Rhode Island Starters
Foley (RF), Foreman (1B), Hess (2B), Figueroa (DH), Olmo (LF), Powell (CF), Gardella (C), O'Neil (SS), Lee (DH), Wilson (P) 

Maryland Lineup
Dunn (2B), K.Smith (SS), Nickens (CF), Cieri (C), Bechtold (3B), Papio (RF), Wade (LF), Costes (DH), B.Smith (1B), Bloom (P)  

How it Happened
For the second day in a row, runs were at a premium but this time it was Rhode Island coming out on top in a 2-1 victory over Maryland. 

The Rams (1-4) got another outstanding performance from their pitching staff as Tyler Wilson allowed just four hits through seven innings before Jake Rockefeller and Tyler Barss locked things up with a scoreless eighth and ninth.

Rhody took a 1-0 lead in the top of the first as back-to-back Maryland errors allowed Connor Foreman to score after he had singled with one away. However, the Terrapins (2-3) knotted things up in the bottom of the third when Nick Dunn reached on an error and then scored on Maryland's first hit of the day - a double by Kevin Smith.

The Rams wasted no time reclaiming the lead though as Olmo led off the fourth with a double to center and advanced to third on a sacrifice bunt by Jordan Powell. A perfectly placed safety squeeze by Matt O'Neil then allowed Olmo to cross the plate for the 2-1 Rhody advantage.

From there, the Terps had runners in scoring position in the fourth, sixth, seventh and eighth, but were unable to push any additional runs across as Rhody held on for the 2-1 victory. 

Inside the Box Score

• Sophomore Tyler Wilson matched his career high with 11 strikeouts on the afternoon. He remained in control throughout, issuing zero walks over seven innings and allowing just four hits. His only run of the day was unearned.
• Wilson - who now has 19 strikeouts in two appearances this season - lowered his ERA from 12.60 to 5.25.
• Freshman Jake Rockefeller took the mound in the bottom of the eighth. He hit the first batter he faced, but stranded him at second after getting back-to-back groundouts and an inning-ending strikeout.
• Redshirt sophomore Tyler Barss needed just four pitches to close things out in the ninth, getting a fly-out followed by a pair of ground-outs to secure his first save of the season.
• Senior Connor Foreman went 2-for-4 with a run scored, extending his hit streak to eight games (dating back to 2015).
• Redshirt senior Derek Gardella and redshirt sophomore Chris Hess also had two hits in the win.
• Ryan Olmo doubled and scored a run. He now has three doubles in Rhody's first five games of the season.
• Redshirt freshman Sam Ilario made his first career appearance for the Rams, entering the game as a pinch runner in the top of the ninth inning. He stole second with one away and advanced to third on a fly out by redshirt junior Matt O'Neil.
• As a team, Rhode Island matched its season high with nine hits. Maryland, meanwhile, was held to just four for the second day in a row.
• The Rams and Terps have now combined for just four runs over 18 innings of play. Only one of these runs has been earned.

Up Next
Rhody and Maryland return to Bob "Turtle" Smith Stadium to close out the series on Sunday afternoon. First pitch is set for 1 p.m.