Softball Slips in Season Finale to WNE, 8-2
Suffolk softball ended its 2026 campaign with an 8-2 setback to to Western New England game two of a Conference of New England (CNE) doubleheader Saturday afternoon at Griswold Park.
Game 2
Game 2
Western New Eng.
20-19, 10-10
8
Suffolk
19-18, 12-8
2
| Final | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | R | H | E |
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0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 12 | 1 |
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2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 2 |
May 2, 2026
REVERE, Mass. – Suffolk softball ended its 2026 campaign with an 8-2 setback to to Western New England game two of a Conference of New England (CNE) doubleheader Saturday afternoon at Griswold Park.
THE BASICS
SCORE: Suffolk 2 | Western New England 8
RECORDS: Suffolk (19-18, 10-9 CNE) | Western New England (20-19, 12-8 CNE)
HOW IT HAPPENED
- With the bases full behind walks sandwiched around a Golden Bears' error in the top of the first, Catherine Carignan sent a single up the middle that brought in two runs to give the Rams a 2-0 edge.
- Two innings later Western New England got on the board. Outs sandwiched a Marley Rodriguez single through the left side to set up Riley Kane's one-run double to left field that trimmed the deficit to one, 2-1.
- The Golden Bears flipped the action in their favor, 4-2, in the top of the fourth with three runs behind four hits and one Suffolk fielding mishap.
- WNE lengthened its lead in the top of the sixth with a pair of runs to pad the distance to 6-2.
- After the Rams went down in order in the home half of the sixth, the Golden Bears tacked on two more runs in the seventh, which put the blue-and-gold in an 8-2 hole.
- Caringnan showed life for Suffolk as she rocked a one-out double to the right center fence in what could be her last collegiate at bat. The senior was stranded as the next two Rams flew out.
PITCHERS PICTURE
- Lily Newhall took the loss as she gave up four runs, all earned, on eight hits and one walk with one strikeout over 5.0 frames of work.
- Cynthia Rucinski came in and allowed four runs, all earned, on four hits and three walks with one K through 2.0 frames of relief.
- Kaylin Heffern logged the decision with two-unearned run, three-hit, two-walk, three-strikeout performance over 7.0 innings.
STATISTICALLY SPEAKING
- Carignan went 2-for-3 with two RBI and one double to be responsible for most of Suffolk's offense.
- Roma Braid added one hit.
- Jolie Quintana and Dana Still walked once each.
- Quintana and Ava Lanza scored one run apiece.