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

Delaware State Lineup
Jordan (SS), Weglarz (2B), Rivera (DH), Gillis (3B), Paige (LF), Cunningham (RF), Carrington (1B), Herron (CF), Brewer (C), Bates (P)

How it Happened
Rhode Island dismantled Delaware State in a 23-5 victory Saturday afternoon. 

The Rams (6-5) jumped out to a 5-0 lead in the top of the first, thanks in part to back-to-back homers by Greg Cavaliere and Jackson Coutts. Rhody pushed it to 7-0 before the Hornets got on the board with a four-run bottom of the second.

Three addition Rhody runs in the fourth, followed by four more in the fifth, effectively put the game away before the Rams erupted for a nine-run sixth.

Delaware State (4-8) managed to score one more run in the bottom of the seventh, but the gap was too wide to close as URI cruised to the 23-5 victory.

Inside the Box Score

• The Rams' 23 runs scored were Rhode Island's most since scoring 28 in a 2003 win over Fordham.
• Redshirt junior Josh Brodeur, senior Greg Cavaliere and junior Jackson Coutts each scored four runs for the Rams. 
• Four different Rams - Cavaliere, Coutts, junior Xavier Vargas and freshman Alex Ramirez - drove in three runs apiece.
• Coutts also homered twice and walked twice.
• Cavaliere homered as well, his first round-tripper since his sophomore season.
• Brodeur finished the day 2-for-3 with two walks, one RBI and four runs scored.
• Vargas went 3-for-5, scored two runs and drove in three.
• Ramirez walked three times, doubled, scored twice and had three RBI.
• Junior Austin White went 4-for-4 with a double, a triple, a walk, three runs scored and two RBI.
• Sophomore Mark Coley doubled, walked once, scored twice and had one RBI.
• Redshirt sophomore Joe Fortin singled, walked twice, had one RBI and one run scored.
• Redshirt sophomore Jordan Laske singled, scored once and drove in a run.
• Senior Vitaly Jangols earned the win for Rhody, his second of the season. He struck out five over five innings of work.
• Sophomore Bo Brutti, redshirt sophomore Nate Seprosky and junior Brendan Mignone each tossed an inning of scoreless relief. Mignone recorded three strikeouts while Seprosky had two.

Up Next
The Rams and Hornets are back in action on Sunday, for a doubleheader begining at noon.