How It Happened
Rhode Island (11-30) split a pair of one-run games with in-state rival Brown Wednesday afternoon. The Rams took the opener of the doubleheader 6-5 in eight innings, then lost the second game to the Bears (14-24) on a 1-0 walk-off home run.
 
Game 1 – Rhode Island 6, Brown 5 (8)
Ari Castillo gave Rhode Island the lead in the top of the eighth when she led off with a single that drove in Leilyn Alvarez, who started the inning on second base. Later, Castillo came around with what proved to be the winning run on a single by Cassie Swenson.

Brown got one run in the bottom of the eighth, but Swenson got assists on the final two plays of the game to thwart the Bears scoring threat.

Game 2 – Brown 1, Rhode Island 0
Pinch hitter Laurel Moody made the most of her one at bat in the second game, lofting a walk-off home run to left center to lead off the seventh inning. It was the lone run of the game as Brown salvaged a split of the doubleheader.

Moody's home run spoiled a spectacular performance by Rhody pitcher Noelle Sterner. The freshman allowed just four hits, three of which were singles, in the strongest outing of her career. Sterner struck out four batters while going the distance. However, the Rams were blanked by Brown's Lauren Innerst (5-5).

Inside the Box Scores

• Senior Ari Castillo maintained her recent hot streak, recording three hits in the opener and reaching base four times in six plate appearances.
• She had a double two singles, one walk, one sacrifice bunt, two runs scored and two RBI on the day,
• Junior Skyler Rapuano walked twice, scored a run and stole a base in the first game. She added a single in the second game.
• Sophomore Vicki Viaclovsky singled three times on the day, extending her hitting streak to nine games in the process.
• She has the team's longest hitting streak for the season and now leads the team with a .308 batting average.
• Senior Sami Villarreal singled, walked, had a sacrifice bunt and an RBI in the first game. The sacrifice was her team-leading seventh of the season.
• Junior Rachel Zingerman singled and stole a base in the first game.
• Freshman Ainsley Yoshizumi singled and scored two runs in the first game. She has now scored 12 runs in 24 games.
• Junior Cassie Swenson singled, walked and had an RBI in the first game.
• Junior Liz Lynchard earned her eighth win of the season in the first game. She allowed just one earned run while striking out six batters while notching her ninth complete game of the season.

What's Next
Rhode Island travels to George Mason for a three-game conference series that starts with a doubleheader on Saturday, April 30.