Rhode Island Lineup
Powell (CF), Foreman (1B), Hess (2B), Figueroa (3B), Olmo (RF), Gardella (DH), Livingston (C), Corin (LF), O'Neil (SS), Silvestri (P)

Penn State Lineup
Haley (SS), Guers (DH), Kendall (1B), Burger (3B), Hughes (2B), Bowersox (RF), Graham (C), Riggins (CF), Distasio

How it Happened
Penn State (9-10) used a two-out rally to take a 4-0 lead in the bottom of the second inning, before Rhody (6-10) cut it in half in the top of the fourth. Martin Figueroa led off the inning with a triple to right center and was driven on a single up the middle by Ryan Olmo. Olmo then advanced to second when Derek Gardella was hit by a pitch and moved to third on a sac-bunt by Chase Livingston, setting up Matt O'Neil's sacrifice fly that made it a 4-2 game.

The Rams cut the deficit to 4-3 in the seventh when Livingston scored from first on a double by Corin, but the Nittany Lions got the run back on a URI error in the bottom of the frame.

After Chris Hess singled and was stranded in the top of the eighth, Corin and Jesse Lee drew back-to-back two-out walks in the top of the ninth, but a Jordan Powell groundout ended the late threat.

Inside the Box Score

• It was a staff day for the Rhody pitchers, with freshman Mark Silvestri making his first career start. He went 1.2 innings and was charged with the loss despite allowing just one run on two hits. He also recorded a pair of strikeouts.
• Redshirt junior Matt Ferraiolo (1.1), freshman Jason Blanchard (1.0), redshirt junior Blaise Whitman (2.0), redshirt sophomore Andrew Veiga (1.0) and redshirt sophomore Tyler Barss (0.1) combined for 5.2 innings of scoreless relief. Together, they allowed seven hits and recorded eight strikeouts, three of which came from Whitman.
• In total, eight different Rhody pitchers combined for 10 strikeouts while PSU's three pitchers combined for four Ks.
• Offensively, however, the Nittany Lions outhit the Rams 12-5 and held a 3-0 advantage in two-out RBIs.
• Two of Rhody's five hits on the night were for extra bases as junior Martin Figueroa hit his first triple of the season and redshirt junior Mike Corin recorded his third double.
• Corin also drew a pair of walks and had one of URI's three RBI.
• Penn State's Nick Distasio (1-0) allowed just two hits and one (unearned) run over 4.2 innings of relief work to earn the win. Jack Anderson tossed a scoreless ninth to earn his sixth save of the season.

Up Next
The Rams returns to action on Friday afternoon when they opens Atlantic 10 play with the first of three games at George Mason.