East Providence, R.I. – The Johnson & Wales University baseball team dropped a pair of decisions against Suffolk in a Great Northeast Athletic Conference double header at Pierce Field on Saturday afternoon. Suffolk posted a 2-0 win in the opener before completing the sweep with a 4-3 victory in the nightcap.

In the opener, Suffolk got the only run they would need in the bottom of the third on an RBI triple by senior Bobby Barrett (Milton, Mass.). The visiting Rams added a run in the bottom of the sixth with an RBI single by junior Eric Del Buono (Westfield, Mass. ) en route to the 2-0 victory. Suffolk's junior Alex Torres (Framingham, Mass.) picked up the win for Suffolk, allowing just one hit with four strikeouts in seven innings of work.

Johnson & Wales jumped out to the early 2-0 lead in the top of the first after a two run double by sophomore Zach Boyes (West Warwwick, R.I.). The visiting Rams knotted the game at 2-2 on an RBI single by junior Andrew Babb (Hopkinton, Mass.) and capitalized on a JWU miscue to take the 3-2 lead in the bottom of the fifth. In the top of the sixth, an RBI single by senior Rich Fonseca (East Providence, R.I.) knotted the game at 3-3. Suffolk responded in the bottom of the seventh when Barrett led off with a single and later scored on an RBI single by Del Buono to take the 4-3 victory. Barrett was 2-for-3 with two runs for Suffolk while freshman Jhonneris Mendez (Roslindale, Mass.) picked up the win for the Rams, pitching one and a third innings of scoreless relief with two strikeouts for the victory.

With the losses JWU is now 2-15 for the season and 0-2 in the GNAC while Suffolk improves to 6-7 for the year, 2-0 in league play. The Wildcats will return to action on Sunday, March 28th when they host Norwich in a GNAC twin bill, starting at 1:00 p.m.