Rhode Island Lineup
Olmo (RF), Gardella (C), Hess (2B), Taveras (DH), DeRegis (LF), Corin (3B), Foreman (1B), Powell (CF), Caputo (SS), Ststhopoulos (P)  

VCU Lineup
Farrar (CF), Berezo (2B), Davis (3B), Machin (SS), Carpenter (1B), Hileman (DH), Kerrigan (RF), Bunn (LF), Haymaker (C), Blanchard (P)

How it Happened
Rhode Island (26-25-1) got on the board first, as Nick DeRegis singled to lead off the second and later scored on a two-out single by Jordan Powell. 

VCU (36-22) evened it up in the in the bottom of the fourth and then pulled ahead in the fifth after Darian Carpenter doubled to right to drive in a pair.

The Rams got the runs back in the top of the seventh, thanks in part to a pair of triples by Connor Foreman and Tim Caputo. Foreman led off the inning with a blast that ricocheted off the wall in right centerfield before Caputo ripped one down the left field line. Caputo then scored on a sac-fly by Olmo to knot it back up at three apiece.

VCU finally pulled ahead in the bottom of the eighth, capitalizing on a Rhode Island fielding error and a passed ball to score the game-winning runs.

Inside the Box Score

• Freshman Jordan Powell and senior Nick DeRegis each went 2-for-4 in the loss. DeRegis scored a run while Powell finished with one RBI.
• Senior Tim Caputo had an RBI triple as well as a run scored.
• Junior Connor Foreman went 1-for-2 with a walk and a run scored. 
• Junior Ryan Olmo doubled and drove in a run on a sacrifice fly.
• Freshman Chris Hess reached twice, on a single and a walk. He reached safely in each of URI's five tournament games.
• Sophomore Taso Stathopoulos pitched four innings for the Rams in a no-decision start - the first of his career. He allowed one run on four hits with a pair of walks.
• Junior Lou Distasio was charged with the loss as he was charged with a pair of unearned runs in the bottom of the eighth inning. Overall, he tossed 3.1 innings of relief with five hits and two strikeouts.
• Junior Steve Moyers faced the final three VCU batters of the game, recording two outs with a walk.