KISSIMMEE, Fla. – Sluggish offense and fielding mishaps by Suffolk softball led to a 6-0 setback to Southern Maine Thursday morning at Fortune Road at The Spring Games.  

THE BASICS
SCORE: Suffolk 0 | Southern Maine 6
RECORDS: Suffolk (4-5) | Southern Maine (5-2)  

HOW IT HAPPENED
Suffolk had a chance to score in the second as it chucked the bags with a single from Ella Turnbull and walks by Lily Newhall and Becky Zellin. The Rams were stranded there though as Maddie Southers went down swinging.  

Both sides went three-up, three-down in the third, before Southern Maine capitalized on Rams misplays in the fourth to grab a 2-0 edge. 

The Huskies pushed the margin to five with three runs on one walk and three hits in the fifth and a two-out solo shot by Abby Miner in the sixth extend the deficit to six. 

The Rams managed to poke a base hit in the sixth and seventh, respectively, but could not produce runs around them to remain off the scoreboard.  

PITCHERS PICTURE

• Lily Newhall twirled a no-hitter going into the fourth before letting up six runs, four earned, on eight hits and three walks over 5.2 innings. She had one strikeout to her credit. 
• Ella Turnbull put together 1.1 innings of scoreless, hitless relief. 
• Lexus McIntosh went the distance for the Huskies. She tossed a four-hit, two-walk, four-strikeout, complete-game shutout. 

STATISTICALLY SPEAKING

• Turnbull went 2-for-3 at the plate to be responsible for half of the Rams' four hits. 
• Ava Brandow and Zellin had one hit each. 
• Newhall and Delaney Doidge drew one walk apiece.  

NOTEWORTHY

• Suffolk and Southern Maine last met in 2003. 
• The Rams moved to 0-3 all-time against the Huskies. 
• The shutout was the second in the all-time series between Suffolk and USM. 
• Both games between Suffolk and USM have taken place on a neutral diamond. 
• Turnbull matched a career-high two hits.  

WHAT'S NEXT?
Suffolk will face Wheaton to wrap up its fifth day of play at The Spring Games.