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University of Rhode Island

Hsu at Virginia Tech
Virginia Tech Athletics
2
Rhode Island URI 1-4
7
Winner Virginia Tech VT 4-2
Rhode Island URI
1-4
2
Final
7
Virginia Tech VT
4-2
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Rhode Island URI 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 8 1
Virginia Tech VT 1 2 0 0 0 0 3 1 X 7 15 0

W: David Shoemaker (1-0) L: Hsu, Brandon (0-1)

Game Recap: Baseball |

Rams Toppled in Game Two at Virginia Tech

Rhode Island Starters 
Moroney (SS), Perron (1B), Anderson (DH), DePino (3B), Grotyohann (RF), Penney (2B), Butler (C), Hindle (LF), McKenzie (CF), Levesque (P)

Virginia Tech Starters
Martin (2B), DeMartini (3B), Cannizzaro (LF), Michel (1B), Micheletti (RF), Cooke (DH), Watson (CF), Ebel (C), Grady (SS), Parliament (P)

How it Happened
Late-game scoring caused Rhode Island Baseball to lose to Virginia Tech 7-2 on Saturday afternoon in Blacksburg. 

The Rams (1-4) were in the game early before the Hokies (4-2) put up four unanswered runs to secure the win. 

Both teams traded runs to start the game after Virginia Tech opened it up with an RBI single in the first. Scott Penney plated the tying run in the following frame with a double that drove in Anthony DePino, but the Hokies got two back right away with a solo shot and a double.

DJ Perron brought Rhody within one when he recorded his first home run as a Ram in the top of the third, but the 3-2 deficit was the closest the team got. Virginia Tech added a trio of insurance runs in the seventh before punctuating its scoring with a solo home run in the eighth. 

Inside the Box Score
  • Freshman Scott Penney went 3-for-4 at the plate with an RBI. It was the first multi-hit game of his young career.
  • Redshirt freshman Will Hindle was 2-for-4. His first collegiate hit was his double in the seventh.
  • Graduate student DJ Perron went 2-for-5 with a single and a home run.
  • Freshman Reece Moroney was 1-for-3 and drew a walk. He has recorded at least one hit in each of Rhode Island's five games to start the season. 
  • Redshirt sophomore Brandon Hsu (0-1) was tagged with the loss. He threw 2.0 innings in relief and gave up a pair of runs.
  • Freshman AJ Jones and graduate student Kenny Heon were the only Rhody arms with scoreless appearances. Jones tossed 2.2 innings and struck out two batters, while Heon pitched 0.2 of a frame. 
  • Rhode Island's hitters struck out 12 times, while the Hokies went down on strikes just five times. 
  • Virginia Tech had a 15-8 advantage in hits.

Up Next
The teams will cap off the series with a 1 p.m. game on Sunday, Feb. 25.
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