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

Saint Louis Lineup
Bozarth (CF), Frabasilio (C), Vigliarolo (1B), Martinez (3B), Henson (DH), Bunselmeyer (2B), Murphy (RF), Sniatynski (LF), King (SS), Smith (P) 

How it Happened
Rhode Island (4-7, 0-1) jumped out to a 3-0 lead in the top of the first when Mike Corin blasted his second homer of the season to give Rhody the early advantage. Tim Caputo had led off the inning with a double down the left field line and Connor Foreman followed with a  bunt single to set up Corin's three-run shot.

The Billikens (14-7, 1-0) scored twice in the bottom of the third to get within one and took their first lead of the game at 4-3 in the fifth. Saint Louis added another the following inning - on a leadoff home run by Josh Bunselmeyer - before tacking on three more in the eighth for the 8-3 win.

Inside the Box Score

• After scoring three runs in the top of the first, Rhode Island was unable to get more than four men to the plate in any of the remaining eight innings.
• Saint Louis' Clay Smith improved to 5-0 on the season, recording 10 strikeouts over an 8.0-inning start.
• Senior Nick DeRegis reached three times for Rhody, belting a pair of doubles and drawing an ninth-inning walk. He also recorded URI's lone stolen base of the night.
• Redshirt sophomore Mike Corin also had a pair of hits - including a three-run homer in the top of the first - and one walk. He drove in all three Rhode Island runs in the loss.
• Senior Tim Caputo and junior Connor Foreman both had first-inning hits and went on to score on Corin's home run.
• Junior Steve Moyers (0-3) was charged with the loss as he allowed five runs (four earned) on seven hits and a pair of walks. He also hit one batter and struck out two over a five-plus inning start.
• Freshman Dan Jacobson struck out three and gave up just one hit over 2.1 innings of relief.
• Five of Saint Louis' 10 hits on the night were for extra bases as the Billikens finished with two home runs and three doubles.
• Michael Bozarth went 3-for-4 with three runs and three RBI for Saint Louis while Alex King scored three times on two hits and a walk.

What's Next
Rhody and Saint Louis return to the Billiken Sports Center for game two of the series, Saturday at 3 p.m. Eastern (2 p.m. Central).