DAVENPORT, Mass. – Down five, Max Martin's jack sparked Suffolk baseball's offense, but it would not be enough as Bowdoin held off the Rams comeback to hand the blue-and-gold a 5-2 loss in the opener of a doubleheader Monday afternoon at Northeast Regional Park at the RussMatt Central Baseball Invitational.  

THE BASICS
SCORE: Suffolk 2 | Bowdoin 5
RECORDS: Suffolk (2-5) | Bowdoin (3-0)  

HOW IT HAPPENED
Bowdoin scored one run in the first two innings, two in the third and another in the fourth to put Suffolk in a five-run hole.  

After a scoreless fifth, Max Martin went yard to put the Rams on the scoreboard. The senior catcher's homer brought in Sebastian Lampert, who reached on a passed ball, as well, to cut the margin to three, 5-2. 

Suffolk kept the gap at three as it forced Bowdoin to strand a pair on the corners in the home half of the sixth. 

Sam Armbruster led off the top of the seventh with a double to left field and moved to third on a productive ground out by Max Iorio. He was kept there was the next two Rams went down in order, which sealed Suffolk's setback. 

PITCHERS PICTURE

• Colin McNeal took the loss. He gave up one run on two hits and three walks and the first inning of play. 
• Cam Martin compiled a four-run, six-hit, three-walk, three-strikeout effort in 3.0 innings of relief. 
• Will Talbert tossed 2.0 innings of scoreless relief with one hit and one walk allowed. 
• Jason Bogdanos earned the victory. He compiled a two-run, eight-hit, eight-walk day in 6.0 innings. 
• Will Bordes came in and recorded the save with 1.0 inning of scoreless effort with one hit let up.  

STATISTICALLY SPEAKING

• Cole Hilliard put together a 3-for-3 effort. 
• Armbruster went 2-for-4 with one double. 
• Iorio also went 2-for-4. 
• Max Martin's lone hit of the outing went over the fence and brought in two RBI. He added one run. 
• Chris Ciminio chipped in one run. 
• Lampert scored one run.  

NOTEWORTHY

• Suffolk and Bowdoin renewed a rivalry. The teams met for the first time since May 6, 2012. 
• Max Martin produced his first homer of the season, second of his Suffolk career. 
• McNeal made his Suffolk debut. 
• Hilliard had a career-high three hits.  

WHAT'S NEXT?
Suffolk caps off the twinbill with Bowdoin tonight under the lights at the Northeast Regional Park.