2018 Softball News
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Softball Earns NFCA/Easton Top-10 Academic Team Honors, Nine Rams Honored as Scholar-AthletesOctober 03, 2018The National Fastpitch Coaches Association (NFCA) named Suffolk softball an Easton Academic Top-10 Team as the Rams tied for 10th in Division III with a 3.596 team GPA for the 2017-18 academic year, the NFCA announced Wednesday afternoon. Individually, nine Rams garnered Easton/NFCA Scholar-Athlete honors.
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Davis Honored by East Boston Little LeagueJuly 30, 2018On its 2018 season opening weekend, East Boston Girls Softball Little League recognized Suffolk softball head coach Jaclyn Davis at Festa Field for her organization of youth clinics for the next generation of softball players.
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Rams Reflect: Softball's Madison EucalittoJuly 24, 2018The 2018 Rams Reflect is the third in a series of annual collections. Senior captains and representatives of Suffolk teams have been invited to contribute viewpoints based on personal experience from both their senior seasons and full varsity careers at Suffolk.
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Rams Reflect: Softball's Taylor HolmesJuly 24, 2018The 2018 Rams Reflect is the third in a series of annual collections. Senior captains and representatives of Suffolk teams have been invited to contribute viewpoints based on personal experience from both their senior seasons and full varsity careers at Suffolk.
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Rams Reflect: Softball's Ali YamakaitisJuly 24, 2018The 2018 Rams Reflect is the third in a series of annual collections. Senior captains and representatives of Suffolk teams have been invited to contribute viewpoints based on personal experience from both their senior seasons and full varsity careers at Suffolk.
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Sylvester Tabbed Carol Maggio Departmental Recognition Award RecipientJune 19, 2018Suffolk softball’s Delaney Sylvester has been tabbed the 2017-18 recipient of the Carol Maggio Departmental Recognition Award, Director of Athletics Cary McConnell announced Tuesday afternoon.
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Holmes Selected Google Cloud Academic All-AmericaJune 05, 2018Taylor Holmes of the Suffolk softball team has made history as the first-ever Academic All-American in the program’s 34-year history as the senior earned a spot on the 2018 Google Cloud Academic All-America Division III Third-team, as selected by the College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA), the organization announced Tuesday afternoon.
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Softball Trio Tabbed NFCA All-NortheastMay 16, 2018For the first time in Suffolk softball’s 34-year history, three Rams garnered all-region accolades from the National Fastpitch Coaches’ Association as Delaney Sylvester, Payton Sylvester and Taylor Holmes were named to the northeast teams Wednesday afternoon.
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Sylvester Up for HeroSports’ Fan Choice D3 Softball Player of the YearMay 15, 2018HeroSports.com has named Suffolk softball’s Delaney Sylvester a nominee for Fan Choice DIII Softball Player of the Year after a standout senior season. To vote for Sylvester, click here. The polls, which can be voted on every hour, are open until Friday, May 18 at 12 p.m.
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Rams Reflect: Softball's Sydney LittlefieldMay 11, 2018The 2018 Rams Reflect is the third in a series of annual collections. Senior captains and representatives of Suffolk teams have been invited to contribute viewpoints based on personal experience from both their senior seasons and full varsity careers at Suffolk.
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Holmes Named CoSIDA Academic All-DistrictMay 10, 2018For the second time in Suffolk softball history and first since 2006, a Ram has earned Google Cloud College Sports Information Directors Association (CoSIDA) Academic All-District as senior Taylor Holmes garnered the distinction for the 2018 season, the organization released Thursday afternoon.
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Sylvesters Take Player and Rookie of the Year as Softball Garners Five All-GNAC NodsMay 08, 2018After a stellar season that saw Suffolk softball capture its third GNAC Regular Season Title in the last four years, the Rams placed five players on the All-GNAC teams and yielded the conference Player of the Year, Delaney Sylvester and Rookie of the Year, Payton Sylvester, the league office announced Tuesday.
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Softball Fights for Spot in GNAC Title Game vs. EmmanuelMay 06, 2018Suffolk softball has one final chance to chase GNAC glory as the top-seeded Rams battle the seventh-seeded Saints of Emmanuel for the spot in the championships contest versus second-seeded Johnson & Wales. Suffolk and the Saints clash at 10 a.m., with the winner taking on the Wildcats in the title game at 12:30 p.m.
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Softball Escapes Elimination in Extras, Downs Emmanuel in GNAC TournamentMay 06, 2018Suffolk softball needed extra time to do it, but the top-seeded Rams secured a spot in the GNAC Championship as it eliminated seventh-seed Emmanuel behind a 4-3, eight-inning victory Sunday morning at East Boston Memorial Park.
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Softball Falls to Johnson & Wales in GNAC Championship, 4-2May 06, 2018The Suffolk softball team fell just short of GNAC glory as the top-seeded Rams were defeated by second-seed Johnson & Wales, 4-2, Sunday afternoon at East Boston Memorial Park.
