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University of Rhode Island

team
Stephen Blue/Atlantic 10
10
Winner VCU VCU 36-14
4
Rhode Island URI 28-25-1
Winner
VCU VCU
36-14
10
Final
4
Rhode Island URI
28-25-1
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
VCU VCU 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 6 2 10 18 0
Rhode Island URI 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 4 6 1

W: SERRANO, Edwin (4-4) L: Jangols, Vitaly (2-3)

Game Recap: Baseball |

Rhody Falls to VCU, Will Face Dayton in 3:30 PM Elimination Game

Rhode Island Lineup
White (CF), Brodeur (2B), Ulliana (C), Vargas (1B), Butler (DH), Fortin (3B), Mircovich (RF), Ramirez (SS), McCall (LF), Webb (P)
 
VCU Lineup
Carpenter (1B), Locklear (3B), Hibbits (DH), Henson (LF), Schroeder (RF), Vay (C), Haydan (2B), Huysak (SS), Brown (CF), Webb (P)

How it Happened
Rhode Island (28-25-1) appeared to have something going in the bottom of the third as Calvin McCall was hit by a pitch before advancing to third on a base hit by Austin White. White then stole second to give the Rams two runners in scoring position, but a called third strike on Sonny Ulliana ended the Rams' chances.

VCU (36-14) threatened in its next trip to the plate, putting a pair runners on, but Alex Ramirez snagged a liner up the middle and stepped on second to complete an unassisted, inning-ending double play.

VCU later pushed across the first runs of the game in the top of the sixth when A-10 Player of the Year Tyler Locklear crossed the plate on a sacrifice fly by Jack Schroeder. Liam Hibbits then scored from first on a double by Hunter Vay to give VCU a 2-0 advantage.

Rhode Island came right back in the bottom of the inning as Max Mircovich doubled to drive in Joe Fortin and Billy Butler, evening the game at 2-2.

Ulliana then launched his second round-tripper of the tournament in the bottom of the seventh, sending a two-run shot to left centerfield to put URI up 4-2.

VCU broke things open in the top of the eighth however, scoring six runs on seven hits before tacking on two more in the ninth for the 10-4 victory.
 
Inside the Box Score
  • The win extends VCU nation-leading win streak to 20 games.
  • Sonny Ulliana went 2-for-4 and drove in two runs on his second homer run of the tournament. 
  • Ulliana was the only Ram to finish with multiple hits as Rhody was outhit 18-6.
  • Max Mircovich and Joe Fortin both doubled for URI. Mircovich drove in two runs while Fortin scored once. 
  • Austin White singled, walked, scored a run and stole a base. He is now 16-for-16 in stolen base attempts this season.
  • Calvin McCall got on base twice, both times via hit-by-pitch.
  • Eight different pitchers - five for Rhode Island and three for VCU - combined to issue just three walks throughout the game.
  • Mike Webb tossed seven complete innings in the no-decision start. He gave up two runs and struck out five while issuing just one walk. Eighty two of his 119 pitches were strikes.
  • Vitaly Jangols took the loss, allowing four runs on five hits through 0.2 innings of relief.
  • VCU's Edwin Serrano earned the win, closing out the game with three innings of one-hit relief.
Up Next
Rhode Island will now take on Dayton in an elimination game set to begin at 3:30 p.m.
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