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University of Rhode Island

Baseball during anthem at brown
Connor Caldon
7
Rhode Island URI 19-24
8
Winner Massachusetts UMASS 11-28
Rhode Island URI
19-24
7
Final
8
Massachusetts UMASS
11-28
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 R H E
Rhode Island URI 1 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 3 7 11 1
Massachusetts UMASS 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 4 8 12 1

W: Jensen, Mikey (1-1) L: Andrade, Ryan (1-1)

Game Recap: Baseball |

Baseball Toppled by Massachusetts in Extras

How it Happened
Rhode Island Baseball was walked off by Massachusetts in the bottom of the 10th on Saturday afternoon, dropping an 8-7 result that evened up the series between the teams at 1-1. Rhode Island had led 7-4 heading into the final frame, but was unable to hold on as a four-spot lifted the home team to victory. 

While the Rams (19-24, 9-8 Atlantic 10) controlled the first half of the game, the Minutemen (11-28, 4-13 Atlantic 10) came through down the stretch. Rhody had built its initial lead early, jumping out 1-0 in the first on a solo shot delivered by Billy Butler. The team went on to pad its lead in the fifth when Rob Butler left the yard and Michael Anderson drove in Jack Hopko with a double. An additional run, scored on a UMass miscue, pushed the score to 4-0. 

After being shut out for five innings, the home team got on the board with a double that plated a pair of unearned runs in the bottom of the sixth. Starter Trystan Levesque was able to maintain the edge at 4-2, ending the frame with a three-pitch strikeout. 

The momentum started to shift in favor of Massachusetts following the sixth-inning push. In the bottom of the ninth, a two-run big fly knotted the score up at 4-4 and sent the game into extras. Rhode Island got back on top with a pair of RBI hits from Rob Butler and Alex Ramirez, as well as a run scored on the Minutemen's second error of the day, but the Minutemen refused to be put away. A bases-clearing double and a sac fly were the difference in their victory on Earl Lorden Field.

Inside the Box Score
  • Sophomore Ryan Andrade, who entered the game in the eighth, was charged with the loss (1-1).
  • Redshirt sophomore Rob Butler has now left the yard in three-straight games. He was 2-for- at the plate with a pair of runs scored.
  • R. Butler was one of three Rams to turn in a two-hit game, joined by redshirt senior Billy Butler (2-for-4) and freshman Michael Anderson (2-for-6).
  • Graduate student Jon Morrison had the seventh inning, striking out two batters and allowing one walk in his lone frame of work.
  • Junior Trystan Levesque fanned eight in his quality start and was not charged with either of the runs scored in his tenure. He scattered six hits and issued two walks. 

What's Next
Rhode Island will look to claim the series victory during the 12 p.m. rubber match on Sunday, April 7. 

 
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