WENHAM, Mass. – Suffolk baseball exploded for 19 hits and poured in 20 runs, including 11 in the sixth-inning alone, to mercy-rule Gordon, 20-5, in seven innings in game two of a non-conference doubleheader Saturday afternoon at J. Tec White Field.   

THE BASICS
SCORE: Suffolk 20 | Gordon 5
RECORDS: Suffolk (11-9) | Gordon (7-15) 

HOW IT HAPPENED
Suffolk took a 2-0 lead in the first frame behind an RBI-single by Blase Cormier followed by a sac fly from Tim Brigham. The score doubled in the second with back-to-back sac flies from Christian Seariac and Luke Harder. 

Gordon got back two runs in the bottom of the second behind Dalton Cody's two-RBI triple to center field. 

A scoreless third was followed by a four-run Rams fourth. Seariac drew a bases loaded walk to start the rally that saw Harder and Gino Desimone sandwich base hits for RBI around Brigham's second sac fly of the day.  

No ahead 8-2 Suffolk continued to pour in the runs in the fifth when Seariac doubled to left field to plate Rich Giandrea, who led off the inning with a single through the left side. 

The Rams put the game away in the sixth though as the blue-and-gold batted through the order twice to put up 11 runs on nine hits to make it a lopsided outing, 20-2. 

The Fighting Scots had a response for the sixth-inning offensive output by Suffolk with three runs of their own. One came in on Ismael Rivera's single up and middle and two followed thanks to Patrick Tevenan's double to left.   

The score stayed still from there. Suffolk could not capitalize on its pair or base runners in the top of the seventh and Casey Sullivan retired the side in the home half of the inning to clinch the run-rule decision for the Rams.  

PITCHERS PICTURE

• George Breslin let up two runs, one earned, on five hits and four walks with four strikeouts in 5.0 innings of work. 
• Michael Muscarella allowed three runs on four hits with two punchouts in 1.0 frame of relief. 
• Sullivan shoved a scoreless, hitless inning of relief with two Ks to his credit. 
• Mark Gadaleta was one of five Fighting Scots to take the hill in the outing. The starter gave up nine runs on seven hits and five walks in 4.2 innings.   

STATISTICALLY SPEAKING

• Nine different hitters were responsible for Suffolk's 19 hits with six batters producing two hits ore more. 
• Cormier contribute four hits, two RBI and two runs scored. 
• Seariac brought in three runs with three hits, including one double, and two runs scored on his stat line as well. 
• Harder scored three runs, to go along with two hits and two RBI. 
• Joe Rufo went 3-for-3 with one double, three RBI and three runs scored and a pair of walks. 
• Shane Lake scored three times and had two hits. 
• Giandrea provide two hits, two RBI and two runs scored.  

NOTEWORTHY

• Suffolk defeated Gordon for the first time in Wenham, Massachusetts, in the all-time series.
• The Rams moved to 3-4 all-time against the Fighting Scots. 
• Suffolk posted 20 runs for the first time since posting 36 in a 36-2 win over Anna Maria April 15, 2017. 
• The 20 runs scored are the third-most in a single game under Anthony Del Prete's leadership. 
• Suffolk won via mercy rule for the first time in the Del Prete era.  
• Jackson Oliver produced his first collegiate hit.  
• Breslin recoded his first collegiate win on the hill. He matched a career-high in innings pitched (5.0).
• Seariac matched his Suffolk best in hits (3) and set a new Suffolk-high in RBI (3).
• Harder tied his personal-best in hits (2) and RBI (2) and scored a career-high three times.
• Cormier notched a career-high four hits.
• Giandrea matched a career-best two runs scored. 
• Rufo registered a career-high in hits (3), RBI (3) and runs scored (3).
• Lake scored a career-best three times and tied a personal-high two hits. 
• Sullivan sat down a personal-high two batters.  

POST-GAME PIC
  

SUFFOLK'S SCHEDULE
The Rams and Fighting Scots conclude the four-game series this afternoon.