Rhode Island Lineup
White (CF), Coley (RF), Coutts (DH), Vargas (1B), Ulliana (C), Brodeur (2B), Fortin (3B), Cavaliere (LF), Ramirez (SS), Robinson (P)

Lamar Lineup
George (RF), Girouard (CF), Quirion (C), Correa (3B), Kemp (1B), Berlof (2B), Durand (LF), Secrest (DH), Weyler (SS), Bravo (P)

How It Happened
Rhode Island (0-2) struck first, jumping out to a 2-0 lead in the top of the second inning. Sonny Ulliana got things started with a leadoff single down the left field line and Josh Brodeur followed with a base hit to centerfield. A sacrifice bunt by Joe Fortin moved both runners into scoring position before Greg Cavaliere drew a nine-pitch walk to load the bases.

With two away, a bases-loaded infield single by Austin White pushed across Ulliana to make it a 1-0 game. Mark Coley then worked a walk - after being behind in the count 0-2 - sending Brodeur across the plate for the 2-0 advantage.

Lamar (2-0) quickly evened the score in the bottom of the inning however, and pulled ahead 3-2 in the bottom of the fourth.

Rhody put runners in scoring position in the third and fifth innings, but was unable to put any additional runs on the board.

The Cardinals then tacked on five more in the bottom of the sixth for the eventual 8-2 win.

Inside the Box Score

• Senior Sonny Ulliana went 2-for-3 with a double, a walk and one run scored.
• Redshirt junior Josh Brodeur also scored a run and had two hits.
• Junior Austin White and sophomore Mark Coley each singled and drove in a run.
• Senior Nick Robinson was charged with the loss allowing three runs (two earned) on six hits and one walk over a 3.1-inning start.
• Sophomore Jon Morrison tossed 1.1 innings of scoreless relief for the Rams.
• Sophomore Bo Brutti gave up four runs (three earned) in two-thirds of an inning. He scattered four hits and issued two walks.
• Freshman Zach Fernandez pitched 2.2 innings in his collegiate debut, allowing one run on three hits.
• Senior Cooper Robinson and freshmen Calvin Costner and Tino Salgado also made their respective Rhody debuts on Saturday as each player had a pinch-hit at-bat in the ninth inning.

What's Next
Rhode Island returns to Vincent-Beck Stadium on Sunday afternoon to close out the three-game set with Lamar. First pitch is set for 11 a.m. (Eastern).