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Box Score 2 SETTING THE SCENE
Rhode Island's Sam Bedore pitched a no-hitter, but the Rams lost at St. Joseph's 2-1 in the second game of a doubleheader Sunday. Rhody (9-32, 2-13 A-10) also fell in the first game, as Taryn Ashway blanked the Rams 1-0 in 10 innings.
Bedore faced 24 batters over six innings. She walked four and hit one batter, and one batter reached on an error. Of the 18 batters Bedore retired, 17 of the outs came via flyouts or pop outs. Bedore did not have a strikeout, and only one batter was retired via a groundout.
With one out in the bottom of the fifth, St. Joseph's (31-7, 14-4 A-10) scored twice. Maria Ficca was hit by a pitch. Dana Parks followed with a grounder, but a throwing error allowed Ficca to score from first base while putting Parks on third. Melissa Ruf followed with a sacrifice fly to drive in Parks with an insurance run.
Rhode Island finally got a run on the board in the seventh inning when Meg Kelly scored on a groundout by Jocelyn Mattison. However, the Rams were unable to tie the score despite having two more runners in scoring position.
In the first game, Ashway scattered four hits and one walk over 10 innings while blanking the Rams. Rhody's Erika Szymanski matched her frame for frame through nine innings. However, in the bottom of the 10th, Ficca was hit by a pitch, and Parks reached on an error that put both runners in scoring position. Ruf followed with a walk-off single as Ficca came in with the lone run of the game.
INSIDE THE BOX SCORE
* The first game of the day was the 200th career game for senior Courtney Prendergast. She became just the fourth player in school history to reach 200 games, joining Christine Tindall (209 from 1999-2002), Kristen Havdoglous (208 from 2000-03) and Gabby Zagami (201 from 2001-04).
After the two games Sunday, fellow senior Kelly Coker has now played in 196 games. With six games remaining in the season, Coker should become the fifth Ram to play in her 200th game later this week.
* Ashley Olson had three hits on the day and has raised her season batting average to .301. Over her last 10 games, her averaged has improved by 79 points.
* Kelly Coker, Megan Congro and Stacey Fox each had two hits on the day.
STAT OF THE DAY
In the two games combined, Rhode Island left 15 runners on base, including 12 runners in scoring position.
WHAT'S NEXT
The Rams host Massachusetts Tuesday, April 30 in a doubleheader that begins at 3 p.m. The games were originally scheduled for April 23, but were postponed due to inclement weather.
