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

La Salle Lineup
C.McGowan (SS), Hinchliffe (LF), Ravert (DH), Jarmuz (RF), K.McGowan (2B), Tagoe (CF), Faso (1B), Simon (C), Rivera (3B),  Meyer (P)

How it Happened
Rhode Island (25-25, 16-6) jumped out to a 3-0 lead in the top of the first inning as Chris Hess led off with a double and Martin Figueroa was hit by a pitch before Jordan Powell doubled down the left field line to drive both runners in. Powell then stole third before scoring on a Ryan Olmo groundout to give the Rams an early three-run lead.

Powell drove Hess in again in the fifth, before scoring himself on an RBI double by Olmo to make it a 5-0 game. An inning later, a pair of triples by Mike Corin and Hess put Rhody on top 6-0.

La Salle (15-26, 6-16) got it's first hit of the game in the bottom of the sixth but a foul out to catcher Chase Livingston ended the inning before the Explorers could do any real damage. La Salle managed just one one more hit the rest of the way - an eighth-inning single off reliever Dom Grillo - as Rhody cruised to the 6-0 victory.

The Tyler Wilson File...

• Sophomore Tyler Wilson picked up his 11th victory of the year, setting a new single-season record for the Rams. The previous record of 10 - which was set by Steve Holmes in 2006 - stood for 10 years with no pitcher in the last decade coming closer than eight wins.
• With nine strikeouts on the afternoon, Wilson also upped his season total to 107 to become just the second Ram in program history to fan 100+ hitters in a single season. He joins Zach Zeurcher, who recorded 103 in 2005, after registering a program-record 123 in 2004.
• For his career, Wilson moved up to seventh all-time with 182 strikeouts over the last two years. Currently sitting sixth on URI's career list is Nick Greenwood, who amassed 203 from 2007-09.
• Wilson - who entered the game ranked fourth in the nation in hits allowed per nine innings (4.81) - did not allow a hit until the bottom of the sixth, marking his third consecutive start with no hits through at least the first five innings.
• Wilson wraps up conference play with a ridiculous 0.58 ERA against Atlantic 10 opponents, who managed to hit just .106 off of him over 62.0 innings. His 71 strikeouts against A-10 competition is more that double the total of his hits allowed (22) and walks issued (13) during the course of his eight league appearances.

Inside the Box Score

• Sophomore Dom Grillo replaced Wilson in the top of the eighth and tossed a scoreless inning and a third before handing the ball to redshirt junior Matt Ferraiolo, who retired the final two batters of the game.
• Offensively, sophomore Jordan Powell led the way with a single, a double, three RBI, two runs scored and a stolen base.
• Redshirt sophomore Chris Hess also scored twice and had a pair of hits in the win, including his team-leading seventh triple of the season - which ties URI's single-season record. With 13 triples for his career, Hess passed former Rams Jeff Roy (2011-13) and Mike LeBel (2009-13) on Rhody's all-time list and now ranks second in program history.
• Redshirt junior Mike Corin also tripled and scored a runs as part of his 2-for-4 day at the plate.
• As a team, Rhody out-hit La Salle 9-2 and played flawless defense while the Explorers committed three errors.

Up Next
The Rams and Explorers return to Hank DeVincent Field to close out the regular season with a Friday afternoon doubleheader beginning at noon.