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

Brown Lineup
Henry (CF), Shulman (2B), Marcal (RF), Kerr (1B), Guthrie (DH), Sredojevic (3B), Sluys (C), McKeithan (SS), Levine (LF), Spezial (P) 

How it Happened
Rhode Island (3-6) took a 2-0 lead in the bottom of the first as Mike Corin doubled down the left field line to score both Derek Gardella and Tim Caputo. Rhody added another in the second - on an RBI single by Jordan Powell - before erupting for four more in the third.

Gardella got things started with a lead-off walk before Corin was hit by a pitch. Both runners then advanced on an wild pitch to set up Mike Sherburne's sac-fly to center field. Corin then crossed the plate on a wild pitch to make it 5-0.

Chris Hess kept the rally going with a double down the left field line before stealing third and scoring easily on Nick DeRegis' one-out triple. DeRegis went on to score Rhody's seventh run of the game on a ground out by Matt O'Neil.

Starter Ben Wessel kept things moving along quickly, facing just three over the minimum through five scoreless innings. He was relieved in the sixth by Evan Flanagan, who needed just 16 pitches to get through two 1-2-3 frames.

The Rams tacked on two more in the bottom of the seventh after Sherburne scored on another RBI groundout by O'Neil and Connor Foreman made it 9-0 on a failed pickoff attempt by Brown's Dante Bosnic.

Brown (1-10) managed to get on the board once in the eighth and once in the ninth, but that was as close as the Bears would get.

Inside the Box Score

• Rhode Island collected a season-high 11 hits on the afternoon. 
• The Rams also stole a season-high eight bases in the win over Brown. Entering the game, Rhode Island ranked fourth in the nation with 2.5 steals per game.
• Each of Rhody's starters reached base at least once.
• Redshirt sophomore Mike Corin was 2-for-3 on the day with two doubles, two RBI and a run scored.
• Seniors Mike Sherburne and Nick DeRegis also had two hits apiece. Sherburne added a run and an RBI with three stolen bases while DeRegis drove in a run, scored once and stole a pair of bags.
• Redshirt junior Derek Gardella was 1-for-2 with a pair of walks and two runs scored. 
• Four of Rhody's five pinch hitters reached base as well. Redshirt sophomore TJ Lynch and junior Ryan Olmo both drew walks, freshman Mike Foley was hit by a pitch and junior Connor Foreman singled to right.
• Redshirt sophomore Ben Wessel earned his first win of the season, allowing just three hits over five shutout innings. He threw 53 pitches on the afternoon, 42 of which were strikes.
• Sophomore Evan Flanagan tossed two scoreless innings of relief, retiring the side in order in the sixth and seventh innings.
• Freshman Nick Johnson and redshirt sophomore Matt O'Neil both made their pitching debuts for Rhode Island -- Johnson in the eighth and O'Neil in the ninth, after playing third base for the first eight innings.
• URI's pitchers limited Brown to just six hits on the afternoon.
• Brown's Jake Spezial was charged with the loss. He allowed six runs (all earned) over a 2.1-inning start.

What's Next
The Rams return to The Beck on Wednesday to close out their four-game home stand with a 3 p.m. game against Quinnipiac.