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

UMass Lowell Lineup
Reynolds (LF), Consolmagno (RF), Mendick (SS), Sanchez (DH), Strom (CF), Erickson (C), Ricoy (1B), Prada (3B), Rooney (2B), Kaps (P) 

How it Happened
Rhode Island (7-10-1) won its fourth consecutive midweek game, powering past UMass Lowell 8-1 Wednesday afternoon at The Beck. The Rams jumped out to a 1-0 lead on Chris Hess' fourth-inning RBI single and never looked back.

Chase Livingston and Jordan Powell both crossed the plate in the fifth, extending URI's lead to 3-0 before the Riverhawks (5-13) scratched across their lone run of the game.

A five-run Rhode Island sixth then put things out of reach as the Rhody pitching staff allowed UMass Lowell just two hits the rest of the way.

Inside the Box Score

• Senior Mike Sherburne and redshirt sophomore Mike Corin each had a two hits and scored a run in the win. 
• Corin also drove in a pair of runs for his team-leading sixth multi-RBI game while Sherburne stole his team-leading 10th base of the season.
• Junior Connor Foreman extended his hit streak to six games with an RBI single in the sixth. He has now reached base in 11 consecutive games overall. 
• Freshman Jordan Powell reached twice - on a hit and a walk - drove in a run and scored twice.
• Redshirt freshman Chris Hess and redshirt sophomore Matt O'Neil both went 1-for-2 with an RBI and a run scored.
• Redshirt junior Derek Gardella drove in a pair of runs, despite an 0-for-2 day at the plate.
• Redshirt sophomore starter Blaise Whitman earned his second consecutive win on the hill for the Rams, allowing just one run over five and a third innings of work.
• Sophomore Taso Stathopoulos retired each of the three batters he faced in relief of Whitman, including two by way of strikeout.
• Redshirt senior Brendan Doonan (0.2), freshman Dom Grillo (0.1), sophomore Evan Flanagan (0.2) and junior Brad Applin (1.0) combined to close out the game with 2.2 innings of two-hit relief.
• So far this week, Rhody's bullpen has allowed just seven hits and one walk while striking out 10 over 7.2 innings.

What's Next
The Rams remain in Kingston for this weekend's three-game Atlantic 10 series versus conference newcomer Davidson. The Rams and Wildcats will play at 3 p.m. on Friday, followed by a Saturday doubleheader beginning at Noon.