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BOSTON – Suffolk softball takes its unblemished CCC recorded into a double feature against Gordon Wednesday, March 31. The Rams are set to head to the Fighting Scots' softball field for a 2:30 p.m. game one first-pitch.
SPECTATOR SECTION
With a strict no spectator policy set for the 2020-21 athletic season, here's how fans can follow Suffolk game-day action.
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SOCIAL SAYINGS
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LAST TIME OUT
Suffolk softball secured its CCC opening doubleheader sweep behind a 7-0 victory over Wentworth in game two Saturday afternoon at East Boston Memorial Park.
MORE READING: Softball Shutouts Wentworth, 7-0, in Nightcap, Sweeps CCC Series
RAMS RUNDOWN
Suffolk found its grove offensively and defensively at just the right time, when CCC started, to head into the twinbill 4-6 overall and 2-0 against conference competition.
Four different bats have barreled double-digits hits through 10 games this season. Ashley Zulla leads the way at the dish with 16 hits on a .485/.541/.727 slash line. The senior catcher also leads the way in RBI with 15 to go along with eight runs scored. Ally Cifaratta has contributed 14 hits, 11 RBI and nine runs scored with Caitlin Murphy (13 H, 12 R, 8 SB) and Leina Belog (10 H, 8 RBI, 5 R) rounding out the quartet.
Constance Phelan and Kennedy Reyes have provided a one-two punch in the circle. Reyes holds a 2.68 ERA with 27 strikeouts through 31.1 innings including two complete games and one shutout. Phelan, meanwhile, brings in a 2.76 ERA with 15 punchouts over 25.1 frames. Both of Suffolk's starters hold two wins apiece.
FIGHTING SCOTS FACTS
Gordon has been sidelined since its 2021 opener, a doubleheader against Eastern Nazarene March 13. The Fighting Scots fell to the Lions in each of those meetings to head into Wednesday 0-2 on the year.
Offensively, Gordon has yet to score a run this season and has been limited to just 10 hits. Kristen Brown, Laura Bieren and Lily Rivera each have two hits to lead the Fighting Scots offense.
Bieren and Mara Little look to be the starting twirlers for Gordon. Bieren brings in a 2.63 ERA and two Ks through 5.1 innings, while Mara boasts a 9.33 ERA with one strikeout in 6.0 frames of work. Brown came out of the pen for 1.2 scoreless innings of relief.
INSIDE THE SERIES
- Suffolk and Gordon met once before, at The Spring Games in Clermont, Florida, March 15, 2018. The Rams won that outing, 4-2.
- The Rams have only faced the Fighting Scots under Jaclyn Davis' guidance.
- Suffolk will face Gordon on a neutral field for the first time.
EYES ON THE GAME
RAM OF THE WEEK
Week 5 of Ram of the Week Twitter Poll saw over 230 votes with a clear victor chosen by Ram Nation as Ashley Zulla of Suffolk softball hit a grand slam in the voting with 61 percent of the 234 nods cast to take home the honor.
MORE READING: Zulla Takes Ram of the Week in Landslide
CCC PITCHER OF THE WEEK
Kennedy Reyes of the Suffolk softball team picked up Commonwealth Coast Conference (CCC) Pitcher of the Week honors for her performance in the circle in a 7-0 shutout win over Wentworth March 27, the league office Monday.
MORE READING: Reyes Collects CCC Pitcher of the Week
SUFFOLK'S SCHEDULE
The Rams continue their conference calendar this weekend when it faces Endicott. Suffolk will first welcome the Gulls to East Friday, April 12 with a 3 p.m. first pitch. The blue-and-gold will then head to Beverly, Massachusetts, the next day, Saturday, April 3 with a 12 p.m. scheduled start.
