BABSON PARK, Mass. – Suffolk baseball could not hold onto its early lead as a five-run eighth inning by the Beavers sent No. 29 Babson past the Rams, 9-4, Wednesday afternoon at Govoni Field.  

THE BASICS
SCORE: Suffolk 4 | No. 29 Babson 9
RECORDS: Suffolk (7-16) | No. 29 Babson (14-6)  

HOW IT HAPPENED
Babson capitalized on one hit and one Rams error to take a 2-0 lead in the bottom of the second.  

Suffolk righted the wrong in the top of the third. With runners on second and third thanks to a lead-off walk by Mike Mullaney followed by a diving double to center by Noah Greco. Colin Flynn collected a RBI on a sac fly to left. The second out of the frame went on the board before Chris Cimino and Alex Sorenti-Burns worked back-to-back walks to juice the bags. Max Iorio kept the rally going as he placed a single in center to plate two runs and push the Rams in front, 3-2.  

The Beavers managed to even the playing field in the bottom of the fourth thanks to a pair of hit by a pitches and a fielding mishap by Suffolk's first baseman Cole Hilliard. 

In their next turn at the dish, Babson jumped in front, 4-3. Tanner Santos led off the inning with a double to right field and took third on an overthrow by Iorio in left, which set up Zander Teator's go-ahead sac fly. 

The Rams managed to lock things at 4-all in the top of the seventh thanks to a bases loaded passed ball. Greco, who reached on a fielder's choice, worked his way in behind Flynn's single and a Beavers' error.  

Babson put the game away in the eighth. A lead-off jack by Ryan Liss got the rally going and the Beavers managed to add four-insurance runs to lengthen its lead to 9-4.  

Suffolk managed to load the bases, but stranded the runners there as the Beavers converted a force out at home for the final out of the contest.  

PITCHERS PICTURE

• John McDevitt took the loss as he gave up five runs on four hits and two walks with one strike in 1.0 inning of work. 
• Nolan Drew started for Suffolk and yielded two runs, one earned, on one hit and three walks with one K in 2.0 innings of action. 
• Cam Martin (1 H, 1 R, 0 ER, 1 K) and Colin McNeal (1 R, 3 H, 2 BB, 1 K) threw 2.0 innings out of the pen. 
• Nick Rubin logged 1.0 inning of scoreless, hitless relief with two punchouts. 
• Luke McClintock earned the decision behind a one-hit, one-strikeout over 1.0 inning.
• James Clark started for the Beavers and let up three runs on three hits and five walks with one strikeout in 3.0 innings. 
• Bobby Burk (1.0 IP, 1 K), Dillon James (2.0 IP, 2 K) and Matt Milone (1.0 IP, 1 R, 0 ER, 2 H, 1 BB) came out of the pen for Babson.  

STATISTICALLY SPEAKING

• Flyn put together a 3-for-4 effort with one RBI and one sac fly. 
• Iorio went 2-for-4 with two RBI. 
• Greco scored two runs and had one hit, a double. 
• Mullaney notched one hit, one run and one walk. 
• Sam Armbruster added one hit and one walk.
• Cimino scored one run.  

NOTEWORTHY

• Greco had the first double of his collegiate career.  

WHAT'S NEXT?
A Beantown battle at UMass Boston awaits Suffolk tomorrow, Thursday, April 10 at 3:00 p.m.