Rhode Island Starters
Powell (CF), Foreman (1B), Hess (2B), Figueroa (LF), Gardella (DH), Corin (3B), Livingston (C), Foley (RF), Heiss (SS), Wilson (P)

Towson Starters
Palacios (2B), Gimblet (RF), Policelli (SS), Henze (DH), Callo (CF), Sanford (3B), Dyer (1B), Millins (C), Martinez (C), Clark (P)

How it Happened
Trailing 2-0 after six innings, Rhode Island (5-8) cut the Tigers' lead in half in the top of the seventh when Mike Foley scored on a dropped fly ball.

Mike Corin and Chase Livingston led off the top of the eighth with back-to-back singles, before each advanced a base on a wild pitch. Foley then reached on an error which allowed Corin to cross the plate and knot the score at 2-2. Kevin Heiss then dropped a bunt single down the third base line, loading the bases for Jordan Powell, whose sacrifice fly plated Livingston and gave Rhody the 3-2 advantage.

Connor Foreman was then hit by a pitch, once again loading the bases for the Rams. A sac-fly by Chris Hess then scored Foley before Heiss crossed the plate on an RBI single by Martin Figueroa. Ryan Olmo followed with a pinch-hit double to push across Foreman and make it a 6-2 game.

Livingston ripped his second double of the day to lead off the eighth and eventually came around to score on a two-out infield single by Powell for the 7-2 victory.

The Rhody pitching staff held Towson (3-14) to just one hit - a solo home run - from the fourth inning through the end of the game.

Inside the Box Score

• Sophomore Tyler Wilson (3-1) earned the win, striking out nine over seven complete. He allowed just two runs (one earned) on five hits and a walk.
• Wilson has now recorded more strikeouts than hits allowed in four of his five starts this season.
• Senior Brad Applin (eighth) and redshirt sophomore Andrew Veiga (ninth) combined for two innings of hitless relief to lock up the win. 
• Offensively, Rhody out-hit Towson 12-5.
• Nine of the Rams' 12 hits and five of their seven runs came from the 7-1 hitters - senior Chase Livingston (7), sophomore Mike Foley (8), freshman Kevin Heiss (9) and sophomore Jordan Powell (1).
• Livingston and Powell each had three hits in the win. Livingston doubled twice and scored a pair of runs while Powell had one double and two RBI.
• Heiss also turned in a multi-hit performance, going 2-for-4 with a walk and a run scored.
• Foley scored twice and drove in a run, despite an 0-for-4 day at the plate.
• Senior Connor Foreman and redshirt junior Mike Corin each singled and scored a run in the win.
• Senior Ryan Olmo extended his hit streak to five games with his pinch-hit double in the top of the eighth.
• Junior Martin Figueroa got on base twice, with a walk and an RBI single. He has now reached base in a team-leading nine consecutive games.

Up Next
Rhody and Towson return to Schuerholz Park for Game 2 of the series on Sunday afternoon. First pitch is set for 2 p.m.