Softball Bested by UMass Boston in Game 2, 5-2

Pitching

Win: Jacqueline Cherry (5-0)
Loss: Lily Newhall (4-3)

Batting

Suffolk
2B: Julia Mills; Ella Turnbull; Becky Zellin
3B: none
HR: none
Mass.-Boston
2B: none
3B: none
HR: none
full stats
Softball Bested by UMass Boston in Game 2, 5-2
Posted: Mar 27, 2024

BOSTON – Suffolk softball scored first, but could not hold onto the lead as UMass Boston put up five unanswered to hand the Rams a 5-2 game two setback in a non-conference double feature Wednesday afternoon at the UMB Softball Field.  

THE BASICS
SCORE: Suffolk 2 | UMass Boston 5
RECORDS: Suffolk (7-9) | UMass Boston (14-2) 

HOW IT HAPPENED
Suffolk struck in the fifth thanks to extra base hits and a Beacons' error. Lily Gustafson singled to get the inning going and swiped second just in time for Julia Mills to knock a two-bagger to right field. An error on the play allowed Mills to take third, but she didn't need to as Ella Turnbull barreled a double of her own to plate Mills and give the blue-and-gold a 2-0 cushion.  

UMass Boston leveled the playing field in the home half of the inning when Bri Melchionda brought in two runs on a base hit to center. The Beacons kept up their offensive output in the fifth with two more runs on a sac fly from Lauryn Bethea and a single by Hayley Krockta to put Suffolk in a 4-2 hole.  

The Beacons added another run in the bottom of the sixth to pad their advantage to three, 5-2.  

Mills made it into scoring position in the top of the seventh behind from UMB's third baseman Lauren Miner and a passed ball. The Ram would be stranded there and the Beacons would lock up the nightcap win to secure the non-conference sweep of Suffolk.  

PITCHERS PICTURE

  • Lily Newhall took the loss after giving up five runs on seven hits and four walks with one strikeout in 6.0 innings of work. 
  • Jacqueline Cherry registered the win with a two-run, seven-hit, two-walk, six-punchout, complete-game effort.  

STATISTICALLY SPEAKING

  • Mills finished with a 2-for-4 effort that included one double to go along with one RBI and one run scored. 
  • Gustafson also went 2-for-4 and scored one of Suffolk's runs. 
  • Turnbull tallied one hit, a double, and one RBI. 
  • Ava Brandow and Becky Zellin pitched in one hit each. 
  • Jolie Quintana and Maddie Southers walked once each.  

NOTEWORTHY

  • Suffolk moved to 8-19 all-time against UMass Boston. 
  • The Rams have fallen in four in a row against the Beacons.  

WHAT'S NEXT?
Suffolk opens its Commonwealth Coast Conference calendar Saturday, March 29 against Western New England.