Box Score Rhode Island Lineup
Cucinotta (CF), Ramirez (2B), Kopack (SS), Genther (LF), DePino (3B), Fortin (1B), Laske (C), Cherry (DH), McCall (RF), Picone (P)
 
Saint Louis Lineup
Turino (CF), Redding (DH), Fitzgerald (1B), Fogarty (LF), Vierling (2B), Cusumano (3B), Smith (1B), Jansen (C), Happ (SS), Youngbrandt (P)
 
How it Happened
Rhode Island scored multiple times in each of the first five innings, pounding Saint Louis 19-13 for its fourth straight win Saturday afternoon.

After scoring twice in each of the first two innings, the Rams (19-30, 13-7 Atlantic 10) exploded for seven runs in the bottom of the third. Addison Kopack's three-run home run – one of two homers on the day for him – and a two-run double by Joe Fortin provided the big blows in the inning.

URI continued to pour it on in the fourth inning, scoring five more times to open up an 18-3 lead. Kopack had a solo shot, Anthony DePino delivered an RBI triple and Fortin added a two-run blast in the rally.

The runs came in handy as Saint Louis (25-21, 11-8 A-10) put together a seven-run eighth inning. Despite the big inning, the Billikens were still quite a ways off from truly threatening the lead.
 
In the end, the Rams won their fourth straight and sixth in the last seven games. The victory also clinched Rhody's sixth A-10 series win of the year.

Inside the Box Score

• Before the game, Rhode Island's Tyler Roach, Jack Cucinotta, Joe Fortin, Todd Moxey, Ryan Twitchell, Justin Cherry, Alexarmando Diaz, Jon Morrison, Bo Brutti and Jordan Laske were honored as part of the team's Senior Day ceremony.
• With four home runs Saturday, the 2022 Rams set a single-season program record with 55 long balls on the season.
• Rhode Island's first three hitters in the starting lineup combined for 10 hits, nine runs batted in and 10 runs scored.
• Eight of URI's nine starters had at least one hit, and seven had multi-hit games.
• Seven players scored two or more runs.
• Junior Alex Ramirez continued his hot weekend. After getting three hits Friday, Ramirez had four hits, including one double, Saturday. He also scored four times
• Graduate student Jack Cucinotta homered, singled twice, walked, scored four runs and drove in a pair.
• Redshirt sophomore Addison Kopack hit two home runs, doubled, drove in six runs and scored twice.
• Graduate student Joe Fortin homered for the second straight day. He also doubled, walked, scored twice and drove in six runs.
• Freshman Anthony DePino singled, tripled, walked three times, scored twice and drove in a run.
• Freshman Eric Genther had two hits, two walks two runs scored and one RBI.
• Redshirt senior Justin Cherry tripled, singled and had one RBI.
• Junior Calvin McCall singled, was hit by a pitch, scored twice and drove in one run.
• Graduate student Jordan Laske walked twice and scored once.

Up Next
The Rams and Billikens close out the series on Sunday. First pitch at the Beck is set for 11 a.m.