How it Happened
The Rhode Island baseball team led for the entirety of a game against Holy Cross on Wednesday afternoon at Bill Beck Field, eventually cruising to an 11-7 win. 

The Rams (13-16, 3-3 Atlantic 10) scored in five different innings, leading by as much as 8-0 at one point in the contest. Rhody now has two wins in as many days, having defeated Brown on Tuesday afternoon by a score of 12-5.

Alex Ramirez highlighted the box score with his 3-for-4 performance that included two runs scored, four RBI and a triple. His three-bagger cleared the bases in the bottom of the second to hand URI its first lead of the day at 3-0. Addison Kopack also joined in on the early scoring spree, plating a run with a single. 

Rhode Island continued to build its lead from there, using a sac fly, a double and a pair of singles to drive in four runs over the next three innings. 

The Crusaders (11-24, 3-8 Patriot League) eventually got on the board in the top of the sixth when a base hit drove in two runners and cut Rhode Island's advantage down to 8-2. The home team got both runs back in the bottom of the frame, thanks to Eric Genther's triple and a sac fly off the bat of Anthony DePino.

After being limited offensively for the majority of the day, Holy Cross' bats made a push in the final few frames, coming up with four runs in the eighth before adding one more in the ninth. The five tallies, two of which were unearned, as well as a solo shot from Jack Hopko in the bottom of the eighth put the game at its final score of 11-7. 

Inside the Box Score

• Freshman Connor Johnston (1-0) was credited with the win, the first of his career. He threw 3.0 scoreless innings and struck out two batters in his start on a pre-determined 'staff day'. 
• This was Rhode Island's first game with two triples since doing so opposite Saint Louis on May 14, 2022. 
• The Rams have turned in back-to-back games with double digit hits, finishing with 10 on Tuesday and 12 on Wednesday. 
• Redshirt junior Alex Ramirez was one of three Rams with a multi-hit game, as both redshirt junior Addison Kopack and Brody McKenzie achieved the feat with two apiece. 
• Redshirt freshman Brandon Hsu pitched two scoreless frames, scattering a pair of hits. Redshirt junior Zach Fernandez and freshman Michael Anderson were also scoreless in relief. 
• Kopack has now reached base in 26-straight games, hitting safely in 20 of the contests. 

What's Next
Rhode Island will resume conference play with an Atlantic 10 series on the road at St. Bonaventure Friday, April 14 through Sunday, April 16. First pitch on Friday is set for 3 p.m.