SUFFOLK vs. #1 ENDICOTT
Date Time Venue Video Stats Series Last Meeting   Last Suffolk Win Streak	Tuesday, April 16 3:30 PM East Boston Memorial Park East Boston, Mass. CCC Sports Network GoSuffolkRams.com 14-28 March 26, 2023, L, 23-2 (7) April 18, 2021, W, 14-9 L8

BOSTON – On a three-game win streak, Suffolk baseball has its work cut out Tuesday, April 16 when No. 1 Endicott stops by East Boston Memorial Park for a 3:30 p.m. Commonwealth Coast Conference tangle. 

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LAST TIME OUT
Suffolk baseball ran past Emerson, 16-6, in eight innings. Seven Rams contributed at least one hit, with five multi-hit performances to lead to the Beantown bragging rights.  

MORE READING: Have Mercy: Baseball Tops Emerson via Run-Rule, 16-6 

RAMS RUNDOWN
Thanks to a three-game win streak, Suffolk takes a 15-12 overall mark and 4-4 CCC record into Tuesday's action.  

The Rams have scored 22 runs this season on 256 hits, including 93 for extra bases. As a team the blue-and-gold bats are hitting .273 with a .396 on-base percentage. The upperclassmen trio of Jonny Gilbride (39 H, 33 RBI, 35 R), Harry Painter (35 H, 33 RBI, 28 R) and Garret Roberts (35 H, 19 RBI, 29 R) lead the way offensively.  

Suffolk has had a hectic stretch of games with six games over the last week and three in the last two days. The usual starting suspects have all seen time over the last couple of outings, which leaves the bull of Patrick Desmond (14.1 IP, 21 K), John McDevitt (12.1 IP, 9 Ks) as options, with the possibility of Gregory Kaufmann (16.1 IP, 15K).  

GET TO KNOW THE GULLS
Endicott saw its perfect CCC season end on Saturday as it split a double feature with Roger Williams. The Gulls, who have been No. 1 on the d3baseball.com charts since making a program debut there March 19, 2024 is 24-2 overall and 9-1 against conference counterparts.  

The Gulls have put up 223 runs through 26 games with 258 hits behind a .305 team average. Like Suffolk, Endicott has three bats with 30-plus hits in Nicolas Notarangelo (30), TJ Liponis (31) and Danny MacDougall (30). Notarangelo has brought in a team-high 28 runs and scored 22 himself, while Joe Frammartino, who has 29 hits, has scored 28 runs and plated 25. MacDougall has scored a team-best 30 times.  

Endicott's staff has combined for an impressive 2.92 ERA. Charlie Hale (29.0 IP, 0.93 ERA, 35 Ks), who started against Suffolk in the foes first meeting this season and Nicholas Cannata (27.0 IP, 2.00 ERA, 24 Ks) are the most well-rested starters for the Gulls. Kyan Bagshaw (19.0 IP, 2.37 ERA, 28 Ks, 3 saves), Will Fox (9.0 IP, 5.00 ERA, 11 Ks) and Evan Scully (14.0 IP, 1.93 ERA, 21 Ks, 2 saves) have been Endicott's closers this year.  

WE MEET AGAIN
Suffolk baseball was handed its first Commonwealth Coast Conference loss of the season as No. 1 Endicott stumped the Rams, 23-2, Tuesday, March 26 at North Field.   

MORE READING: No. 1 Endicott Too Much for Baseball 

INSIDE THE SERIES

• Suffolk sits 14-28 all-time against Endicott. 
• The Rams look to snap an eight-game skid against the Gulls. 
• Suffolk's last win over Endicott came via a 14-9 decision April 18, 2021. 
• All, but eight games in the series have happened in Beverly, Massachusetts. Suffolk is 12-21 when playing at North Field. 
• Suffolk has never taken Endicott down as the home team, 0-7.
• Under Anthony Del Prete, Suffolk is 7-17 versus the Gulls.  

EYES ON THE GAME

SUFFOLK'S SCHEDULE
The Rams have the rest of the midweek off and return to action this weekend, April 20-21. Suffolk will host Wentworth in CCC twinbill Saturday, April 20 at 12:00 p.m., before trekking up to Saint Joseph's (Maine) Sunday, April 21 for a 1:00 p.m. nine-inning bout.