How it Happened
Davidson (22-14, 8-2 Atlantic 10) got a dominant outing from Will Schomberg, who shut down the vaunted Rhode Island offense to lead the Wildcats to a 7-2 win Friday afternoon.

Schomberg scattered three hits and one run over 7.0 innings, as he improved to 6-2 on the season. An Alex Ramirez home run in the bottom of the third inning accounted for the first run for Rhode Island (16-18, 6-4 Atlantic 10) in the opener.

The visiting Wildcats used a steady attack to build its lead, scoring single runs in the first, third and fourth innings. A two-run single by Jacob Hinderleider in the top of the seventh broke the game open. Two more runs in the top of the ninth sealed the win.
Rhody got one run in the bottom of the ninth when Rob Butler drove in his brother Billy Butler with a two-out single, but that was URI could not get any more across. Walks to Brody McKenzie and Ramirez loaded the bases for Addison Kopack, but Bennett Flynn got Kopack to line out to center field for the final out.

Inside the Box Score

• Both teams had won five of their previous six Atlantic 10 games entering Friday's meeting. 
• Redshirt junior Alex Ramirez hit his sixth home run of the season. He also was hit by a pitch for the fifth time this year and drew one walk.
• After the Ramirez homer, Rhode Island did not get another hit until the bottom of the ninth inning.
• Sophomore Anthony DePino doubled and walked.
• Freshman Michael Anderson singled and drew one walk. 
• Redshirt senior Billy Butler doubled to lead off the ninth inning. He also scored one run.
• Sophomore Rob Butler singled, walked and drove in one run.

What's Next
The Rams and Davidson will complete the three-game series with a doubleheader on Saturday. The first game will begin at 11 a.m. and both contests are scheduled to be streamed on the ESPN platforms. The first game is slated for ESPN3, with the second game on ESPN+.