Rhode Island 7, VCU 5

The Rams officially extended their season in the first game of the doubleheader, holding off VCU to secure a spot in the 2023 Atlantic 10 Championship. 

Though the game was close early, Anthony DePino and Eric Genther's back-to-back home runs in the seventh essentially put it out of reach for the visitors by padding the previous lead of 4-3 with an extra two scores. 

While the visiting Rams outscored their hosts 2-1 in the following frame to move the score to 7-5, Ryan Andrade came in from the bullpen and secured the three-out save. 

The closer was credited with his seventh stop of the year for his efforts, which stands as the 10th-most any Rhody arm has achieved in a single season. Southpaw Trystan Levesque was awarded the win following his quality start. He fanned eight batters and was tagged with two earned runs in 6.2 innings of work, improving to 6-4 on the year. 
 

Rhode Island 19, VCU 7
Rhode Island erupted for 19 runs in the regular season finale as it defeated VCU 19-7 in the second game of a long doubleheader Friday evening.

The Rams (23-27, 13-11 Atlantic 10) scored in each of the first six innings, quickly removing doubt from the game. The first two batters in the URI lineup - Alex Ramirez and Michael Anderson - each drove in four runs. Their eight RBI were more runs than VCU's entire lineup combined to score.

Inside the Box Score

• Redshirt senior Billy Butler also left the yard in game one, recording his 12th homer of the year in the bottom of the first.
• Sophomore Eric Genther tallied a team-best three RBI in game one (2-for-3). Classmate Anthony DePino (2-for-5) and Butler (4-for-5) also had multi-hit games. 
• Nine different Rams had at least one hit throughout the day.
• Redshirt junior Calvin McCall had a three-hit game in the second outing, getting three singles. He also drove in three runs and scored twice.
• Freshman Michael Anderson reached based five times in game two, thanks to a home run and three singles as well as being plunked. He also scored twice.
• Redshirt junior Alex Ramirez had a home run, double, single and scored four runs. He also was hit by a pitch.
• Redshirt senior Mark Coley doubled, singled, walked and scored twice.
• With his home run, DePino tied the URI career record for home runs with 30 despite being just two years into his career.

What's Next
The Atlantic 10 Championship. Official seeds will be announced this weekend by the conference.