Rhode Island Lineup
Hess (2B), Figueroa (C), Powell (CF), O'Neil (3B), Corin (LF), McManus (1B), Hill (DH), Foley (RF), Heiss (SS), Murphy (P)

Davidson Lineup
Johnson (CF), Robertson (RF), Acosta (2B), Fortier (1B), Jones (DH), Sidwell (C), Lebek (LF), Bazin (SS), Agard (3B), Smutzer (P)

How it Happened
Rhode Island (9-10, 2-0 A-10) jumped out to a 3-0 lead in the top of the second as Matt O'Neil led off with a four-pitch walk and Mike Corin was hit in the first pitch of his at-bat. Brett McManus then doubled to drive in O'Neil and move Corin to third base. After a Laurence Hill foul out, Mike Foley's single to first scored Corin and Kevin Heiss followed with a sac-bunt that pushed across McManus to give the Rams an early advantage.

Martin Figueroa added to the lead in the top of the third, sending a solo shot over the right-center wall to put the Rams up 4-0. Foley then scored on an RBI single by Powell in the top of the fifth to make it 5-0 Rhody.

Davidson (11-10, 2-3 A-10) got a run back in the bottom of the fifth and tacked on three more in the sixth to cut the deficit to one at 5-4. The Wildcats then pulled ahead in the bottom of the seventh on a two-out, two-run homer by Will Robertson.

Corin returned the favor in the top of the ninth however, sending a two-run shot out of the park for the 7-6 Rhode Island victory.

Inside the Box Score

• Five different players crossed the plate for the Rams: Matt O'Neil (2), Mike Corin (2), Martin Figueroa (1), Brett McManus (1), Mike Foley (1)
• Rhode Island also got RBI from six different players: Mike Corin (2), Martin Figueroa (1), Jordan Powell (1), Brett McManus (1), Mike Foley (1) and Kevin Heiss (1)
• Senior Martin Figueroa belted his first home run of the season and was 1-for-3 overall with a pair of walks.
• Sophomore Brett McManus went 3-for-4 with two doubles, a walk, one run scored and one RBI.
• Redshirt senior Matt O'Neil went 2-for-4 with a double, a walk and two runs scored.
• Redshirt senior Mike Corin hit his team-leading fifth home run of the season in the top of the ninth. He finished the day 1-for-3 with a walk, two runs scored and two RBI.
• Junior Mike Foley went 1-for-2 with a walk and a run scored. 
• Redshirt senior Jesse Lee entered the game as a pinch hitter in the top of the eighth and drew a walk in his only plate appearance. He also initiated a game-ending double play as he caught an Alec Acosta fly-out in right field and threw home to get Cam Johnson at the plate for the last out of the game.
• Redshirt junior Matt Murphy went 5.0 innings in a no-decision start, retiring 12 consecutive hitters from the first inning into the fifth.
• Redshirt sophomore Cam LaFleur and junior Dom Grillo each tossed an inning of relief. LaFleur's was a scoreless sixth while Grillo gave up two runs on two hits in the seventh. 
• Sophomore Mark Silvestri (1-0) managed a scoreless eighth to pick up the win while Tyler Barss closed things out in the ninth for his fifth save of the season and 20th of his career.

Up Next
The Rams and Wildcats return to Wilson Field to close out the three-game set on Sunday at 1 p.m.