Baseball 3/14/2024 1:47:00 PM

Rams, Huskies To Face off in Home-And-Home Series

Schedule Change

Originally scheduled to play Friday, March 15 through Sunday, March 17, both head coaches agreed to shuffle the games around on Thursday morning.
The Rams will make the trip to Boston on Friday for a 2 p.m. game and return home to host the Huskies on Saturday for an 11 a.m. doubleheader.
Each of Saturday's games will be nine innings. The second contest will start approximately 45 minutes after completion of the first.

Series Notes

Friday's game in Kingston will be the 110th in the series between Rhode Island and Northeastern, which dates back to 1921.
In the 103-year history between the two New England programs, URI has earned a 64-45 all-time advantage.
Despite Rhody's overall edge, the teams have split the last 10 games going back to 2012.
Northeastern has won three of the last four, outscoring the Rams 26-21 in the spread.
Rhody's lone win in that four-game span was an 8-0 shutout during a midweek game in 2019. It was one of two shutouts that the staff threw that season, joining a 4-0 victory over Atlantic 10 foe Davidson (April 14).
A win for Rhode Island would be its first since that outing, while a win for the Huskies would be their third straight in the series.
Northeastern has not won three straight in the teams' shared history since doing so in 2007-08.

Reece the Rookie

Freshman Reece Moroney has broken onto the scene in his first season with the Rams.
Moroney has started all 12 games at shortstop and singled in his first collegiate plate appearance. He is batting .318 to start the year with six RBI.
The Fair Haven, N.J. native is currently on a six-game streak of reaching base safely and has at least one base hit in each of his last four.
He belted out his first career home run during the series at No. 4 Texas A&M, a solo shot that nearly helped Rhode Island topple the Aggies.
Moroney will look to continue URI's history of freshmen success as current Rams Michael Anderson (2023) and Anthony DePino (2022) were both named Collegiate Baseball Freshman All-Americans.
Anderson was both an Atlantic 10 Second Team and All-Rookie Team honoree a year ago and earned conference rookie of the week honors three times.
In head coach Raphael Cerrato's tenure, five players have been named Freshman All-Americans: Chris Hess (2015), Tyler Wilson (2015) and Vitaly Jangols (2017).

Baseball Announces Fundraising Partnership with Hasbro Children's Hospital

Rhody Baseball has partnered with Hasbro Children's Hospital, located 45 minutes away in Providence, to raise money for the hospital during the 2024 season.
Throughout the year, every Rhody strikeout, win, hit, home run and stolen base will contribute directly to the children's hospital.
The fundraiser consists of five different pledge levels, with dollar amounts attached to each of the aforementioned statistical categories.
Juniors Eric Genther and Anthony DePino spearheaded the effort, working with sport administrator Jeff Johnson and members of the Hasbro Children's Hospital administration to organize the fundraiser.
Updates concerning the Rams' progress on the field and in their fundraising efforts will be provided on the team's social media channels throughout the year.
Fans interested in contributing to this great cause through a pledge or a one-time gift can do so HERE.

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