WORCESTER, Mass. – Suffolk softball fell to Worcester State, 14-5, in mercy-rule fashion in the nightcap of a double feature Tuesday at Rahl Raymond Diamond. 

THE BASICS
SCORE: Suffolk 5 | Worcester State 15
RECORDS: Suffolk (15-18) | Worcester State (21-12)  

HOW IT HAPPENED
In a case of déjà vu, Suffolk found itself down three after the first frame. 

The teams exchanged runs in the second stanza to keep the gap at three. Suffolk's run was scored by Julia Mills, who reached on a fielder's choice and stole second and came in behind Lily Newhall's double down the left field line. 

The Rams managed to level the playing field in the top of the third. Singles by Catherine Carignan and Giavanna Bellino were wrapped between two outs. Ella Turnbull cleared the bases with a double to left, before she scored herself thanks to a base hit by Mills that made it a new game, 4-4. 

A lopsided 10-spot by the Lancers in the home half of the third put Suffolk in a 14-4 hole.  

Avery Carvalho sent a solo shot to center field to trim the gap to nine, 14-5.  

WSU went down in order and was held scoreless for the first time in the bottom of the fifth to keep it a nine-run margin as the game headed to the top of the fifth. 

Suffolk was unable to capitalize on one base runner in the top of the fifth, however, to suffer the mercy-rule setback.  

PITCHERS PICTURE

• Turnbull took the loss as she gave up nine runs, eight earned, on 12 hits and three walks with one strikeout in 2.0 innings. 
• Julia Newcomb (5 R, 2 H, 3 BB, 0.1 IP) and Ashlyn Conley (1.2 IP) came out of the pen for the Rams. 
• Peyton Maloney started and allowed four runs on six hits and one walk through 2.2 innings.
• Sarah Gosselin earned the win with a one-run, three-hit, one-walk, one-strikeout in 2.1 frames of action. 

STATISTICALLY SPEAKING

• Carvalho sent one ball out of the park to finish with one RBI and one run. 
• Turnbull went 2-for-2 at the dish with one double for two RBI and one run scored. 
• Mills added one hit, one RBI, one run, one walk and one stolen base. 
• Carignan contributed a 2-for-3 effort with one run. 
• Newhall recorded one hit, a double, and one RBI. 
• Bellino pitched in one hit and one run. 
• Ava Brandow finished with one hit.  

NOTEWORTHY

• Carvalho produced her first collegiate homer. 

WHAT'S NEXT?
The Rams are set to complete their halted game at Endicott Thursday, May 1. The Conference of New England contest was stalled on April 15 due to weather with Suffolk up 3-0 in the middle of the fourth.