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

Richmond Lineup
Lee (CF), Capra (SS), Brumbaugh (2B), Brown (1B), De Marte (DH), Adams (LF), Cook (3B), Johnson (C), Waters (RF), Looney (P)

How it Happened
For the fourth game in a row Rhode Island (18-15, 8-3) got on the board in the first inning, this time taking a 4-0 lead thanks in part to a three-run homer by Mike Corin. Mike Foley then drew a two-out walk before crossing the plate on an RBI double by Brett McManus.

Richmond (13-21, 4-5) got a run back in the bottom of the second but the Rams combined for eight runs between the fourth and fifth to put things out of reach. Chris Hess made it 6-1 Rhody in the top of the fourth, driving in Jordan Powell and Kevin Heiss on a double to right center. Corin followed with a sacrifice fly that plated Hess and gave the Rams a 7-1 advantage.

The following inning Greg Cavaliere, Heiss and Powell opened the frame with back-to-back-to-back singles before a fielding error on a fly ball by Jesse Lee allowed everyone to advance a base. Hess then reached on an RBI fielder's choice ball, setting up Matt O'Neil's first home run of the game - a three-run shot over the left field wall.

O'Neil went yard again in the seventh before a Foley sac-fly pushed Corin across to make it a 14-1 game.

The Spiders combined for four runs over the final three frames, but URI scored once in the eighth and once in the ninth for the eventual 16-5 victory.

Inside the Box Score 

• The Rams put a season-high 16 runs on the board while also drawing a season-high 14 walks.
• Six different Richmond pitchers combined to throw 229 pitches. By contrast, Rhody's four pitchers threw a combined 141.
• Rhode Island scored in six of nine innings and put multiple runs on the board in four of those six frames.
• Thirteen of the 15 Rams to record a plate appearance got on base at least once.
• Redshirt senior Mike Corin belted his ninth home run of the season while classmate Matt O'Neil hit numbers eight and nine as well. Both players finished with game with four RBI and two runs scored.
• Junior Jordan Powell and sophomore Brett McManus each had three hits in the win. Powell also reached once on a walk and scored three runs while McManus hit his fifth double of the season and crossed the plate once.
• Redshirt senior Jesse Lee was walked four times. He also scored a pair of runs and had one RBI.
• Sophomore Kevin Heiss went 2-for-3 with three walks and two runs scored.
• Redshirt junior Chris Hess doubled, scored a run and recorded three RBI for the Rams.
• Junior Mike Foley was walked twice and hit by a pitch once. He scored one run and had one RBI.
• Freshmen catchers Greg Cavaliere and Kyle Beaulieu both singled, walked and scored a run.
• Freshman Vitaly Jangols earned the win, improving to 5-1 on the season. He struck out two, walked one and allowed just five hits over six complete innings - his longest outing of the season.

Up Next
Rhode Island returns to action on Wednesday afternoon at Hartford. First pitch against the Hawks is set for 3 p.m.