Rhode Island Lineup
Cucinotta (CF), Ramirez (2B), Kopack (SS), Genther (LF), DePino (3B), Fortin (1B), Laske (C), Cherry (DH), Marchetti (RF), Kraus (P)
 
Richmond Lineup
Beal (RF), Mathes (CF), Toso (3B), Elbeery (1B), Ja. Neff (C), Sprague-Lott (SS), Lass (LF), Conklin (DH), Pacheco (2B), Argomaniz (P)
 
How it Happened
Playing in a must-win situation in order to lock up the seventh and final spot at the upcoming Atlantic 10 Championship, Richmond got to work right away and built a 6-0 lead through three innings.
 
Rhody put a pair of runs on the board in the top of the fourth when Eric Genther and Anthony DePino both crossed the plate on a single by Jordan Laske. That was the final hit of the day for the Rams, however. URI managed just four more baserunners the rest of the way – Justin Cherry on a fourth-inning walk, Jack Cucinotta on a fifth-inning walk, Joe Fortin on a sixth-inning walk and Rob Butler on a ninth-inning walk.
 
The Spiders scored once more in the bottom of the fourth, tacked on three additional runs in the sixth, and added four more in the seventh to wrap up the 14-2 victory.

Inside the Box Score

• Grad students Joe Fortin and Jordan Laske each singled to account for Rhody's only hits on the day.
• Fortin was also walked once, as was grad student Jack Cucinotta, freshman Eric Genther, redshirt freshman Rob Butler and redshirt senior Justin Cherry.
• Genther also reached once via hit-by-pitch, as did freshman Anthony DePino.
• Freshman Bryan Kraus was charged with the loss, allowing three runs on two hits as part of a 1.2-inning start.
• Junior Quincy Clark was the only pitcher to keep Richmond off the board as he finished things off with a scoreless eighth inning.

Up Next
The Rams will enter the 2022 Atlantic 10 Championship as the #4 seed, and take on fifth-seeded George Mason at in the tournament opener, Tuesday at Noon.