streak, softball salvages conference doubleheader split, lacrosse drops key conference matchup and track & field splits up for two-meet weekend.
Baseball sees losing streak extended to four
Baseball couldn’t slip past Wheaton College in a non-conference matchup with the Lyons April 3, falling 6-4 in a back-and-forth tilt.
Jack Mihalchik and Sam Armbruster each had two RBIs on the day, all coming on singles. Ian Maude let up six runs, four earned, on eight hits and one walk in five innings pitched. Ben Cassavoy handled the final three innings, allowing just two baserunners to keep the Rams close.
The Rams celebrated their senior class April 4 with a Conference of New England doubleheader against Curry College at home. The celebrations didn’t lead to any better results on the field, as game one went to Curry 4-1 and game two saw the Colonels win 6-5.
The only Suffolk run in the first game came on a groundout by Cole Hilliard. Anthony Ferreira pitched eight innings and allowed four runs while racking up eight strikeouts. Game two saw Armbruster get the Rams on the board by stealing home and three Suffolk runs scoring in the ninth inning on a pair of RBI singles. Nick Arnett was the game two starter and allowed one earned run out of the five total runs allowed in six innings.
Softball salvages week with conference doubleheader split
Softball had a pair of doubleheaders on the schedule, first facing Simmons University April 3 before traveling to take on a CNE rival, the University of New England April 4, with the Rams going 1-3 in the four games played.
The only run that scored for the Rams in a 5-1 game one loss to Simmons was thanks to Dana Still, who hit an RBI single in the fifth inning. Cynthia Rucinski pitched six innings for the Rams and struck out six hitters. She reached 200 career strikeouts during the game, becoming the first Ram to hit that mark since Taylor Holmes in 2018.
Game two saw Simmons prevail 7-5 as they scored twice in the fourth inning and four times in the sixth to keep the Rams at bay. Lily Newhall couldn’t keep the Simmons hitters in check, allowing four earned runs and seven total in six innings pitched. Suffolk scored three times in the seventh in a comeback attempt, but were just short in the end.
The first game against UNE was an 11-inning thriller, but wound up with the Nor’Easters walking off the Rams with a 7-6 win. A game that was tied 4-4 after seven innings saw both teams score once in the eighth and ninth innings before Fiona Casey won the game in the 11th for UNE with a single to right field.
UNE jumped out to a quick 3-0 lead in game two, scoring twice in the first inning and once in the second. Still had a response in the fourth for the Rams with a two-run double down the left field line, and then scored on a wild pitch in the sixth inning to tie the game 3-3. Ava Lanza scored on a fielder’s choice in the seventh to put Suffolk ahead 4-3, a lead they held on to.
Lacrosse falls in lone game of the week
The only time lacrosse appeared on the schedule in the past week was a CNE showdown at home against Roger Williams University April 4, a matchup that ended with a 17-6 loss by the Rams, their fourth straight loss against a CNE rival.
Suffolk scored twice in the first and fourth quarters and once in the second and third, as the Hawks ran away with the game early with a six-goal first quarter and punctuated the game with a five-goal fourth. Allie Shamberger led the Hawks with six goals and nine points on the day, while Jamie Anthony had a three-goal day as well. The Hawks outshot Suffolk 24-10 on the day.
Men’s tennis drops conference match
Facing the Wentworth Institute of Technology April 4 in a road match, men’s tennis fell 6-1 to the Leopards, losing their fourth straight to drop to 1-5 overall with six matches left in the regular season.
The Leopards swept doubles action to take a 1-0 lead into singles play. They took a 3-0 lead with two singles wins before Christian Gardner got the Rams on the board with a singles win over Andre Juscamaita. Wentworth then took home wins in the remaining three singles matches to secure a lopsided win.
Track & field splits up in two-meet weekend
Track & field’s outdoor season saw the Rams split up in week two of action, competing at the Colonial Relays in Williamsburg, Virginia, and the Jim Sheehan Invitational in Fitchburg, Massachusetts.
The women’s team finished in 16th out of 20 teams with scores at the Colonial Relays, anchored by school record-breaking performances from Hilma Ortega in the 100-meter hurdles with a 15.95-second showing and Grace Miller in the 3000-meter steeplechase with an 11:17.22 final time, which is also good for a current top-20 mark in Division III.
The men’s team was led by Michael Nossek’s 10.88 second time in the 100-meter dash, good for 14th place overall. Mohamed Mehaya led the team in the 400-meter dash with a 50.49 second time, while Hayden Green’s 16:15.57 time and Matthew Ramarge’s 16:19.97 time put them in the top 50 overall in the 5-kilometer run.
At the Sheehan Invitational, the women’s team put together a 19th-place finish out of 23 scoring teams. The Rams’ points on the day came from Evelyne Hambel-Smith and Olivia Coyne in the pole vault, with Smith clearing 2.60 meters and Coyne clearing 2.30 meters. Megan Dunn’s 5:22.72 time in the 1500 meter run and Hannah Laderoute’s 33.22 meter hammer throw and 29.72 meter discus throw were all personal bests as well.
The men’s team finished in 13th place out of 21 scoring teams with 14 points on the day. Josh Catino’s 3.65 meter vault and Nico Carrillo’s 3.50 meter vault were responsible for 11 of the 14 points, while Jack Marston’s personal best, 16:08.01 time in the 5K, gave him sixth place overall and three points. Six other Rams set personal records on the day.
