Rhode Island Starters
Cavaliere (LF), Hill (SS), Hess (2B), Figueroa (C), Ulliana (DH), Corin (3B), Santos (1B), Foley (CF), Lee (RF), Murphy (P)

Stony Brook Starters
Razzola (LF), Handley (CF), Baker (1B), Clarke (DH), Honeyman (3B), Real (C), Wilson (2B), Giles (SS), Hamilton (RF), Pinto (P)

How it Happened
Rhode Island (1-2) got on the board first, taking a 1-0 lead in the bottom of the second when Alex Santos singled down the right field line to drive in Sonny Ulliana.

The Rams tacked on four more in the bottom of the fourth as Chris Hess led off the inning with his second triple of the weekend and Martin Figueroa followed with an RBI knock through the right side to make it 2-0. Ulliana then singled to left to set up Mike Corin's three-run shot that put Rhody on top 5-0.

Stony Brook (0-3) was unable to get anything going off starter Matt Murphy, who retired 10 consecutive hitters from the first inning through the fifth, and eventually left the game after six scoreless. The Seawolves appeared to have made it a 5-4 game in the top of the seventh, but what would have been a grand slam by Toby Handley was changed to a three-run single when Handley ran past Andruw Gazzola, who was tagging up at first base, unsure if Handley's ball would leave the park.

Corin struck again for the Rams in the bottom of the eighth, sending his second home run of the day over the left field wall to make it 6-3 Rhody. Vitaly Janglos then closed things out with a scoreless eighth and ninth, locking up the first win of the season for URI.

Inside the Box Score

• Redshirt senior Mike Corin homered twice in the win, belting a three-run shot in the fourth inning and a solo shot in the eighth. 
• Senior Martin Figueroa went 2-for-3 with a walk, an RBI and a run scored. 
• Freshmen Greg Cavaliere, Sonny Ulliana and Alex Santos also had two hits each for the Rams. Cavaliere was 2-for-4 in the leadoff spot while Ulliana and Santos both went 2-for-3 with a walk. 
• Santos also drove in a run while Ulliana crossed the plate twice.
• Redshirt junior Chris Hess scored a run for the Rams, after hitting his second triple of the season. Last year, Hess led the nation in triples, with 10. He is Rhode Island's all-time record holder with 18 for his career. 
• Redshirt junior Matt Murphy picked up the win on the mound, tossing six shutout innings in his first career appearance for the Rams. He took a no-hitter into the fifth and retired the Seawolves in order in the second, third and fourth innings.
• Freshman Vitaly Jangols earned the save in his collegiate debut, allowing just one hit over a scoreless eighth and ninth. He finished the game with a pair of strikeouts.
• Freshman Jake Walker made his Rhode Island debut as well, allowing three runs on three walks and a pair of hits in the seventh inning.
• Despite going 1-2 on the weekend, Rhode Island collected 30 hits and hit .303 as a team while Missouri State, McNeese State and Stony Brook combined for just 19 hits and a .207 average off the Rams' pitching staff.

Up Next
Rhode Island returns to action next weekend at Houston Baptist. The Rams will play four games against Huskies - one on Friday, two on Saturday and one on Sunday.