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| Date Time Venue Video Game 1Stats Game 2 States Program Series Last Meeting Last Suffolk Win Streak |
Sunday, March 3 12:00 PM East Boston Memorial Park East Boston, Mass. CCC Sports Network GoSuffolkRams.com GoSuffolkRams.com GoSuffolkRams.com 32-3 April 13, 2023, W, 13-3 (8) Same W1 |
BOSTON – For the first time since 2022, Suffolk baseball pulls the curtain back on its campaign in New England as the Rams are set to entertain Lasell in a double feature Sunday, March 3. First pitch of game one at East Boston Memorial Park is scheduled for 12 p.m.
SOCIAL SAYINGS
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RAMS RETURNERS
Suffolk brings back nine Rams from last season's schedule that went 13-22 overall and earned the sixth seed in the CCC Tournament with a 6-10 league ledger.
Senior Harry Painter, an all-region honoree by d3Baseball.com and the New England Intercollegiate Baseball Association (NEIBA), respectively, a year ago, and the first-ever Suffolk baseball player to be tabbed a d3baseball.com First-Team All-American in 2022, headlines the group that also features his classmate Garret Roberts, a two-time all-conference performer.
Infielders Sam Armbruster, and Jonny Gilbride are back in the line-up as well as outfielder Max Iorio. Pierce Salbego, Billy Beneke return to the hill, while Christopher White and Cole Hilliard look to bounce back from a season away due to injury.
RAMS ROOKIES
Suffolk baseball has nearly a brand-new make-up as 21 fresh faces joined Anthony Del Prete's squad for the 2024 season. Fourteen Rams rookies are true freshmen, while seven student-athletes transferred their talents to Boston from other institutions.
MORE READING: 21 Newcomers Added to Baseball's 2024 Squad
GEOGRAPHY 101
Suffolk's 30-player roster spreads eight states. The bulk of the Rams are Bay State locals with 18 Massachusetts natives. Five students brought their talents down from the Granite State with a pair of Connecticut products. California, Florida, Illinois, Pennsylvania and Vermont are all represented by one student-athlete each.
CLASS CATEGORIES
The 30 Rams hail from every Suffolk class including three graduate students. IN addition to the grads, there are two seniors, eight juniors, three sophomores and 14 true freshmen.
POSITION PIECES
The Rams have 14 true fielders with 16 student-athletes that could see time on the hill.
When broken down, there are four catchers, four outfielders, five infielders and one utility player.
On the mound, there are 11 righties, two southpaws and three positional pitchers.
SKIPPER'S SECTION
Anthony Del Prete is back on Suffolk's bench for his 10th season. Under his leadership, the Rams made four NCAA regional runs from 2015-18.
Del Prete's coaching staff features long-time assistant, John O'Brien, who is back for his 21st season. Former Ram Adam Johnson, who played for the blue-and-gold from x-x, came back to Ram Nation a year ago as an assistant coach.
PRESEASON PREDICITIONS
Suffolk baseball has been projected to finish fifth in the Commonwealth Coast Conference (CCC) Coaches' Preseason Poll, the league announced Tuesday.
| 2024 CCC BASEBALL PRESEASON POLL | ||
| TEAM 1. Endicott 2. Western New England 3. Roger Williams 4. Nichols 5. Suffolk 6. Gordon 7. Curry 8. Wentworth |
POINTS (FPV) 63 (7) 52 46 45 (1) 34 23 16 9 |
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MORE READING: Baseball Picked Fifth in CCC Preseason Poll
OPENING ACT
- Suffolk is set to begin its season in New England for the first time since 2022.
- A year ago, the Rams fell to Penn College, 3-1, on opening day on a neutral diamond, in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina.
- Suffolk looks for its first season-opening win since besting MIT, 13-6, to lift the lid on the 2022 slate.
- In the Del Prete era, the Rams are 4-5 in the first outing of the year.
- Since 2000, Suffolk is 13-11 in the first game of the season.
- The Rams will begin their campaign in Eastie for the first time since 2021. That year Suffolk hosted Lasell in a four-game series.
- Suffolk will begin it season in New England for the fifth time under Anthony Del Prete, first since 2021. The Rams are 1-4 in the first game in the Northeast under Del Prete's guidance.
LASERS LOOK
Lasell jump started its 2024 campaign in sweeping fashion as the Lasers flew past Fisher in a twinbill Monday, Feb. 26. The decisions came via 6-1 and 8-7.
Bryan Baumann had an offensive outburst in the first two games of the year. The senior outfielder went 5-for-8 with one bomb for a team-best four RBI. Tim Callahan (4-8), Brad Edwards (3-7) and Connor Freitas (3-8) had over three hits in the doubleheader as well with Callahan and Freitas knocking one double apiece. Edwards appears to be the biggest threat on the base paths with two swiped bags.
Matthew Fletcher and Jeremy Blackwood earned the nods against Fisher. Fletcher proved to be more successful with 5.0 scoreless innings with just two hits and two walks allowed and five strikeouts. Overall, the Lasers used eight arms in the first two games, all of whom are upperclassmen.
INSIDE THE SERIES
- Suffolk sits 32-3 all-time against Lasell.
- The Rams defeated the Lasers13-3 in eight innings in the last meeting April 13, 2023.
- The blue-and-gold have outscored the Lasers 55-25 in the last seven outings.
- Under Anthony Del Prete, the Rams are 18-3 versus the Lasers.
EYES ON THE GAME
SUFFOLK'S SCHEDULE
The two games versus the Lasers serve as a tune-up for Suffolk, who is set to jet set to Central Florida March 7-15 for the RussMatt Central Florida Invitational. The Rams are scheduled to play nine games over nine days in the Sunshine State.
