How it Happened
Jocelyn Mattison, Amy Gleason and Lauren Klepchick each hit a solo home run to help Rhode Island (12-30, 5-9 Atlantic 10) beat St. Bonaventure 4-3 and salvage a doubleheader split Saturday. The Bonnies (7-31, 4-9 Atlantic 10) blanked the Rams 8-0 in the first game.

After hitting three home runs combined in the first 41 games of the season, Rhody matched that total in the second game of the doubleheader. Mattison hit her second long ball of the season to lead off the top of the second, and Gleason hit her first career homer with one out in the fourth inning.

After St. Bonaventure tied the score 2-2 in the fifth, Klepchick launched her second career home run to left center with one out in the sixth. With two outs, junior Deanna Wolf delivered a two-out, pinch-hit RBI double to drive in Mattison with what proved to be the winning run.

Inside the Box Score:

• Senior pitcher Sam Bedore (9-8) pitched a complete game in the nightcap, her fifth complete game in eight starts. She is now 4-3 with one save in 10 appearances during conference play.
• With nine strikeouts, Bedore now has 111 for the season, tying former teammate Alison Hartzell for the sixth-highest single season total in program history.
• Senior Amy Gleason has a team-high .579 slugging percentage. Four of her five hits this season have gone for extra bases.
• Senior Jocelyn Mattison doubled, walked and scored two runs in the second game.
• Senior Stacey Fox and freshman Marylynn Muldowney each had one hit in both ends of the doubleheader.
• The RBI double for Deanna Wolf was the first extra-base hit of her career.

Stat of the Day
300 – With the first game, head coach Erin Layton became just the third coach in program history to coach 300 games with the games. Layton joined Melissa Jarrell (347 games) and Sue Tougas (335 games) as the only Rhode Island coaches to reach 300 games.

What's Next
Rhode Island travels to Massachusetts Tuesday, April 29 for a doubleheader starting at 3 p.m.