DUDLEY, Mass. – Suffolk softball saw its 2025 season come to an end Thursday morning as the fifth-seeded Rams were blanked by second seed Nichols, 4-0, an elimination outing in the Conference of New England Tournament at the Bison's Softball Field. 

THE BASICS
SCORE: Suffolk 0 | Nichols 4
RECORDS: Suffolk (16-22) | Nichols (30-12)  

HOW IT HAPPENED
Nichols broke the scoring open in the top of the fourth. With the bases full on a hit by pitch, Rams' error and a walk, Kyla Felicani singled to center to bring the first run in on the day. A two-run stand-up double by Alyssa Pericello followed, before Suffolk made a change in the circle. Lily Newhall got the second out of the stanza with a backwards K, but Ava Slanisky singled to short to plate Felicani and extend the edge to 4-0.  

Newhall kept the Bison at bay the rest of the way, but the Rams offense never got going as well. Suffolk's best chance came with its back against the wall in the bottom of the seventh as Julia Mills and Avery Carvalho knocked base hits. The blue-and-gold was unable to muster a late rally, however, to suffer the season-ending shutout.  

PITCHERS PICTURE

• Cynthia Rucinski took the loss as she gave up four runs on five hits and one walk with two strikeout sin 3.1 innings. 
• Newhall logged 3.2 innings of scoreless relief with four hits allowed and one punchout.
• Chelsea Indyk shoved a six-hit, three-strikeout complete-game shutout.  

STATISTICALLY SPEAKING

• Carvalho went 3-for-3 to be responsible for half of Suffolk's six hits. 
• Quintana, Turnbull and Mills added one hit apiece. 

NOTEWORTHY

• The Rams wrapped up their 24th overall postseason trip and fourth consecutive CNE Tournament appearance. 
• Suffolk competed as the fifth seed in the CNE Tourney for the first time and appeared as a league's fifth sed for the second time, first since 2014. 
• The Rams are 2-4 as the fifth seed in a conference's postseason tourney. 
• Suffolk competed at Nichols in the CNE Tournament for the first time. 
• The Rams and Bison battled in the CNE postseason for the second time and second straight season. 
• Suffolk and Nichols tangled in a CNE Tournament elimination contest for the first time.
• Suffolk is 1-8 in the CNE postseason. 
• The Rams are 1-6 in the Megan Cook era in the CNE Tourney. 
• There have been four shutouts for Suffolk in the CNE Tournament including today's results. 
• The Rams are 1-3 when a team is kept off the scoreboard in the CNE postseason.
• Suffolk dipped to 5-7 versus Nichols. 
• In Dudley, the Rams are now 2-3 against Nichols. 
• Today's decision was the fourth shutout in the all-time series between Suffolk and Nichols. 
• Suffolk is 1-3 when a team is kept off the scoreboard against Nichols. 
• The last two meetings between Suffolk and Nichols has been decided via a shutout. 
• The blue-and-gold dipped to 1-5 versus Nichols under Cook's guidance. 
• Carvalho had a career-high three hits.