SUFFOLK vs. WENTWORTH
Date Time Venue Video Stats Series Last Meeting   Last Suffolk Win Streak	Tuesday, May 7 4:00 PM East Boston Memorial Park East Boston, Mass. CCC Sports Network GoSuffolkRams.com 19-14 April 20, 2024, W, 7-3 Same W3

BOSTON – Suffolk baseball starts its quest for Commonwealth Coast Conference glory tomorrow, May 7 as the third-seeded Rams entertain sixth-seed Wentworth at 4:00 p.m. at East Boston Memorial Park. 

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2024 CCC BASEBALL TOURNAMENT
Tuesday, May 7 
Game 1: No. 5 Western New England at No. 4 Nichols – 3:00 p.m. 
Game 2: No. 6 Wentworth at No. 3 Suffolk – 4:00 p.m.  

Thursday, May 9 (games will take place 45 minutes after previous game)
Game 3: Game 1 Winner at No. 1 Endicott – 12:00 p.m.
Game 4: Game 2 Winner at No. 2 Roger Williams – 10:00 a.m. 
Game 5: Game 1 Loser vs. Game 3 Loser ^ - 45 minutes after game 3
Game 6: Game 2 Loser vs. Game 4 Loser * - 45 minutes after game 4 

Friday, May 9 (games to take place at highest remaining seed)
Game 7: Game 3 Winner vs. Game 4 Winner
Game 8: Game 5 Winner vs. Game 6 Winner – 45 minutes after Game 7
Game 9: Game 7 Loser vs. Game 8 Winner – 45 minutes after Game 8 

Saturday, May 10 (games to take place at highest remaining seed)
Game 10: Game 7 Winner vs. Game 9 Winner – 12:00 p.m.
Game 11: Game 10 Winner vs. Game 10 Loser (If Necessary) – 30 minutes after game 10  

^ North Field – Endicott – Beverly, Mass. | * Paolino Field – Roger Williams – Bristol, R.I. 

SUFFOLK IN THE CCC TOURNAMENT

• The Rams will make the program's fourth trip and fourth in as many years to the CCC tournament. 
• Suffolk is 2-6 in the CCC postseason. 
• Both of the blue-and-gold's victories in the CCC Tourney have come in the Play-In Game, as the sixth seed, and over Gordon. 
• Suffolk is making its first-ever trip to the CCC Tournament as the third seed. 
• The Rams will host their third CCC Tournament contest. 
• Suffolk is unbeaten, 2-0, at home in CCC Tournament clashes. 
• Suffolk and Wentworth will meet in the CCC playoffs for the first time. 
• Suffolk is looking for its first win in the double-elimination bracket of the CCC Tournament, 0-4. 
• Suffolk is 0-6 when playing a CCC Tournament game on the road. 

RAMS RUNDOWN
Suffolk saw its nine-game win streak come to an end over the weekend as it fell to Hartford in a doubleheader to dip to 24-15 on the year. 

Harry painter (57 H, 42 RBI, 45 R) and Jonny Gilbride (44 H, 46 RBI, 48 R) have been offensive forces for the Rams this season along with Garret Roberts (49 H, 33 RBI), Alex Sorenti-Burns (40 H, 40 RBI, 36 R) and Max Iorio (37 H, 34 RBI, 33 R). 

The Rams pitching rotation should be good to go for the CCC Tournament in Roberts (54.1 IP, 5.30 ERA, 42 K), Pierce Salbego (52.2 IP, 47 K), Brett Bucklin (50.1 IP, 37 K) and Painter (35.2 IP, 3.53 ERA, 51 K). 

LEOPARDS LOOK
Wentworth fell in three straight games to end the regular season to bring a 21-17 overall mark into the tournament. The Leopards were outscored 30-8 in that three-game skid.  

A.T. DiPina is the offensive force for the Leopards with 51 hits, 26 RBI and 30 runs scored. Matthew Favazzao has added 48 hits, 28 RBI and 29 runs scored. Both DiPina and Favazzo have swiped 13 bases on the base paths apiece. Christian Peruzzi rounds out the top trio of threats at the plate with 43 hits, 32 RBI and 30 runs scored. 

Brodi Farinas (48.1 IP, 4.66 ERA, 31 K) and Jon Campbell (43.1 IP, 5.19 ERA, 43 K) are the most well-rested starters for WIT.

WE MEET AGAIN
Suffolk swept the regular season twinbill with Wentworth April 20. The Rams handled the Leopards in game one, 12-2, in seven innings and took game two, 7-3. 

MORE READING: Baseball Trumps Wentworth in Seven, 12-2 | Baseball Tops Wentworth in Game 2, 7-3

INSIDE THE SERIES

• Suffolk holds a 19-4 series advantage over the cross city foes, dating back to 1990. 
• The Rams have won three games in a row against the Leopards. 
• The blue-and-gold is 5-1 versus Wentworth under Anthony Del Prete's leadership. 
• As the home team, Suffolk is 11-2 against WIT. 
• The Rams are unbeaten, 4-0, in Eastie versus the Leopards.
• On the road, the Rams sport a 6-2 mark against WIT. 
• The foes have met at a neutral site twice. Suffolk won both of those meetings. 
• In CCC contests, Suffolk holds a 5-1 record against Wentworth. 
• Suffolk and Wentworth will tangle in the CCC Tournament for the first time. 
• The Rams and Leopards have battled in the postseason once, the 2011 ECAC Tournament. Suffolk won that outing, 7-2.

EYES ON THE GAME

WHAT'S NEXT?
The winner of Tuesday's tilt advances to the winner bracket and will face second seed Roger Williams Thursday, May 9 at 10 a.m. The loser, meanwhile, will wait for the outcome of the decision of the game against the Hawks and will compete in an elimination game Thursday in Bristol, Rhode Island.