Rhode Island Lineup
Sherburne (RF), Caputo (SS), Taveras (DH), Corin (1B), Gardella (C), O'Neil (3B), DeRegis (LF), Powell (CF), Hess (2B), Whitman (P) 

Florida Lineup
Guthrie (2B), Reed (CF), Martin (SS), Bader (LF), Schwartz (DH), Rivera (C), Sternagel (3B), Hicks (1B), Browning (RF), Puk (P) 

How it Happened
Rhode Island (0-3) gave up a single run in each of the first three innings before getting on the board in the top of the fifth when Nick DeRegis homered to left to lead off the inning. That was as close as Rhody would get however, as the second-ranked Gators (3-0) added two in the sixth and one more in the eighth for the 6-1 win.

Inside the Box Score

• Rhode Island and Florida finished the game with nine hits apiece. 
• The Rams drew a pair of walks and issued three of their own.
• URI's only extra base hit of the day was senior Nick DeRegis' solo shot on the fifth inning.
• Rhode Island now has three home runs in three games. Last year, the Rams did not record their third homer until May 4th, in the team's 45th game of the season.
• Senior Tim Caputo led the way for Rhody with a 3-for-4 day at the plate. 
• Sophomores Martin Taveras and Chris Hess also turned in multi-hit performances as each picked up a pair of singles. 
• Senior Mike Sherburne reached twice on a pair of walks. He finished the weekend with a team-best .600 on-base percentage, going 4-for-8 with two runs, an RBI and a stolen base.
• Redshirt sophomore Mike Corin extended his hitting streak to three games. He was the only Ram to record at least one hit in each game this weekend.
• Freshman Tyler Wilson was outstanding in his collegiate debut, coming on in the bottom of the third and allowing just one hit to the 15 batters he faced.
• Redshirt sophomore Blaise Whitman was charged with the loss, giving up three runs (all earned) on five hits over a two-plus inning start.
• Florida's Dalton Guthrie went 4-for-5 with three runs scored and an RBI.
• Defending SEC Regular Season Champion Florida entered opening weekend ranked sixth or better in each of the six national polls (#2-D1Baseball.com, #4 Perfect Game, #5 USA Today, #5 NCBWA, #6 Collegiate Baseball, #6 Baseball America).

What's Next
The Rams return to action two weeks from now when they travel to North Carolina for a three-game set with the nationally-ranked Tar Heels.