Baseball Begins CNE Postseason at WNE Wednesday

SUFFOLK vs. WESTERN NEW ENGLAND
Date Time Venue Video Stats Series Last Meeting Last Suffolk Win Streak	Wednesday, May 7 1:30 p.m. North Field Beverly, Mass. Stretch GoSuffolkRams.com 23-24 April 27, 2025, L, 5-3 April 17, 2025, W, 10-5 Lost 1

BOSTON – Suffolk baseball takes its talents on the road for the first round of the 2025 Conference of New England Tournament that sends the fifth-seeded Rams to fourth seed Western New England Wednesday, May 7 for a 3:00 p.m. first pitch. 

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2025 CNE TOURNAMENT
Wednesday, May 7
Game 1: No. 5 Suffolk at No. 4 Western New England – Live Stats | Live Video *
Game 2: No. 6 Roger Williams at No. 3 Hartford – Live Stats | Live Video ^
Game 3: Winner of Game 1 at No. 1 Endicott (45 minutes after game 1)
Game 4: Winner of Game 2 at No. 2 Nichols (45 minutes after game 2)
 
Thursday, May 8
Game 5: Loser of Game 2 vs. Loser of Game 3 !
Game 6: Loser of game 1 vs. Loser of Game 4  !
Game 7: Game 3 Winner vs. Game 4 Winner !
Game 8: Game 6 Winner vs. Game 6 Winner #

Friday, May 9 – at highest remaining seed
Game 9: Game 7 Loser vs. Game 8 Winner 
Game 10: Game 7 Winner vs. Game 9 Winner

Saturday, May 10 – at highest remaining seed
Game 11: Game 10 Winner vs. Game 10 Loser (If Necessary) – 30 minutes after game 10

 * North Field -- at Endicott – Beverly, Mass. | ^ Nichols Baseball Field -- at Nichols – Dudley, Mass.
! Hosted by Highest Seed in Loser's Bracket | # Hosted by Highest Seed in Winner's Bracket

MORE INFO: CNE Tournament Central | 2025 CNE Baseball Tournament Bracket 

SUFFOLK IN THE CNE TOURNAMENT

• The Rams will start their fifth trip and fifth in as many season in the CNE Tournament. 
• Suffolk is competing as the fifth seed in the CNE Tournament or any league postseason tournament, for the first time. 
• Suffolk is 4-8 in the CNE postseason. 
• Suffolk is unbeaten, 3-0, at home in CNE Tournament clashes. 
• On the road, the Rams are 0-7 when playing in the CNE Tournament.
• In neutral site games, Suffolk sports a 1-1 record in the CNE postseason.  

LAST TIME OUT
Nine Hawks' unanswered runs early on proved to be the difference in game two of a Conference of New England double feature that Suffolk loss to Hartford, 10-6, at East Boston Memorial Park. 

MORE READING: Hartford Handles Baseball in Game 2, 10-6 

RAMS RUNDOWN
Suffolk is 14-23 on the year after splitting traded wines and loses over the last six games in the regular season.  

The Rams' bats have been well-balanced this year with the foursome of Max Martin (38 H, 29 RBI, 25 R), Chris Cimino (37 H, 21 RBI, 18 R), Sam Armbruster (36 H, 21 RBI, 15 R) and Max Iorio (36 H, 28 RBI, 24 R) all with 30-plus hits and 20-plus RBI to their credit. Colin Flynn, meanwhile, has a team-high 39 hits to go along with 10 RBI, 20 runs scored and 13 stolen bases. Cole Hilliard has been in the offensive conversation as well with 34 hits, 13 RBI and 22 runs scored.  

On the hill, all of Suffolk's starters – Pierce Salbego (61.2 IP, 3.36 ERA, 47 K), TJ Dimitriou (47.1 IP, 5.51 ERA, 30 K), Nick Arnett (33.1 IP, 8.10 ERA, 19 K), Harry Meehan (32.0 IP, 5.63 ERA, 17 K), Colin McNeal (12.1 IP, 5.84 ERA, 3 K), Nolan Drew (16.0 IP, 9.00 ERA, 10 K), John McDevitt (20.2 IP, 6.10 ERA, 13 K) and Nick Rubin (8.0 IP, 6K) are all options. Jack Raimo (26.0 IP, 3.12 ERA, 10 K) will be utilized out of the pen.  

GET TO KNOW THE GOLDEN BEARS
Western New England snapped a four-game skid with a 6-5, game two win at Roger Williams Saturday to end the regular season in the win column and bring a 21-18 overall record to the tournament.  

Offensively, Jack Loftus (53 H, 35 RBI, 35 R), John Bova (48 H, 24 RBI, 32 R) and Ryan Montini (51 H, 33 RBI, 33 R) anchor the Golden Bears' 381-hit, 252-run effort. 

Like Suffolk, WNE will likely have all its starters ready to go in Jacob Hobart (40.2 IP, 8.63 ERA, 20 K), Connor Flynn (16.1 IP, 6.61 ERA, 14 K), Greg Nivison (21.0 IP, 3.86 ERA, 14 K), Jared Kuryan (54.0 IP, 4.33 ERA, 44 K), and Matt Lauria (60.2 IP, 2.37 ERA, 70 K).  

WE MEET AGAIN
Suffolk and Western New England splits its regular season doubleheader April 27. The Rams won game one, 10-5, and fell in the nightcap, 5-3.  

MORE READING: Salbego Shoves Complete-Game, Baseball Teams Game One Over WNE, 10-5 | Seventh Inning Score Sends WNE Past Baseball in Nightcap, 5-3

INSIDE THE SERIES

• Suffolk sits 23-24 all-time against Western New England. 
• The Rams are 5-12 in the Anthony Del Prete era against WNE. 
• Suffolk and WNE have met in the CNE postseason three times. 
• The Rams are 0-3 in the CNE Tournament against WNE. 
• Every matchup between Suffolk and WNE in the CNE Tournament has come in an elimination contest prior to Wednesday's action.
• In conference tournaments, Suffolk is 4-8 versus the Golden Bears with nine battles in the Great Northeast Athletic Conference (2000-07). 

STATS SHOWDOWN

WHAT'S NEXT?
The winner of Wednesday's outing will move on to the winner's bracket and take on top seed Endicott Thursday, May 8, while the losing team awaits its elimination contest opponent.