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Matt Goldstein
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Winner LIU LIU 4-11
0
Rhode Island URI 3-8
Winner
LIU LIU
4-11
2
Final
0
Rhode Island URI
3-8
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
LIU LIU 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 2 8 0
Rhode Island URI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0

W: O'DONNELL, Alyssa (3-3) L: Lynchard, Liz (3-4) S: VALENZUELA, Elena (2)

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Rhode Island URI 3-9
1
Winner Radford RAD 6-5
Rhode Island URI
3-9
0
Final
1
Radford RAD
6-5
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
Rhode Island URI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 2
Radford RAD 0 0 1 0 0 0 X 1 3 1

W: DEHART, Skyler (1-2) L: Whiteford, Cameron (0-1)

Game Recap: Softball |

URI Blanked by LIU, Radford

How It Happened
A frustrating day at the plate resulted in Rhode Island dropping its first two contests at the Spring Games in Madeira Beach, Fla. on Friday. The Rams (3-12) were blanked two times, falling 2-0 to LIU before losing 1-0 to Radford in the second game of the day.

Game 1 – LIU 2, Rhode Island 0
After getting just two base runners on through the first six innings, Rhode Island managed to load the bases in the bottom of the seventh, but it could not score. Sami Villarreal led off with a walk. With two outs, Skyler Rapuano and Rachel Zingerman had back-to-back singles to fill the bases, but relief pitcher Elena Valenzuela came on to retire the only batter she faced to save the win for Alyssa O'Donnell.

LIU (3-11) got single runs in the third and fifth innings. In the third, Kiana Cisneros led off with a double, moved to third on a wild pitch and scored on a sacrifice fly by Ciara Granado. Granado provided insurance with an RBI single that drove in Camryn Lyman in the fifth.

O'Donnell (3-3) allowed just three singles and two walks. Her defense turned a pair of double plays, as she faced just three batters over the minimum for the game.

Game 2 – Radford 1, Rhode Island 0
Rhode Island got multiple runners on base in the first, third and fourth innings, but it was unable to break through against Radford's Skyler DeHart. DeHart (1-2) allowed just four singles and retired the final 12 batters she faced.

Radford (6-5) got the lone run of the game in the bottom of the third. Cassi Barbato led off with a walk and moved to second when Lindsay Hunter drew a two-out walk. Cori McMillan delivered a single that brought Barbato home and proved to be the difference in the game.

Inside the Box Scores
  • Senior Sami Villarreal walked twice in the first game and added a single in the second game.
  • Senior Susan Harrison singled in the first game.
  • Junior Skyler Rapuano singled in each game. She also had a sacrifice bunt in the first game and a walk in the second.
  • Junior Rachel Zingerman singled in the opener.
  • Junior Cassie Swenson singled and stole a base against Radford.
  • Sophomore Vicki Viaclovski singled once in the second game.
  • In the Radford game, Rhode Island left seven runners on base.
  • Junior Liz Lynchard (3-4) pitched her fourth complete game in six starts. She was strong, scattering eight hits while walking three and fanning three. She later added two scoreless innings of relief against Radford.
  • Freshman Cameron Whiteford (0-1) took the loss against Radford despite an outstanding. She allowed just three hits and struck out a pair over four innings.
What's Next
Rhode Island plays two more times on Saturday at the Spring Games. The Rams play Georgetown at 11 a.m. and Georgia Southern at 1:30 p.m.
 
 
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