AMCATS Run Ends In GNAC Tourney
| Final | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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Anna Maria | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 3 |
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Suffolk | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | X | 15 | 15 | 2 |
East Providence, R.I. -- The fourth seeded Suffolk baseball squad advanced to the finals of the 2012 Great Northeast Athletic Conference Championship with a 15-2 win over third seeded Anna Maria at Pierce Field on Saturday afternoon.
Anna Maria took a 1-0 lead in the top of the first on an RBI single by junior Mike Guarnieri (Wallingford, Conn.). Suffolk knotted the game at 1-1 in the bottom of the third with an RBI double by sophomore Jake Cintolo (Wrentham, Mass.). Suffolk broke the game open in the bottom of the fourth when a three run double by sophomore Devan Jones (Roslindale, Mass.) made the score 4-1. The Rams added three more in the fifth and tallied three in the sixth, including a two-run home run by Jhonneris Mendez (Boston, Mass.) for the 10-1 advantage. Suffolk would then cruise to the 15-2 victory.
Senior Jeff Scafidi (Worcester, Mass.) went 2-for-4 with one run and one RBI in the loss for Anna Maria.
Junior Mike Cunningham (Syosset, N.Y,) was 3-for-3 with two runs and two RBI for Suffolk while sophomore Jonathan Richard (North Reading, Mass.) notched the complete-game victory, allowing two runs on seven hits with two strikeouts in nine innings of work for the Rams.
With the loss Anna Maria is now 22-16 while Suffolk improves to 20-21-1 for the year. The Rams will return to action on Sunday, April 29th when they take on St. Joseph's of Maine in the finals of the tournament at Noon.
