WINTER HAVEN, Fla. – Led by Jon Lapolla, the Rams of Suffolk University defeated baseball by the final of 7-3 Thursday afternoon at the Chain of Lakes Complex in the 2016 spring trip finale for the Beacons.

THE BASICS

UMass Boston 3, Suffolk University 7

UMass Boston (5-5)
Suffolk University (7-2)

HOW IT HAPPENED

Lapolla carried the Rams to the victory as the catcher finished single short of hitting for the cycle.  He drove in four runs, and accounted for three of his team's run, as he went 3-for-3 on the afternoon.  The Rams wasted little time getting on the scoreboard as they tacked on a pair of goals in the bottom of the first.

They then made it a 3-0 ball game in the third, and extended their lead to four (4-0) in the sixth.  UMass finally got on the board in the eighth, when Dave Murphy (Plymouth, Mass.) ripped an RBI double down the right field line, which plated Lionel Danielson (St. Croix, Virgin Islands). 

Unfortunately, the Rams answered right back with three more runs to make it (7-1).  The Beacons final two runs of their spring trip came on an error by the Suffolk third baseman, which scored Frank Johnson and Charlie Huegi (Sandy Hook, Conn.).

On the hill, Dan Mantoni (Northbridge, Mass.) was handed his first loss after toing just two innings.  Lefty JT Morin (Wilton, Conn.) stepped in and went five complete innings, before Bobby Tramondozzi (Peabody, Mass.) closed out the loss.

BY THE NUMBERS

• With the loss the Beacons closed out their spring trip with a 4-4 record
• Thursday's contest marked the first meeting between the Beacons and Rams since 2011
• All-time Suffolk is 23-10 against the Beacons, with the win marking their first since 2007

WHO'S NEXT

The Beacons will begin a six game home stand next Tuesday when they host Roger Williams University at 6 p.m.