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University of Rhode Island

Penney at Virginia TEch
Virginia Tech Athletics
2
Rhode Island URI 1-5
14
Winner Virginia Tech VT 5-2
Rhode Island URI
1-5
2
Final
14
Virginia Tech VT
5-2
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Rhode Island URI 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 6 3
Virginia Tech VT 0 0 4 0 9 0 0 1 X 14 12 1

W: Griffin Stieg (1-1) L: Grotyohann, Connor (0-1)

Game Recap: Baseball |

Rhode Island Swept at Virginia Tech

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

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

How it Happened
Rhode Island Baseball was unable to prevent the sweep in its series at Virginia Tech, dropping a 14-2 result in the third and final game in Blacksburg on Sunday afternoon. 

The Rams (1-5) struggled to string much together, rattling off six hits, and committed three errors defensively while the Hokies (5-2) used a pair of crooked numbers to break away for their victory. 

Virginia Tech first struck in the bottom of the third, bringing in four two-out runs to take the lead. Two frames later, the team added nine more to its total in an inning that saw three different Rhody pitchers before adding a final score in the bottom of the eighth. 

Down 13-0, Rhode Island added both of its runs in the top of the seventh on doubles from Eric Genther and Brody Levin. 

Inside the Box Score
  • Both juniors Anthony DePino and Eric Genther had a multi-hit game, each finishing the day 2-for-3. Genther additionally scored a run and collected an RBI while DePino stole the team's first bag of the year.
  • Junior Brody Levin and redshirt freshman Will Hindle had a hit apiece. 
  • Sophomore Ryan King, who entered the game as a pinch runner, scored URI's other run. He stayed in the game at third base. 
  • Sophomore Connor Grotyohann (0-1) was tagged with the loss. He threw 4.0 innings in his start and struck out four batters.
  • Graduate student Zach Fernandez was on the hook for three earned runs in his 0.2-inning appearance. He recorded one punchout and let up seven hits. 
  • Freshman Josh Kopetski pitched a scoreless inning in relief and recorded his first collegiate strikeout. 
Up Next
Rhode Island will continue its road swing with a series at Washington State, March 1-3. First pitch on Friday is scheduled for 7:05 p.m. EST. 
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