Rhode Island Lineup
Caputo (SS), O'Connell (C), Hetzel (RF), Lynch (3B), Gardella (DH), Taveras (2B), Hess (LF), Corin (1B), DeRegis (CF), Moyers (P)

UMass Lowell Lineup
Strom (RF), Mendick (SS), DeGroot (CF), Ricoy (1B), Sanchez (3B), Noe (DH), O'Keefe (C), Reynolds (LF), Rooney (2B), Lavoie (P)

How it Happened
UMass Lowell (6-2) did not record a hit over the first four innings, but managed to score twice in the fourth to take a 2-0 lead over the Rams. The River Hawks added two more in the fifth and another pair in the seventh to stretch their lead to 6-0 before Rhody even got on the board.

URI finally got something going in the bottom of the seventh when TJ Lynch and Derek Gardella were hit in back-to-back at-bats. David Hopkins was then walked to load the bases before Nick DeRegis smacked a two-out single through the left side to score Lynch. Tim Caputo followed with a walk that plated Gardella and made it a 6-2 game.

UML added another in the top of the eighth, but Rhody responded with a pair in the bottom of the frame to make it 7-4. Gardella had a hand in both runs as he doubled down the left field line to score Dan Hetzel before crossing the plate himself on a sac-fly by Chris Hess.
That was as close as URI would get though, as UMass Lowell scored once more in the ninth for the 8-4 victory.

Inside the Box Score

• Rhode Island finished with eight hits on the day compared to UMass Lowell's five. However, the Rams' pitching staff combined to issue 11 free passes on six walks and five hit batsmen.
• The Rams recorded four errors in the loss and the River Hawks capitalized on each. UMass Lowell scored two runs in each of the three innings where URI committed errors. 
• URI's Nick DeRegis and UML's Joe Consolmagno were the only players to finish with multiple hits as each had two. DeRegis also had one RBI while Consolmagno had three.
• Derek Gardella went 1-for-3 with an RBI and two runs scored.
• Tim Caputo and Chris Hess also drove in runs for the Rams, while Dan Hetzel and TJ Lynch each scored once.
• It was a staff day for both teams as URI used nine pitchers on the afternoon and UMass Lowell used five.
• Steve Moyers (2.0 IP), Lou Distasio (1.0 IP), Brendan Doonan (1.0 IP) and Nick Narodowy (1.0 IP) were the only Rams to escape their appearance without allowing a run.
• Tyler Bowditch took the loss, allowing two runs in two-thirds of an inning. He did not give up a hit, but issued one walk and hit a batter.
• UML's Raz Bracha earned the win, allowing just one hit over 3.0 innings of relief.

What's Next
The Rams return to action this weekend when they travel to USF for a three-game set with the Bulls.