How It Happened
Rhode Island (16-20) split a pair of one-run games with Stonehill Wednesday, defeating the Skyhawks 4-3 in extra innings before falling 1-0 in the second game.

Game 1 - Rhode Island 4, Stonehill 3 (8 inn.)
The Rams rallied from a pair of late one-run deficits to pull out the walk-off victory in the opener. Trailing 2-1 in the bottom of the sixth inning, Jessica Hennelly drove in Rachel Zingerman with a one-out single to right field to tie the game.

After a scoreless seventh inning, Stonehill pushed a run across in the top of the eight. With the inning starting with a runner on second, Megan Wells scored on a groundout by Shannon Conte to put the Skyhawks up, 3-2.

In the bottom of the inning, Rhode Island opened with Elena Gonzalez on second base. Zingerman sacrificed her to third. Skyler Rapuano brought her in with a double to the gap in left center. Hennelly came through again, lining a single to right that allowed Rapuano to slide in ahead of the throw for the walk-off win.

Game 2 - Stonehill 1, Rhode Island 0
Stonehill (2-29) got a dominant outing from pitcher Kelly Mayette, who limited the Rams to two hits over seven shutout innings. After Hannah Hernandez singled to start the third inning, Rhody did not get another hit until the final frame.

In the top of the second, Alyssa Grossi drew a two-out walk. Megan Weis followed with a line drive triple down the right field line that brought Grossi all the way around.

That was enough for Mayette, who kept the Rams at bay. In the sixth inning, Rhody got Hannah Hernandez to third base with one out, but she was thrown out at home trying to score on a fly ball off the bat of Elena Gonzalez. In the final at bat, URI got a one-out double from Skyler Rapuano, but a pair of ground outs brought the game to an end, snapping Rhode Island's five-game winning streak.
 
Inside the Box Scores

• Senior Liz Lynchard pitched a complete game in the opener, allowing just two earned runs on six hits over 8.0 innings of work.
• Lynchard improved to 7-6 on the season and now has 101 strikeouts on the year. She joins Gwen Rack (2001, 2002 and 2003) and Jenna Thurston (2003, 2004) as the only URI pitchers to reach 100 strikeouts in more than one season.
• She also moved into 19th place in program history with her 15th career win.
• Sophomore Katie Zaun also pitched a complete game, her third of the season. Despite taking a tough 1-0 loss, she lowered her earned run average to a team-best 2.91.
• Senior Rachel Zingerman had a triple and two singles with a run scored in the first game.
• Senior Skyler Rapuano had two doubles, two runs scored and one RBI Wednesday.
• Senior Jessica Hennelly and freshman Hannah Hernandez each singled twice on the day.

 What's Next
Rhode Island welcomes Dayton to the URI Softball Complex for three games this weekend. The teams will play a doubleheader on Saturday, with both games streaming on ESPN3. Sunday's game will be seen on ESPN+.