EAST BOSTON – Suffolk baseball produced seven extra base hits and EJ Birch shoved a standout game to help the Rams secure an 11-2 game two victory over Lasell Sunday afternoon at East Boston Memorial Park. The victory wrapped up a double feature sweep of the Lasers for the Rams.
THE BASICS
SCORE: Suffolk 11 | Lasell 2
RECORDS: Suffolk (3-1) | Lasell (1-4)
HOW IT HAPPENED
Suffolk's scoring came in the second stanza. Tim Brigham led off the inning with a single up the middle. Zack Arestymoved him over with a walk and Brigham came in behind Steven Shamnoski's single to right center. Rich Giandrea sacrificed himself on the next at bat to plate Aresty and Timothy McCarthy's first collegiate hit came in the form of an RBI double. McCarthy traded spots with Marc Birbiglia behind a ground-rule double to center to make it a 4-0 Suffolk score.
The Rams doubled that advantage in the third inning. A Lasell error allowed Blase Cormier to not only reach, but find himself on second base. Brigham brought him in with a stand-up double to left field. Zack Aresty walked to put two ducks in the pond and three batters later McCarthy sent a shot over the left field fence to clear the bags to push the margin to eight.
More runs came in the fourth. Brigham's second double of the day, a ground rule, scored Isaak, who reached on a Lasers overthrow to open the inning. Aresty followed suit with a sac fly that brought in Cormier to make it a double-digit distance.
In the next inning, the Lasers recorded another error that allowed Suffolk to score, which made the gap, 11-0, in favor of the blue-and-gold.
Lasell broke onto the scoreboard in the bottom of the sixth when Matt Bischof went yard. The two-run jack put the Lasers within nine, but that ground was too much to make up.
PITCHERS PICTURE
- Birch tossed a two-hit, two-run, two-walk, seven-strikeout, 6.0-inning outing.
- Caleb Piwnicki fired a one-hit relief inning.
- Jay Giangrande suffered the setback after giving up four runs on four hits and one walk in 2.0 frames.
- Sean Doris allowed seven runs, one earned, on four hits and one walk with three strikeouts to his credit in 3.0 innings.
- Patrick Colvin registered 2.0 innings of scoreless relief with one hit and two punchouts.
STATISTICALLY SPEAKING
- Brigham went 3-for-4 at the dish with two doubles for two RBI and two runs scored.
- Giandrea had a multi-hit day as well with a 2-for-3 effort. Both of the senior's hits were doubles. He brought in one run and scored one himself.
- McCarthy contributed four RBI on a pair of hits, both extra base knocks, a double and homer, respectively, to go along with two runs scored.
- Cormier scored two runs.
NOTEWORTHY
- McCarthy produced his first collegiate hit. He finished with his first-ever double and homer, respectively. He had a career-high in RBI (4) and runs scored (2).
- Brigham and Giandrea each matched a personal-best two doubles. The former also tied a career-high three hits.
- Birch had a career-high day in innings pitched (6.0) and strikeouts (7).
POST-GAME PIC
SUFFOLK'S SCHEDULE
Suffolk turns its attention to Commonwealth Coast Conference (CCC) competition from here on out. The Rams are set to lift the lid on its conference calendar next weekend against Gordon. The first day of competition is scheduled for Saturday, March 27 at Gordon.
