Game 1
Rhode Island Lineup
White (CF), Brodeur (2B), Laske (C), Vargas (1B), Fortin (3B), Kopack (DH), Coley (RF), Cartnick (LF), Salgado (SS), Webb (P)
 
UMass Lowell Lineup
Gallagher (3B), Calero (SS), Castellanos (1B), Climo (LF), Siracusa (CF), Rose (1B), Sullivan (DH), Proto (C), Roberts (RF), Draper (P)
 
Game 2
Rhode Island Lineup
White (CF), Mircovich (RF), Brodeur (DH), Vargas (1B), Cavaliere (LF), Ulliana (C), Santos (3B), Ramirez (SS), Salgado (2B), Jangols (P)
 
UMass Lowell Lineup
Gallagher (3B), Calero (SS), Castellanos (1B), Climo (RF), Siracusa (CF), Rose (1B), Sullivan (DH), Proto (C), Roberts (RF), Becker (P)

How it Happened
Rhode Island limited UMass Lowell to just two runs over 16 innings Sunday, as the Rams swept a doubleheader and evened their record at 5-5 for the season. The two wins also gave URI a three-game sweep and its second straight series victory.

Game 1 – Rhode Island 4, UMass Lowelll 0 (7 Inn.)
Mike Webb turned in a dominant performance, pitching a complete-game, two-hit in the first game of the doubleheader. After allowing a single on the first pitch of the game, Webb did not allow another hit until there were two outs in the top of the seventh inning.

Xavier Vargas delivered an RBI single in the bottom of the first, and he later added a two-run single to provide more than enough run support for Webb, who earned his first victory as a Ram.

Game 2 – Rhode Island 5, UMass Lowell 2
Despite being outhit 12-6, Rhode Island manufactured a three-run eighth inning to pull out the victory in the nightcap.

UMass Lowell – which left 10 runners on base – got a two-out single from Jimmy Sullivan in the top of the eighth inning that drove in Gerry Siracusa to tie the game, 2-2.

In the home half of the eighth, Austin White drew a leadoff walk and stole second base. He scored when Max Mircovich blooped a soft single down the right field line. With two on and two out, Sonny Ulliana lofted a long two-run double to the gap in right center, providing a couple of insurance runs.

Freshman Broc French got the final three outs for Rhody in the ninth to lock down his first career save.

Inside the Box Score

• Making his first home start of the season, graduate senior Mike Webb had seven strikeouts while going the distance in the seven-inning opener. At one point, Webb struck out five consecutive batters.
• He now has 19 strikeouts in 18.0 innings of work, and his earned run average is down to 3.50.
• In the second game, freshman Zach Fernandes, junior Jon Morrison and freshman Broc French combined for 6.0 innings of relief, allowing two runs on seven hits.
• Morrison picked up his second win of the season (2-1) with 2.0 innings of work. French got the save with a scoreless ninth.
• Junior Xavier Vargas had a big day at the plate, going 4-for-6 with a triple, one walk, four runs batted in and one run scored.
• Redshirt senior Max Mircovich singled twice and scored one run in the second game. He also drove in the eventual winning run.
• Redshirt senior Sonny Ulliana doubled and drove in three of Rhode Island's five runs in the second game.
• Junior Austin White walked three times, stole two bases and scored a run Sunday.
• Over its last seven games, Rhode Island has committed just three total errors.

Up Next
Rhode Island is scheduled to host Bryant next weekend for single games on March 14 and March. However, the team may still add a midweek contest.