BEVERLY, Mass. – Suffolk baseball rookie Luke Thornton was named Conference of New England (CNE) Rookie of the Week following a productive seven game stretch for the Rams.
Thornton powered the Suffolk offense across the week, totaling 9 hits in 19 at-bats (.474) with 12 runs scored and 7 RBI. He also added two doubles, three walks, and two stolen bases.
He opened the stretch on April 21 at Western New England, going 2-for-3 with two runs scored and four RBI in a 15-11 win. On April 22 at Rivier, Thornton batted 1-for-4 with a run scored in a 7-5 setback.
The rookie bounced back on April 23 against Salem State, going 1-for-2 with a double, two runs scored, one RBI, two walks, and two stolen bases in a 13-4 victory.
Thornton continued his strong week at Nichols on April 25, combining for a 3-for-6 effort across the doubleheader with three runs scored. He followed that with a 2-for-4 performance on April 26 against Lasell, driving in two runs and scoring once, while also drawing two walks and scoring three runs in the opener.
The honor marks the first CNE weekly selection this season for Suffolk baseball, the program's first in the CNE era, and the first since Colin Flynn was named Commonwealth Coast Conference (CCC) Rookie of the Week on April 30, 2024.
Suffolk and Thornton are back in action tomorrow, Tuesday, April 28 when they host No. 18 Endicott in Eastie at 3:30 p.m.