Rhode Island Lineup 
Hess (2B), Figueroa (3B), Powell (CF), Olmo (LF), Livingston (C), Gardella (DH), Corin (1B), Hill (SS), Foley (RF), Moyers (P) 

VCU Lineup
Farrarr (CF), Bunn (LF), Kerrigan (RF), Davis (SS), Carpenter (DH), Acker (1B), Cook (3B), Mickelson (2B), Isquirdo (C), Vial (P) 

How it Happened
Trailing 3-1 in the bottom of the third, Martin Figueroa crushed his third home run of the season - a three-run shot to left field - to give Rhode Island its first lead of the game at 4-3.

The Rams tacked on another run in both the fourth and the fifth innings to stretch it to 6-3. Derek Gardella scored first, leading off the fourth with a double to centerfield before advancing to third on an infield single by Mike Foley and scoring on a bases-loaded fielder's choice ball by Chris Hess. In the fifth, Jordan Powell laced a leadoff double into left center, moved to third on a sac-bunt by Ryan Olmo and crossed the plate on an RBI groundout by Chase Livingston to put Rhody up by three.

URI capped off the scoring in the bottom of the seventh, when Figueroa rushed in on a bunt by Ryan Olmo, executing the suicide squeeze perfectly for the 7-3 advantage.

Meanwhile, Steve Moyers - who had allowed six hits in the first two innings - settled in and and did not give up a hit over the next six frames, including retiring the last 13 batters he faced. Andrew Veiga took the hill in the top of the ninth and - after stabbing a sharp liner back up the middle and firing over to first for a double play - got a 6-3 groundout to seal the victory.

Inside the Box Score

• With the win, Rhode Island improves to 4-1 in the Atlantic 10 and 11-13 overall. VCU, meanwhile, drops to 5-3 in conference and 19-12 overall.
• For the second day in a row, eight of URI's nine hitters reached base. Senior Chase Livingston was the lone player without a hit, but did drive in a run for the Rams.
• Junior Martin Figueroa powered the Rhody offense, finishing the day with three RBI and two runs scored. He also recorded a career-high six assists at third base.
• Sophomore Mike Foley went 2-for-4 with a run scored to pick up his third multi-hit game of the season.
• Sophomore Jordan Powell scored twice and extended his reached-base streak to 13 consecutive games after doubling in the bottom of the fifth.
• Senior Ryan Olmo kept his streak alive as well, singling in the first for his ninth straight game with a hit. He also collected two RBI and had a pair of sacrifice bunts.
• Redshirt sophomore Chris Hess and redshirt senior Derek Gardella each went 1-for-4 with a run scored. Gardella recored his second double of the season while Hess drove in his 16th run.
• Redshirt junior Mike Corin drew URI's lone walk of the afternoon, and also singled to left in the bottom of the sixth. He has now reached base in eight consecutive games and has hit safely in each of Rhody's last six.
• Redshirt freshman Laurence Hill singled in the eighth to register his fourth game in a row with a hit, and sixth straight game reaching base.
• Senior Steve Moyers turned in his third quality start of the season, striking out five and allowing just two earned runs over eight innings of work to improve to 4-2.
• Redshirt sophomore Andrew Veiga faced the minimum in a scoreless ninth. He has now allowed just two hits and one earned run over his last six relief appearances. 

Up Next
Rhody and VCU return to The Beck to close out the three-game Atlantic 10 series, Sunday at noon.