How it Happened
Senior Sam Bedore became the fourth player in Rhode Island history to reach 300 career strikeouts as she hurled a complete game to lead the Rams (5-16, 1-1 A-10) to a 4-2 victory over Dayton Saturday.

Bedore (3-5) scattered seven hits and struck out six batters in the win. Her final strikeout came with one out in the top of the seventh inning, giving her exactly 300 for her career. She joins Gwen Rack (493), Sue Foggo (328) and Jenna Thurston (308) as the only Rhody pitchers to reach the mark.

Rhode Island broke open a scoreless game with four runs in the bottom of the fourth inning. The key play was a two-out, bases loaded double by freshman Marylynn Muldowney that cleared the bases.

Dayton (10-14, 1-1 A-10) got two runs back in the top of the fifth, but Bedore made the lead stick as Rhode Island won its first league game of the season.

Inside the Box Score:

• Bedore lowered her earned run average to 3.98 for the season. She has pitched 56.1 innings this season and has 52 strikeouts.
• The victory was the 23rd for Bedore in her career. She ranks 11th in school history and needs just one more to crack the top 10.
• In addition to her three-run double, freshman Marylynn Muldowney also singled. She has four hits in her last eight at bats. Muldowney also had five putouts and two assists in the field.
• Sophomore Lauren Klepchick had her second double in as many days. In two games against the Flyers, she was 3-for-6 with two doubles, two runs scored and two runs batted in.
• Junior Megan Congro walked and scored a run. She earned her walk after an 11-pitch battle in the fourth inning, one batter before Muldowney's base-clearing double.
• Seniors Stacey Fox and Jocelyn Mattison each singled and scored one run.
• Freshman Danielle Gariglio singled once.

Stat of the Day
300 – Senior pitcher Sam Bedore has 300 strikeouts for her career following her six strikeout performance Saturday. She needs just eight more to move into a tie for third place in school history.

What's Next
Rhode Island hosts UMass Lowell in a doubleheader Wednesday, March 26. The first game begins at 2:30 p.m.