Rhode Island Lineup
Sherburne (CF), O'Connell (C), Gardella (DH), Hetzel (RF), Livingston (1B), Hess (3B), Malone (LF), Taveras (2B), Warnock (SS), Bowditch (P)

Coastal Carolina Lineup
Paez (CF), Owings (1B), Kane (2B), Remillard (3B), Young (DH), Hering (RF), Chadwick (C), Moman (LF), Oberg (SS), Smith (P) 

How it Happened
Coastal Carolina (3-5) put up a pair of runs in the bottom of the first but Rhode Island quickly evened things up in the top of the second. Sophomore Chase Livingston, freshman Chris Hess and senior Andre Malone opened the frame with back-to-back-to-back walks for the Rams. Livingston would score on a wild pitch while Malone crossed the plate to make it 2-2 on an RBI single by junior Mike Sherburne.

Rhode Island (1-9) fell behind in the bottom of the inning however, as Coastal scored three runs on three hits and two URI errors to reclaim the lead at 5-2. 

That would be it for senior starter Tyler Bowditch, who was replaced by freshman Evan Flanagan in the third. Flanagan tossed 4.1 shutout innings to keep the Rams in it and redshirt freshman Blaise Whitman followed with an inning and two-thirds of two-hit relief. However, the Rams were unable to advance a runner past second base for the remainder of the game.

The Chanticleers tacked on one more run in the eighth to cap off the 6-2 win.

Inside the Box Score

• Coastal Carolina's pitching staff allowed just four hits while recording 12 strikeouts.
• Despite recording only four hits, Rhode Island drew nine walks on the night. 
• Freshman Chris Hess (two walks), redshirt senior Shane O'Connell (one walk, one hit) and freshman Dan Hetzel (one walk, one hit) were the only Rams to reach more than once.
• Senior starter Tyler Bowditch took the loss, allowing five runs (three earned) on seven hits and a walk. He lasted just two innings before being replaced by freshman Evan Flanagan.
• Flanagan scattered just three hits and fanned three batters over the next 4.1 innings without allowing a run.
• Redshirt freshman Blaise Whitman tossed the final 1.2 innings, allowing one run (unearned) on a pair of hits and a walk.
• Ben Smith earned the win for CCU. He recorded nine strikeouts over his five-innings start, but gave up seven walks and allowed three hits.
• Brock Smith (1.0 IP) and Andrew Beckwidth (3.0 IP) combined to allow just one hit and two walks over the final four innings.

What's Next
The Rams return to Pellicans Ballpark to face James Madison, Saturday night at 5 p.m.