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will hindle celly vs umass
Connor Caldon
3
Massachusetts UMASS 9-17, 2-4 A-10
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Winner Rhode Island URI 7-17, 2-4 A-10
Massachusetts UMASS
9-17, 2-4 A-10
3
Final
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Rhode Island URI
7-17, 2-4 A-10
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Massachusetts UMASS 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 3 5 0
Rhode Island URI 0 0 0 3 0 0 2 0 X 5 5 0

W: Urena, Jeremy (1-0) L: Bigelow, Leif (1-2) S: Hughes, Tommy (1)

Game Recap: Baseball |

Rhode Island Defeats UMass in Series Finale

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

Massachusetts Starters
Skagerlind (CF), Burgess (1B), Travisano (SS), Gervasi (DH), Beverly (3B), Hanson (RF), Sullivan (2B), Hoog (LF), Given (C), O'Connor (P)

How it Happened
A two-out, two-run double off the bat of Will Hindle and a solid performance from closer Tommy Hughes allowed the Rhode Island Baseball team to secure a 5-3 victory over UMass on Sunday afternoon at Bill Beck Field.

With the result, the Rams (7-17, 2-4 Atlantic 10) won the weekend series. Rhody had split the first two meetings with the Minutemen (9-17, 2-4 A-10), 6-1 and 2-4. 

It was Massachusetts that got on the board first, jumping out to a 1-0 lead in the top of the third after cranking out back-to-back two-out singles. Zach Fernandez then took over for starter AJ Jones and ended the threat. 

After being held scoreless for 11 innings dating back to Saturday's game, URI broke through in the bottom of the fourth with a three-spot that awarded the team the lead. Eric Genther got the scoring started with a sac fly out to right field before Scott Penney plated an additional two with a double to left. 

A batter being hit by a pitch and a single allowed UMass to get the tying run on in the following frame. The Minutemen then utilized a double steal to get into scoring position and came in on an extra-base hit, knotting up the score at 3-3. Fernandez fired back in the following inning by retiring the side and taking the final visitor he faced down swinging. 

Rhody had left a combined three runners on in the fifth and sixth but finally turned the tides in the seventh. Reece Moroney drew a walk to lead off the frame and was joined on the base paths by DJ Perron and Anthony DePino, who worked two-out freebies of their own. Hindle then stepped up to the plate and roped a two-bagger out to left, boosting Rhody to a 5-3 edge. 

Hughes worked around four total baserunners in the final two frames as Massachusetts continued to threaten. He later ended the game with a ground ball, sealing Rhode Island's first series win of the 2024 season. 

Inside the Box Score
  • Sophomore Jeremy Urena was awarded the win, his first of the season (1-0). He threw one scoreless frame.
  • Graduate student Tommy Hughes earned his first career save in his 2.0-inning close. He issued four walks and struck out three. 
  • Freshman Reece Moroney earned a leadoff walk in four different innings. He finished the day 0-for-1 with one run scored and stole a career-high three bases.
  • URI's five hits came from five different batters.
  • Redshirt freshman Will Hindle led the offense with his 1-for-3 day and two RBI. He also scored one run and is now on a seven-game hitting streak. 
  • Freshman Scott Penney matched Hindle's RBI total, finishing 1-for-4. 
  • Junior Anthony DePino extended his streak of reaching base safely to 12 games, having cranked out a single and drawn a walk. 
  • Freshman AJ Jones gave up just one run in his first career start. He pitched 2.2 innings and recorded a pair of strikeouts.
  • Graduate student Zach Fernandez fanned two and let up as many hits in 3.1 innings of relief. He was charged with a pair of runs but did not issue any walks. 
Up Next
Rhode Island will play Brown in a midweek game on Tuesday, April 9. First pitch is set for 3:30 p.m. on the Bears' home field in Providence. 


 
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