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

St. Bonaventure Lineup
Terashima (CF), MacCarrick (LF), Peterson (SS), Vaccaro (RF), Baker (DH), Baldinelli (2B), Phillips (1B), Hollins (3B), LaCongo (C), O'Brien (P)

How it Happened
Rhode Island (15-12, 6-1 A-10) wasted no time getting on the board, taking a 3-0 lead in the top of the first inning. Chris Hess got things started with a leadoff walk, before advancing to second on a sac-bunt by Jordan Powell and then crossing the plate on Martin Figueroa's single up the middle. Matt O'Neil followed with his second home run of the series to put the Rams up by three.

St. Bonaventure (12-11, 6-5 A-10) got a run back in the bottom of the frame and cut it to 3-2 in the bottom of the second but the Rams plated two more in the top of the third. There, Figueroa reached on an error and scored on a triple by O'Neil, who then made it a 5-2 game on a groundout by Mike Corin.

Mike Foley's third homer of the season put the Rams up 6-2 in the top of sixth, but the Bonnies pushed one across in the bottom of the game to once again make it a three-run game (6-3).

SBU added another in the bottom of the seventh but the Rams used a two-run Rhode Island ninth to seal the 8-4 victory.

Inside the Box Score

• Redshirt senior Matt O'Neil was 3-for-4, finishing a double shy of the cycle. He also drove in three runs, scored twice an was walked once.
• Senior Martin Figueroa went 2-for-4 with a walk, three runs scored and one RBI.
• Junior Mike Foley walked once and hit his third home run of the season.
• Redshirt junior Chris Hess walked twice, singled and scored a run for the Rams. 
• Junior Jordan Powell also walked and scored a run while redshirt senior Mike Corin singled, walked and scored once.
• Redshirt junior starter Matt Murphy picked up the win, improving to 4-2 on the season. He allowed four runs (three earned) on seven hits and two walks. He also struck out a pair.
• Redshirt sophomore Cam LaFleur earned his first career save, closing out the game with three scoreless frames.

Up Next
The Rams and Bonnies remain at Fred Handler Park for Game 2 of today's doubleheader, set to begin at approximately 2:15 p.m.