How It Happened
Holy Cross held off a late Rhode Island rally in the opener, and then the Crusaders (14-28-1) scored two runs with two outs in the bottom of the sixth to salvage a tie in the second game. The results for Rhode Island (16-24-1) extended the team's winless streak to six games.

Game 1 - Holy Cross 4, Rhode Island 3
Holy Cross struck first, scoring two runs in the bottom of the second inning. Olivia Eckelman drew a one-out walk, and Morgan Jensen followed with a double to left that put two in scoring position. A Bailey Bates groundout brought Eckelman in, and Jessica Mott delivered a two-out single to make the score 2-0. The Crusaders added two insurance runs in the bottom of the sixth when Alesandrelli hit a two-out, two-run single to drive in Bates and Eckelman.

The Rams made things exciting in the seventh inning against Crusader pitcher Sophia Roncon (6-13). After Roncon blanked URI over the first six innings, Rhody finally broke through with two outs in the top of the seventh. With runners on first and second, Rachel Zingerman singled to left to bring Jessica Hennelly in. Zingerman and Hannah Hernandez both wound up in scoring position on the play, bringing Kylie Bulinski to the plate as the potential tying run. Bulinski singled to right field, bringing Hernandez and Zingerman around to make it a one-run game.

Becca Zawistowski reached on an infield error that allowed pinch runner Leilyn Alvarez to move to second base and bring Skyler Rapuano to bat, but a fielder's choice grounder to shortstop ended the game as Alvarez was retired at third base.

Game 2 - Rhode Island 2, Holy Cross 2 (6)
Rhody got in front quickly in the second game when Jessica Hennelly drove in Skyler Rapuano with a two-out singled. Rapuano had reached on a fielder's choice, moved to second on a groundout and advanced to third on a wild pitch to set up Hennelly's hit. Hennelly later padded the URI lead when she scored an unearned run in the top of the fifth as Casey Miller reached on an error.

In the bottom of the sixth, Holy Cross got three walks to load the bases. With two outs, Morgan Jensen singled to right field to drive in Olivia Eckelman and Ali Sniegocki to tie the score. A strikeout ended the inning, and the game was called after the sixth inning due to darkness.
 
Inside the Box Scores

• Sophomore Katie Zaun (7-10-1) went the distance in game Two, matching her career high with nine strikeouts.
• Senior Rachel Zingerman had four hits on the day, including three for extra bases. She singled, scored one run and drove in one in Game One. Zingerman added a triple and two doubles in the nightcap.
• Senior Jessica Hennelly singled four times on the day. She also walked, scored a run in the first game and drove in one in the second game.
• Freshman Kylie Bulinski singled twice, walked once and drove in a pair of runs in the opener.
• Senior Skylar Rapuano walked three tomes on the day. She also  scored a run in the second game.
• Freshman Hannah Hernandez walked, scored once and stole one base, her 10th of the season. Senior Rachel Zingerman and graduate student Elena Gonzalez have 14 each. The only other time Rhody had three players with 10 or more steals in the same season was 2001, when Shauna Newmiller (17), Christine Tindall (12) and Kristen Havdoglous (10) achieved it.
• Fifth-year senior Susan Harrison appeared as a pinch hitter and drew a walk.
• Freshman Becca Zawistowski had two sacrifice bunts in the opener, and Maddie Melice had one in the second. As a team, the Rams have 32 on the season, the most for the program since 2014.

What's Next
Rhode Island returns to Atlantic 10 action when it visits Loyola Chicago for a three-game series that begins on Saturday, April 22. The first two games of the series are scheduled to stream on ESPN3, while the finale will be on ESPN+.