Rhode Island Starters
Cavaliere (C), Powell (CF), Hess (2B), Figueroa (DH), O'Neil (3B), Corin (RF), McManus (1B), Hill (SS), Lee (LF), Wilson (P)

Arkansas Starters
Arledge (RF), Cole (DH), Bonfield (LF), Koch (C), Shaddy (3B), Fletcher (CF), Williams (1B), Biggers (SS), Knight (P)

How it Happened
No. 30 Arkansas (11-3) used a two-out solo shot by Dominic Fletcher to take a 1-0 lead in the bottom of the second inning. 

The Rams (5-7) moved ahead in the top of the fourth however, as Jordan Powell led off the inning with a single to right center and then scored on a double by Chris Hess. After a tough-luck double play - where Matt O'Neil grounded out and Martin Figueroa was also called out on interference - Mike Corin doubled down the left field line to drive in Hess and give the Rams a 2-1 advantage.

The Razorbacks wasted no time evening  it up, taking advantage of three walks and a catcher's interference to make it a 2-2 game in the bottom of the fourth. A two-run sixth inning then gave Arkansas its first lead of the game at 4-2.

Rhody threatened in the top of the seventh, but an inning-ending double play stranded a pair of runners. The Hogs used another solo home run - this time by Luke Bonfield - to seal the 5-2 victory.

Inside the Box Score

• As a team, Rhode Island combined for nine hits while holding Arkansas to five.
• Senior Martin Figueroa went 3-for-4 in the loss while junior Jordan Powell and redshirt sophomore Laurence Hill each had a pair of hits. Powell also scored one of Rhody's two runs.
• Redshirt junior Chris Hess was the only other player to score a run for the Rams. He finished the game 1-for-4 with an RBI double.
• Redshirt senior Mike Corin also had an RBI double, his team-leading seventh extra-base hit of the season.
• Junior Tyler Wilson allowed just one hit while striking out five in a 3.1-inning start. He gave up two runs (one earned) on 81 pitches before being lifted in the bottom of the fourth.
• Redshirt senior Blaise Whitman - who replaced Wilson with one out and the bases loaded - used back-to-back strikeouts to get Rhody out of the fourth-inning jam. He finished the afternoon with five strikeouts over 2.1 innings, but was charged with the loss as he was responsible for both of Arkansas' sixth-inning runs.
• Freshman Nick Robinson allowed one run on a solo homer in the bottom of the seventh.
• Junior Dom Grillo tossed a scoreless eighth, replacing freshman Connor Romano with two runners on and getting the Rams out of the inning unharmed.

Up Next
The Rams and Hogs remain at Baum Stadium for game two of the Friday doubleheader. First pitch will be at approximately 8:10 p.m. (Eastern)