Rhode Island Starters
Moroney (SS), Perron (2B), Anderson (1B), DePino (3B), Genther (RF), Levin (LF), Hopko (DH), Butler (C), McKenzie (CF), Grotyohann (P)
Texas A&M Starters
Grahovac (3B), LaViolette (CF), Montgomery (RF), Schott (LF), Burton (1B), Appel (C), Bard (DH), Camarillo (SS), Chestnut (2B), Prager (P)
How it Happened
Rhode Island Baseball was scored on in all but one inning in its 11-0 loss to No. 4 Texas A&M on Friday night.
The Rams (2-8) struggled to get their offense going, finishing the series opener with just two hits from
Reece Moroney and
Rob Butler.
On the flip side, the Aggies (14-0) scored the bulk of their runs in the opening three innings to jump out to a 7-0 lead. From there, it was all one-run frames outside of a scoreless sixth. Freshman
Joe Sabbath accounted for the zero, working around a two-out walk with a backward K.
Inside the Box Score
- Both of the Rams' hits came with two outs, as freshman Reece Moroney delivered in the third and redshirt junior Rob Butler added a knock in the eighth.
- Sophomore Connor Grotyohann (0-3) was tagged with the loss. He gave up seven runs in his 2.2-inning start and struck out a pair of batters.
- Redshirt sophomore Brandon Hsu threw 2.1 innings out of the bullpen and was charged with two earned runs. He scattered three hits and issued just one walk.
- Juniors Eric Genther and Brody McKenzie also reached base for URI on an infield error and a fielder's choice, respectively.
- Freshman Joe Sabbath pitched 1.2 innings in relief and struck out a team-high three batters. Both he and classmate Ethan Mahan were tagged with one run apiece.
- Redshirt freshman Jake Foster retired the one batter he faced in the game.
Up Next
The teams will continue the series with a 3 p.m. game on Saturday, March 9. A series finale is scheduled for 2 p.m. on Sunday, March 10.
