SUFFOLK vs. WENTWORTH
Date Time Venue Video Stats Game 1 Stats Game 2 Series Last Meeting   Last Suffolk Win Streak	Saturday, April 20 1:00 PM - DH East Boston Memorial Park East Boston, Mass. CCC Sports Network GoSuffolkRams.com GoSuffolkRams.com 17-14 April 22, 2023, W, 7-2 Same W1

SUFFOLK at ST. JOSEPH'S (MAINE)
Date Time Venue Video Stats Series Last Meeting   Last Suffolk Win Streak	Tuesday, April 16 3:30 PM Larry M. Diamond Standish, Maine Go Monks TV GoSuffolkRams.com 25-30 March 15, 2024, W, 7-6 Same W1

BOSTON – Suffolk baseball has a three-game weekend in store with a Commonwealth Coast Conference doubleheader against Wentworth at East Boston Memorial Park Saturday, April 20 at 12:00 p.m. preceding a Sunday, April 21 showdown at Saint Joseph's (Maine) at 1:00 p.m. 

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LAST TIME OUT
Suffolk baseball's bats never figured out the Gulls pitching staff as No. 1 Endicott blanked the Rams, 12-0, in seven innings in a Commonwealth Coast Conference contest at East Boston Memorial Park Tuesday afternoon.  

MORE READING: Baseball Shutout by No. 1 Endicott in Seven

RAMS RUNDOWN
Suffolk's seven-inning setback to No. 1 Endicott Tuesday put the Rams at 15-13 on the year and 4-5 in CCC contests.  

The blue-and-gold bats have produced 260 hits with the offense scoring 222 runs in 28 games. The upperclassmen trio of Jonny Gilbride (40 H, 33 RBI, 35 R), Harry Painter (37 H, 33 RBI, 28 R) and Garret Roberts (35 H, 19 RBI, 29 R) have been the biggest offensive contributors for Suffolk.

The Rams' pitching staff is well rested with its last outing coming against the Gulls on Tuesday. Roberts (38.1 IP, 32 Ks), Pierce Salbego (39.2 IP, 41 K), Brett Bucklin (41.1 IP, 2.18 ERA, 29 K) and Painter (15.2 IP, 4.02 ERA, 27 K) could all earn a nod this weekend. 

LEOPARDS LOOK
Wentworth coupled back-to-back wins together as it surprised No. 23/26 Roger Williams, 6-3, before besting Saint Joseph's (Maine), 7-3, earlier this week to move to 20-9 overall and 3-4 in CCC play. 

Five different batters have surpassed the 30-hit mark through 29 games this season in A.T. DiPina (38), Christian Peruzzi (36), Matthew Favazzo (35) Chrsitian Roncal (32) and Devn Laperre (30). DiPina has produced a team-best 25 RBI, while Peruzzi and Favazzo have brought in 24 runs each. Peruzzi has scored a team-high 27 times, while DiPina and Favazzo have scored.  

Brodi Farinas (40.1 IP, 4.24 ERA, 25 K), Nigel Cross (31.0 IP, 3.19 ERA, 26 K), and Matt Ferrara (30.0 IP, 4.50 ERA, 22K) are all well-rested starts for the Leopards' staff. 

INSIDE THE SERIES

• Suffolk holds a 17-4 series advantage over the cross city foes, dating back to 19990. 
• The Rams split the regular season meetings with the Leopards a year ago.
• The blue-and-gold is 3-1 versus Wentworth under Anthony Del Prete's leadership.
• As the home team, Suffolk is 9-2 against WIT. The Rams are unbeaten, 2-0, in Eastie versus the Leopards. 
• On the road the Rams spot a 6-2 mark. 
• The foes have met at a neutral site twice. Suffolk won both of those meetings. 
• In CCC contests, Suffolk sports a 3-1 record against Wentworth.  

EYES ON THE GAME

MONKS MENTIONABLES
Saint Joseph's (Maine) has fallen in five straight games to enter the weekend, which features back-to-back doubleheaders against Colby Sawyer and Rivier before its Sunday showdown against Suffolk. The Monks bring a 5-18 overall record into the weekend.  

Vinny O'Leary has plated a team-high 12 runs this year behind 21 hits. He has also scored 21 times himself. Jared Wilhelm (26 H, 7 RBI, 13 R), Dawson Gundlah (24 H, 11 RBI, 5 R), Michael Wearne (23 H, 9 RBI, 14 R) and Dylan Brander (21 H, 10 RBI, 7 R) are consistent contributors to SJC's scoring as well. 

The Monks have a hectic weekend with five games in three games. Matthew Bergerson (37.2 IP, 5.02 ERA, 27 K), Padraig Mac Seain (31.0 IP, 7.63 ERA, 26 K), Ethan Smith (15.1 IP, 7.63 ERA, 16 K) and Brander (19.0 IP, 3.32 ERA, 15 K) will likely earn the call once.

WE MEET AGAIN
Suffolk renewed a rivalry with St. Joseph's (Maine) in the Sunshine State earlier this year. The Rams and Monks split the double feature as SJC took game one in extras, 5-4, before the blue-and-gold held on for the 7-6 nightcap win.  

MORE READING: Baseball Slips in Extras in Game 1 to Saint Joseph's (Maine), 5-4 | Baseball Holds Off Saint Joseph's (Maine), in Nightcap, 7-6 

INSIDE THE SERIES

• The Rams are 25-30 all-time against Saint Joseph's (Maine). 
• Suffolk is 9-6 versus the Monks in the Anthony Del Prete era. 
• The blue-and-gold will battle versus SJC in Maine for the first time since April 28, 2019, a 15-8 Suffolk setback. 
• The Rams look for their first win over St. Joseph's (Maine) on the road since a 2-1 win April 22, 2017. 

EYES ON THE GAME

RAMS RECOGNITION
Harry Painter and Joe Norris of the Suffolk baseball team earned weekly accolades from the Commonwealth Coast Conference office. Painter was named CCC Player of the Week, while Norris nabbed CCC Rookie of the Week, the league announced Wednesday morning. 

MORE READING: Painter, Norris Collect CCC Weekly Awards

WHAT'S NEXT?
Suffolk takes a break from CCC competition Wednesday, April 24 when it welcomes Salem State to Eastie for a 3:30 p.m. non-conference matchup.