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Winner Rhode Island URI 18-19-1, 6-3 A-10
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St. Bonaventure SBU 5-19, 4-9 A-10
Winner
Rhode Island URI
18-19-1, 6-3 A-10
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Final
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St. Bonaventure SBU
5-19, 4-9 A-10
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Rhode Island URI 0 0 3 2 2 0 0 0 1 8 8 0
St. Bonaventure SBU 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 10 2

W: Twitchell, Ryan (3-1) L: DEVINE, Liam (2-3)

Game Recap: Baseball |

Rhody Takes Opener at St. Bonaventure, 8-3

Rhode Island Lineup
White (CF), Brodeur (2B), Ulliana (C), Vargas (1B), Butler (DH), Santos (SS), Coley (RF), McCall (LF), Laske (3B), Twitchell (P)
 
St. Bonaventure Lineup
Boldt (CF), Stillman (DH), Kelder (RF), Williams (1B), Myers (SS), Hendershot (3B), Higgins (2B), Berger (LF), DeJohn (C), Devine (P)
 
How it Happened
Rhode Island rallied from an early deficit to defeat St. Bonaventure 8-3 Friday and move into second place in the Atlantic 10 North Division in the process.

 The Rams (18-19-1, 6-3 A-10) trailed 2-0 after two innings, but they scored seven runs over the next three innings to take command of the game. A three-run home run by Xavier Vargas gave URI the lead in the top of the third, and Rhody never looked back from there.

After Vargas put the team ahead 3-2, Rhody got back-to-back bases loaded walks in the fourth inning from Sonny Ulliana and Vargas to extended the lead to 5-2. An inning later, Josh Brodeur's two-run single gave Rhode Island breathing room with a 7-2 lead.

Starter Ryan Twitchell (3-1) handled St. Bonaventure (5-19, 4-9 A-10) from there. He allowed two runs on seven hits over six innings to secure the victory.

Inside the Box Score
  • Rhode Island has won three of its last four Atlantic 10 contests.
  • The Rams drew 12 walks, including three each from Austin White and Sonny Ulliana.
  • Over hit last four games, Xavier Vargas has four home runs and 12 runs batted in.
  • He now has nine homers and 39 RBI in 37 games played this season.
  • Josh Brodeur had a double, single, two RBI and one run scored. He has 13 multi-hit games on the year.
  • Mark Coley singled, walked twice and scored two runs.
  • Austin White singled, walked three times and scored once.
  • Sonny Ulliana singled, walked three times, scored once and had one RBI.
  • Jon Morrison pitched 2.0 innings of scoreless relief, allowing just one hit.
  • Pitchers Ryan Twitchell, Jon Morrison and Jake Walker combined for 10 strikeouts.
Up Next
Rhode Island and St. Bonaventure play a pair of games Saturday. The doubleheader begins at noon.
 
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