Rhody's Starting Lineup
Roy (CF), Famiglietti (LF), Cammans (1B), Quinn (DH), Adams (C), Fortunato (2B), Annarummo (RF), Haverstick (3B), Caputo (SS), Pickering (P)

Saint Joesph's Starting Lineup
Kratochwill (CF), Kancylarz (3B), Kumpel (RF), Cunningham (DH), Taylor (1B), O'Keefe (C), Veeder (LF), Cirillo (SS), Renner (2B), Mullen (P)

How it Happened
Saint Joseph's (8-18, 1-0) built a 2-0 lead over the first three innings before an RBI ground-out by Pat Fortunato plated Pat Quinn and got Rhody on the board in the top of the fourth. A lead-off solo shot by Brian O'Keefe, however, put the Hawks back in front by two (3-1) in the bottom of the frame.

Rhode Island (10-13, 2-2) cut it to 3-2 in the top of the eighth when Pat Quinn's two-out single drove in Chris Famiglietti but Rhode Island was unable to even things up in its final trip to the plate, stranding a runner on third in the top of the ninth.

Inside the Box Score

• Quinn led the Rams with a 2-for-4 day at the plate. He scored Rhody's first run and drove in URI's second. 

• Fortunato and Famiglietti also reached base twice each – on a walk and a hit. Famiglietti scored a run while Fortunato had an RBI.

• Rhode Island and St. Joe's each recorded seven hits on the afternoon.  

• Chris Pickering (2-5) took the loss, giving up three runs (all earned) on seven hits over eight innings. Kyle Mullen earned the win for the Hawks while Stephen Schuler picked up the save.

What's Next
The Rams and Hawks return to St. Joe's Maguire Campus for Game Two of the series, Saturday at 1 p.m.