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DJ Perron Hitting vs UMASS
Connor Caldon
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Saint Joseph's SJU 12-17, 3-4 A-10
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Winner Rhode Island URI 10-17, 3-4 A-10
Saint Joseph's SJU
12-17, 3-4 A-10
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Final
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Rhode Island URI
10-17, 3-4 A-10
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Saint Joseph's SJU 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 6 1
Rhode Island URI 1 0 2 1 1 0 1 0 X 6 14 2

W: Jones, AJ (1-0) L: McCAUSLAND, Will (1-4) S: Urena, Jeremy (1)

Game Recap: Baseball |

Rams Go Deep Often to Knock Off Hawks

Rhode Island Starters
DePino (3B), Genther (CF), Anderson (1B), Perron (RF), Penney (2B), Hindle (LF), Hopko (DH), R. Butler (C), Moroney (CF), Jones (P)

Saint Joseph's Starters
Wall (CF), Weingartner (SS), Cesarini (LF), Petrich (3B), Dickinson (DH), Picollo (RF), Jagiela  (C), Drapeau (1B), Myers (2B), McCausland (P) 

How it Happened
Rhode Island flexed its muscle to grab an Atlantic 10 win, beating Saint Joseph's 6-3 in the opener of a three-game series Friday afternoon.

With the victory, Rhode Island has won four straight contests and five of six overall.

The Rams (10-17, 3-4 A-10) took advantage of strong winds at Bill Beck Field, launching four home runs on the day. It started with a solo shot from Anthony DePino to lead off the bottom of the first inning.

DJ Perron added a two-run home run in the bottom of the third inning. An inning later, Eric Genther drilled a solo homer to right center. Will Hindle made it three innings in a row with a solo shot of his own in the bottom of the fifth.

Saint Joseph's (12-17, 3-4 Atlantic 10) had leads of 1-0 and 3-0, but the Hawks could not keep Rhody in the park. After the visitors had three runs on three hits over the first three innings, URI's pitchers settled down. The Rams allowed just two hits and zero runs over the final six innings.

Inside the Box Score
  • Freshman AJ Jones (1-0) gave the Rams a quality start, pitching 6.0 innings and allowing just two earned runs on five hits. He also struck out five batters.
  • The win was the first of his career.
  • Sophomore Jeremy Urena was outstanding in relief, pitching 3.0 scoreless innings while allowing just one hit.
  • Urena faced just one batter above the minimum, as he had two strikeouts and did not walk anyone.
  • The save was the second of his career.
  • In addition to hitting his first career home run, redshirt freshman Will Hindle was the defensive star of the day. He made a diving catch in left center to rob Ryan Cesarini of extra bases in the fifth innings, then made a leaping catch at the wall in left to take extra bases away from Owen Petrich.
  • Junior Anthony DePino's home run was the 39th of his career. With one more, he will reach double digits in homers for the third straight season.
  • The four home runs were a season high for Rhode Island. The Rams now have 27 through 27 games.
What's Next
Rhode Island and Saint Joseph's are back in action Saturday at 1 p.m. The game is scheduled to stream on ESPN+.
 
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