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

Massachusetts Lineup
Avallone (2B), Morris (CF), Lever (SS), Geannelis (DH), Mrowka (1B), Kessinger (RF), Robinson (LF), Bare (C), Hart (3B), Hart (3B), Moloney (P)

How it Happened
The Rams got on the board in the bottom of the first inning, thanks to a three-run shot by Mike Corin. The home run - his 14th of the season - set a new single-season record for the Rams.

Matt O'Neil followed with a homer of his own to make it 4-0 URI in the bottom of the third and Laurence Hill scored on a sixth-inning single by Kevin Heiss to put the Rams on top 5-0.

UMass replaced starter Ryan Moloney with Christian Rosati with two away in the sixth, but heavy rains forced the stoppage of play before Rosati even threw a pitch. 

When play resumed on Sunday, the Rams tacked on one more in the bottom of the eighth as Kevin Heiss drew a four-pitch walk, stole second and then crossed the plate on a double by Mike Foley. Meanwhile, Dom Grillo faced just two over the minimum through the final three frames as Rhody held on for the 6-0 win.

Inside the Box Score

• Eight of Rhody's nine starters had at least one hit in the win as the Rams combined for 10 total while holding UMass to just four.
• Redshirt senior Mike Corin became URI's single-season home runs leader after belting his 14th of the year in the bottom of the first inning. He finished the game 1-for-3 with a walk, a run scored and three RBI.
• Redshirt senior Matt O'Neil went 2-for-5 with his 12th homer of the season.
• Junior Mike Foley also had a two-hit afternoon as he singled, doubled, drew a walk, scored a run and drove one in.
• Junior Jordan Powell reached three times on a single and two walks. He has now been on base in each of Rhody's last 27 games.
• Sophomore Kevin Heiss singled, was walked, scored once and drove in a run.
• Rhode Island collected five stolen bases - one each by O'Neil, Corin, Heiss and freshman Greg Cavaliere, redshirt sophomore Laurence Hill.
• Redshirt junior Taso Stathopoulos struck out five and allowed just two hits over 4.2 shutout innings. He was lifted in the top of the fifth after throwing 91 pitches.
• Junior Nick Johnson faced the minimum four batters over an inning and a third before the game was halted.
• Junior Dom Grillo earned the save as he closed things out with three scoreless innings on Sunday. He struck out five with no walks and gave up just two singles, needing just 35 pitches to get through three complete innings. 

Up Next
Rhody and UMass remain at The Beck for Game 3 of the series, set to begin at approximately 1:15 p.m.