BRIGHTON, Mass. – Lily Newhall twirled a one-hit, two-walk gem to anchor Suffolk softball to a 7-0 game two triumph over Simmons at Daly Field Saturday afternoon.  

THE BASICS
SCORE: Suffolk 7 | Simmons 0
RECORDS: Suffolk (5-9) | Simmons (6-10)  

HOW IT HAPPENED
Suffolk put up six runs in the top of the sixth and never looked back. Diana Rucinski led off the stanza with a double and scored two batters later on a routine fielder's choice that was over thrown by the Sharks' third baseman. Back-to-back walks allowed the second run to come in before Lily Gustafson collected an RBI on a single to left field.  

The Sharks made a handful of adjustments in the field including a change in the circle. The fresh arm was no match for the Rams, however, as Julia Mills knocked a two-run single to center and Sara Butera brought in one run on a sac fly for the 6-0 cushion. 

Teagan Buckley managed to muster a lead-off single down the right field line to get the home half of the second underway, but Newhall dealt from there as she did not let up another hit the rest of the way to keep Simmons off the board. 

A one-out, solo shot by Catherine Carignan in the sixth inning extended the margin to 7-0  and back-to-back three-up, three-down innings by Newhall preserved the shutout victory.   

PITCHERS PICTURE

• Newhall notched a one-hit, two-walk, three-strikeout complete-game shutout. 
• Ally Hyde took the loss. She yielded six runs on two hits and five walks with one punchout in 1.0 inning. 
• Trinity Payne let up one run on three hits and two walks and fanned six over 6.0 innings of relief.  

STATISTICALLY SPEAKING

• Carignan went 2-for-3 with a homer, one RBI and two runs scored. 
• Mills notched two RBI on one hit to go along with two stolen bases. 
• Diana Rucinski added one hit, a double, and one run. 
• Gustafson produced one hit, one RBI, one run and one walk. 
• Butera registered one RBI on a sac fly. 
• Giavanna Bellino logged one RBI, one walk and one run. 
• Avery Carvalho and Abby Barnaby scored one run each.  

NOTEWORHTY

• Suffolk defeated Simmons for the first time since March 26, 2022. 
• The Rams moved to 27-23 all-time against the Sharks. 
• On the road, the Rams are now 10-9 versus the Sharks. 
• Today's decision is the 13 shutout in the all-time series, first since March 26, 2022, a 5-0 Suffolk setback. 
• The Rams kept Simmons off the scoreboard for the first time since a 14-0, five-inning victory over the Sharks April 29, 2018. 
• Suffolk defeated Simmons for the first time under Megan Cook's guidance. 
• The Rams are now 1-2 versus Simmons with Cook on the bench. 
• Suffolk blanked an opponent for the first time this season. 
• It is the first shutout win for the blue-and-gold since it blanked the University of New England, 2-0, in the CCC Play-In Game May 7, 2024. 
• Newhall threw the second complete-game shutout of her Suffolk career, first since May 7, 2024, versus UNE in the CCC Tournament.  
• Carignan had her first homer of the season.  

WHAT'S NEXT?
Suffolk is back in action tomorrow, Sunday, March 24 with a twinbill at Emerson. Game one against the Lions will now start at 2:00 p.m. at Rotch Field with the nightcap to follow.