MYRTLE BEACH – Franklin Pierce limited Suffolk softball's offense and kept the Rams off the scoreboard to take a 4-0 decision over the blue-and-gold at the Fastpitch Dreams Softball Classic Sunday afternoon at the North Myrtle Beach Park and Sports Complex.  

THE BASICS
SCORE: Suffolk 0 | Franklin Piece 4
RECORDS: Suffolk (0-2) | Franklin Pierce (3-0)  

HOW IT HAPPENED
Suffolk found itself down early as Franklin Pierce scored one in the home halves of the first and third, respectively, to take a two-run lead it never let go of. 

To start the outing, the Ravens went on a two-out rally when Ashley Cangiano drew a base on balls to keep the inning going. Cangiano swiped second to get into scoring position, which set Susannah Cam up for an RBI on her single to center field.  

Cangiano factored into the scoring in the third as well. This time she struck a base hit before stealing second. FPU's catcher ran in thanks to Lita Vorseth's double to center.  

Franklin Pierce doubled the distance in the bottom of the sixth and Suffolk found itself in a 4-0 hole as the game headed to the top of the seventh. 

Abby Primavera got the first two outs quickly and managed to strike Caitlin Murphy out swinging, however, Cangiano dropped the pitch and Murphy beat the throw to first to keep the inning alive. A Suffolk comeback was put to rest when Primavera wrapped up the outing with a ground out to short. 

PITCHERS PICTURE

• Alexa White suffered the setback after allowing two runs, both earned, on seven hits and one walk with one K in 5.0 innings of action. 
• Kennedy Reyes came in for 1.0 frame of relief. The senior allowed two runs, one earned, on one hit and three walks. 
• Primavera tossed a complete-game, seven-hit, seven-strikeout shutout.  

STATISTICALLY SPEAKING

• Savannah Scripter (2-3), Jolie Quintana (2-2) and White (2-4) all chipped in two hits. 
• Scripter had the lone extra-base hit for the Rams, a double. 
• Ally Cifaratta added one hit to round out Suffolk's seven-hit offense. 

NOTEWORTHY

• Suffolk battled Franklin Pierce for the first time in program history. 
• Quintana has opened her collegiate career on a two-game hit streak. 
• Cifaratta, Scripter and Quintana have all knocked one hit in each of Suffolk's games this season.  

POST-GAME PIC
 

SUFFOLK'S SCHEDULE
The Rams return to action tomorrow, Monday, March 14 when they take on Worcester State and Albright. Suffolk battles the Lancers at 3:30 p.m., with a match-up against the Lions scheduled for 5:30 p.m.