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University of Rhode Island

DePino Baserunning
Connor Caldon
1
Rhode Island URI 5-15
8
Winner Saint Louis SLU 18-6
Rhode Island URI
5-15
1
Final
8
Saint Louis SLU
18-6
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Rhode Island URI 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 7 0
Saint Louis SLU 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 4 X 8 12 2

W: Jackson Yarberry (4-2) L: Sposato, Sean (0-2)

Game Recap: Baseball |

Rhode Island Drops Game Two at Saint Louis

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

Saint Louis Starters
Richter (DH), Sitzman (2B), Clohisy (CF), Smith (1B), Fogarty (LF), Winters (RF), Mastros (3B), Preston (C), Neuweg (SS), Yarberry (P)

How it Happened
A late scoring push put Rhode Island Baseball's game at Saint Louis out of reach on Friday afternoon at the Billiken Sports Complex, with the Rams losing 8-1. 

Rhody (5-15, 0-2 Atlantic 10) was within striking distance heading into the eighth inning, down 4-1, but a pair of RBI doubles and an RBI single allowed the home team to plate four runs.

URI struggled with timely hitting, recording seven hits throughout the contest while leaving five runners on base. The team's lone run was scored in the fifth when Brody McKenzie singled up the middle, driving in Will Hindle. 

The Billikens (18-6, 2-0 A-10) took the lead early, scoring four times between the third and the fourth with a string of hits. Starting arm Sean Sposato had pitched two scoreless frames to start the day and then repeated the effort, taking the final batter he faced down swinging to end the sixth.  

Rhode Island utilized three pitchers out of the bullpen to finish the game with Jeremy Urena responsible for the additional four scores. Offensively, URI left a baserunner stranded in each of the final two innings.

Inside the Box Score
  • All but two members of the Rhode Island lineup recorded base hits. 
  • Both junior Anthony Depino and redshirt junior Rob Butler doubled. 
  • In addition to his RBI, junior Brody McKenzie picked up a stolen base. 
  • The Rams did not draw any walks. 
  • Redshirt sophomore Sean Sposato was tagged with the loss, moving his season record to 0-2. He struck out three batters in his 6.0-inning start and scattered seven hits. 
  • Freshmen Josh Kopetski and Joe Sabbath faced one batter apiece in their relief appearances.
  • All eight of the Billikens' runs were earned. 
Up Next
Rhode Island and Saint Louis will close out the series with a 1 p.m. game on Saturday, March 30. 
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