UMass Boston Takes Beantown Battle over Baseball, 7-4

BOSTON – Suffolk baseball's late ninth-inning rally would not be enough to come back and claim the Beantown battle over UMass Boston as the Beacons bested the Rams, 7-4, Thursday afternoon at Monan Park.  

THE BASICS
SCORE: Suffolk 4 | UMass Boston 7
RECORDS: Suffolk (7-17) | UMass Boston (17-8)  

HOW IT HAPPENED
It was a true pitcher's duel through four innings as Nick Arnett limited the Beacons' bats to just three hits and Suffolk was kept without a knock by UMB's Justin Silverstein for 3.0 innings and Keenan Metrick for 1.0 inning of relief.  

Colin Flynn figured out Metrick in the top of the fifth as he barreled a single to left field to break up the no-hitter. Suffolk's sophomore was stranded on the bags though to keep a zero on Suffolk's side of the board.  

UMB, meanwhile, put the first tally of the day up in the home half of the inning. Ryan Slack wore a pitch to get the bottom of the fifth underway. He moved over on a productive ground out by Breon Parker and scored thanks to Brandon Gaer's base hit to right center to give the Beacons' a 1-0 edge.

That gap grew to 7-0 as UMass Boston put up six runs in the bottom of the sixth behind six hits.  

The score stood still until the ninth when the Rams rallied. Just like how the Beacons got their initial run back in the fifth, Max Iorio was hit by a pitch to get the inning underway. Sebastian Lampert pushed Iorio to third on a double to left center and a sac fly by Sam Armbruster gave the Rams their first run of the day. An error on Noah Greco's single to second allowed Lampert to score before Greco came in behind Cole Hilliard's base hit to center, who made his way in on Max Martin's single to the pitcher.  

That scoring stretch pulled Suffolk within three with one out and runners in the corners. Alex Sorenti-Burn rolled into a double play, however, and the Rams hope of a comeback came up short.  

PITCHERS PICTURE

• Nick Arnett took the loss as he gave up seven runs on nine hits and four walks with one strikeout over 5.1 innings. 
• Anthony Ferreira (1.2 IP, 1 H) and Will Talbert (1.0 IP, 1 H, 2 K) both came out of the pen for the Rams. 
• Silverstein started and put together 3.0 innings of scoreless work with four walks and five punchouts.
• Metrick picked up the decision with a one-hit, one-walk, five-strikeout performance in 3.0 innings. 
• Hunter Ward tossed the final 3.0 innings for the Beacons and let up four runs on five hits with four strikeouts.  

STATISTICALLY

• Flynn went 2-for-3 with one double, one walk and three stolen bases. 
• Lampert logged one hit, a double, and scored once. 
• Max Martin brought in one run on one hit. 
• Armbruster collected one RBI on one sac fly. 
• Greco added one hit and one run. 
• Iorio scored one run.  

WHAT'S NEXT?
Suffolk is scheduled to take on Wentworth in a Conference of New England (CNE) double feature Saturday, April 12. Game one is scheduled to start at 11:00 a.m.