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University of Rhode Island

xavier vargas
Stephen Blue
2
Rhode Island URI 0-7
7
Winner Auburn AUBURN 8-2
Rhode Island URI
0-7
2
Final
7
Auburn AUBURN
8-2
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Rhode Island URI 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 8 2
Auburn AUBURN 0 0 2 1 0 2 0 2 X 7 11 0

W: Skipper, Carson (1-0) L: Twitchell, Ryan (0-3) S: Burkhalter, Blake (2)

Game Recap: Baseball |

Rams Fall to Auburn, 7-2, in Series Opener

Rhode Island Lineup
Kopack (LF), Genther (DH), Cucinotta (CF), Vargas (1B), R. Butler (C), Fortin (2B), DePino (3B), Salgado (SS), McCall (RF), Twitchell (P)
 
Auburn Lineup
Rambusch (3B), Howell (CF), DiChiara (1B), Hill (DH), Moore (SS), Ware (RF), Dyal (C), Foster (2B), Hall (LF), Armstrong (P)
 
How it Happened
Rhode Island (0-7) got on the board first, taking a 1-0 lead on the top of the first inning when Xavier Vargas doubled down the right field line to drive in Addison Kopack. Kopack had singled through the left side to lead off the inning, and then stole second with two away to set up Vargas' RBI double. The following inning, Anthony DePino sent a solo shot over the left center wall to give the Rams a 2-0 advantage.
 
Auburn (8-2) evened the score at 2-2 in the bottom of the third, thanks to a two-run homer by Sonny DiChiara. The Tigers added another run in the fourth, and two more in the sixth to pull ahead 5-2.
 
Rhody's best chance came in the top of the eighth, where Eric Genther, Jack Cucinotta and Xavier Vargas opened the inning with back-to-back-to-back singles. However, Auburn's Blake Burkhalter struck out the next three hitters – on just 11 pitches – to end the threat. The Tigers added two more runs in the bottom of the frame to cap off the 7-2 victory.

Inside the Box Score
  • Fifth-year senior Xavier Vargas went 3-for-3 with two doubles, one walk and one RBI.
  • Freshman Eric Genther was 2-for-4 for his second multi-hit game of the season.
  • Redshirt sophomore Addison Kopack singled, stole a base and scored a run.
  • Freshman Anthony DePino hit his first career home run in the loss.
  • Grad student Jack Cucinotta reached base twice – on a single and a walk.
  • Fifth-year senior starter Ryan Twitchell took the loss, allowing three runs on four hits and a pair of walks over a 3.1-inning start.
  • Jordan Armstrong earned the win for Auburn. The two runs Rhody scored off of him are the only runs he has allowed through three appearances so far this season.
  • Blake Burkhalter picked up the save for the Tigers, allowing just one hit through two shutout innings.
Up Next
Rhody and Auburn are back in action Saturday, for a doubleheader beginning at 3 p.m (Eastern).
 
 
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