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Johnson & Wales Blanks Softball, 6-0, in GNAC SemisMay 05, 2018The Suffolk softball team saw a bump in the road to GNAC glory as the top-seeded Rams took their first loss of the conference tournament, a 6-0 setback to second-seed Johnson & Wales Saturday afternoon at East Boston Memorial Park.
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GNAC Glory Up for Grabs this Weekend, Softball Faces JWU in SemisMay 04, 2018After an extra-inning walk-off homer in the second round of GNAC Tournament, top-seeded Suffolk softball sets its sights on the semifinals where it will face second-seeded Johnson & Wales Saturday, May 5 at 3:00 p.m. at East Boston Memorial Park.
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Softball Sets Sights on GNAC TournamentMay 03, 2018Suffolk softball has turned its attention to the post-season as the top-seeded Rams will make their 2018 GNAC Softball Tournament debut May 3. Suffolk awaits its opponent as fifth-seeded Albertus Magnus and fourth-seeded Saint Joseph’s (Maine) go head-to-head in the first tilt Thursday afternoon in Eastie with the winner taking on the blue-and-gold at 5:30 p.m.
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Sylvester’s Shot Sends Softball Past St. Joseph’s (Maine), 2-1, in NineMay 03, 2018The top-seeded Suffolk softball team had a flare for the dramatic in its GNAC Tournament opener as a classic pitcher’s duel took the game to nine innings before Delaney Sylvester barreled a two RBI bomb to send the Rams past fourth-seeded Saint Joseph’s (Maine), 2-1, Thursday night at East Boston Memorial Park.
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Softball Shares GNAC Regular Season Title, Set to Host Conference TournamentMay 02, 2018With its best league ledger in program history, the Suffolk softball team secured the top seed and first-round bye into the upcoming 2018 GNAC Softball Tournament, which the Rams will host this weekend.
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Sylvester Up for HeroSports.com DIII Pitching HERO of the WeekMay 02, 2018Payton Sylvester of the Suffolk softball team has been named a nominee for HeroSports.com DIII Pitching HERO of the Week after a standup performance inside the circle. To vote for Sylvester, click here.
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Sylvester Selected GNAC Corvias Pitcher & Rookie of the WeekMay 01, 2018Suffolk softball’s Payton Sylvester’s continues to impress during her freshman campaign as she was named GNAC Corvias Pitcher and Rookie of the Week, the league office announced.
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Sylvesters Sweep FastPitchNews DIII Players of the WeekMay 01, 2018Delaney and Payton Sylvester have made the most of their first and only seasons together in Suffolk softball uniforms and added more for their memory books as the siblings have become the first-ever sisters to sweep FastPitchNews Division III Player of the Week honors, the organization announced Tuesday.
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Softball Storms Past Simmons, 10-1, in Game 1April 29, 2018The Suffolk softball team crushed Simmons, 10-1, in five innings Sunday afternoon at Daly Field to open a two-game GNAC doubleheader.
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Sylvesters Send Softball to GNAC Regular Season Title with No-Hitter, All-Time Hit RecordApril 29, 2018Payton Sylvester was near perfect inside the circle as she fired a no-hitter in the closer of Sunday’s GNAC softball doubleheader at Simmons, while her sister, Delaney Sylvester became the Rams’ all-time hit leader behind a two-RBI double, as Suffolk softball blanked the Sharks, 14-0, at Daly Field.
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Hectic Weekend Ahead for SoftballApril 27, 2018Suffolk softball will play three consecutive doubleheaders over the weekend starting Friday (April 27) morning against Saint Joseph (Conn.) at 11 a.m. The Rams will then step out of GNAC play Saturday, April 28 in their Bark at the Park event versus Emerson before venturing to Simmons Sunday, April 29. Both weekend tilts are set for a 12 p.m. first pitch.
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Softball Bests St. Joseph (Conn.), 5-1, in Series OpenerApril 27, 2018Behind a 3-for-3 effort, with a pair of extra base hits, from Devlin Frost and stand up pitching from Ali Yamakaitis, the Suffolk softball team opened a two-game GNAC series with Saint Joseph (Conn.) with a 5-1 victory Friday morning at East Boston Memorial Park.
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Softball Slips Past USJ, 6-4, in Game 2April 27, 2018As the sky began to open up and rain poured down on East Boston Memorial Park, Suffolk softball managed to grab a 6-4 lead over the University of Saint Joseph at the end of the fifth frame to be declared the winner of the closer of the GNAC doubleheader, which was called complete after five innings due to unsafe field conditions Friday afternoon.
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Softball to Host Bark at the Park Saturday vs. EmersonApril 26, 2018Join Suffolk softball for the first annual Bark at the Park taking place at East Boston Memorial Park on Saturday, April 28 when the Rams entertain Emerson in a doubleheader starting at 12 p.m.
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Worcester's Sylvester Sisters Starring for Suffolk SoftballApril 25, 2018A feature piece of Suffolk softball sisters, Delaney and Payton Sylvester, appearing on Telegram.com April 24, 2018.