Davis Wins 200th, Softball Takes Game Two at Wentworth, 6-1, to Sweep Series

BOSTON – Ally Cifaratta and Caitlin Murphy each provided three hits and Kennedy Reyes tossed a stand-up game as Suffolk softball defeated Wentworth, 6-1, in the nightcap of a CCC doubleheader Saturday afternoon at Carr Diamond. The victory marks head coach Jaclyn Davis' 400 career win. 

THE BASICS
SCORE: Suffolk 2 | Wentworth 1
RECORDS: Suffolk (8-12, 5-5 CCC) | Wentworth (0-6, 0-4 CCC)  

HOW IT HAPPENED
Suffolk scored in pairs over the first two innings to grab a 4-0 advantage. In the first, Caitlin Murphy singled to left, stole second, and advanced to third thanks to Bianca Luciano's sac bunt. Ally Cifaratta's single down the left field line brought the first run of the day in. A wild pitch let Cifaratta reach second before the sophomore scored on the next play. After the Leopards successfully field a ground out to third on Ashley Zulla's at bat, Wentworth's twirler had a hiccup, which Cifaratta capitalized on to put the second run of the day on the board.  

An inning later, Brooke Cloak led things off with a single up the middle. Two outs later, Murphy doubled down the left field line to give Ira Boci two ducks in the pond. The freshman's single up the middle scored the duo to double the distance, 4-0. 

Two more Rams runs came in the top of the fourth. Murphy once again played a part. The junior singled to center field and sniped second. Very similar to the first frame, Murphy took third when Luciano put the ball into play. Cifaratta collected her second RBI on the day when she brought in Murphy for the second time, this time with a single to left field. Two hitters later, Cifaratta raced in when Savannah Scripter connected on pitch. Cifaratta beat the throw to make it a 6-0 Suffolk game after 3.5 outings.   

The Rams had a chance to extend things even further in the fifth as the bases were chucked on two hits and a Leopards error, however, Wentworth managed to get out of the jam and keep the score the same.  

Wentworth erased the shutout in the home half of the fifth. The Rams limited the hosts to just one run to maintain a 6-1 margin.  

Suffolk was limited to a single base runner in the final two frames, while Kennedy Reyes retired the side in the sixth and wrapped things up in the seventh to secure the win and series sweep.  

PITCHERS PICTURE

• Reyes recorded a one-run, five-hit, three-walk, five-strikeout complete-game victory.
• Erin Hancock allowed four runs on seven hits over the first 1.2 innings. 
• Kayla DeMedeiros let up two runs on six hits and one walk in 5.1 frames.  

STATISTICALLY SPEAKING

• Cifaratta contributed a 3-for-4 effort with two RBI and two runs. 
• Murphy registered three hits, including one double, three runs scored and two stolen bases. 
• Ira Boci brought in a pair of runs on one hit. 
• Scripter provided one double and one RBI. 
• Luciano had one hit and one sac. 
• Cloak added one hit and one run. 
• Hailey Cockroft, Rebecca Gonzalez and Zulla each had one hit apiece.  

NOTEWORTHY

• The victory marks Davis 200th career coaching win. She reached the milestone in her 10th year as a head coach, eight of which have been with the Rams. Of the 200 wins, 187 have come at Suffolk. 
• Suffolk swept Wentworth for the second time this season to move to 15-3 all-time against the Leopards. 
• The Rams ran their win streak against WIT to five. 
• Suffolk remains unbeaten all-time against Wentworth under Davis' guidance, 4-0. 
• Scripter hit the first double of her collegiate career. 
• Murphy matched a career-high in runs scored (3) and hits (3). 
• Cifaratta tied a personal-best two runs scored. 
• Boci matched a personal-high two RBI.  

POST-GAME PIC
 

SUFFOLK'S SCHEDULE
Suffolk and Wentworth are back it tomorrow, Sunday, April 11 in Eastie. The doubleheader will serve as a non-conference clash with game one starting at 10 a.m.