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moroney batting vs richmond
Connor Caldon
8
Winner Rhode Island URI 18-27, 10-12 A-10
6
Dayton UD 31-19, 13-8 A-10
Winner
Rhode Island URI
18-27, 10-12 A-10
8
Final
6
Dayton UD
31-19, 13-8 A-10
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Rhode Island URI 0 2 4 0 0 0 2 0 0 8 11 1
Dayton UD 0 0 0 3 2 0 0 1 0 6 14 1

W: Heon, Kenny (1-1) L: Eli Majick (5-4) S: Hughes, Tommy (4)

Game Recap: Baseball |

Rams Take First Game From Dayton, Second Game Suspended

Rhode Island Starters - Game One // Game Two
DePino (3B), Genther (RF), Anderson (DH), Perron (2B), Grotyohann (LF), hopko (1B), Moroney (SS), Borrelli (C), Henschel (CF), Urena (P) // DePino (3B), Genther (RF), Anderson (DH), Perron (2B), Grotyohann (LF), Hopko (1B), Moroney (SS), Butler (C), Henschel (CF), Maloney (P)

Dayton Starters - Game One // Game Two
Calero (LF), Pedanou (CF), Mendz (RF), Yamin IV (1B), Castillo (SS), Dobie (3B), Watson (C), Tomaini (DH), Arias (2B), Majick (P) // Calero (DH), Pedanou (CF), Mendez (RF), Yamin IV (1B), Castillo (SS), Dobie (3B), Watson (C), Cazorla (LF), Arias (2B), Densmore (P) 

How it Happened
Rhode Island took the first game of a doubleheader on Thursday from Dayton, 8-6, and leads 11-10 in the second which was suspended due to darkness. The Rams (18-27, 10-12 Atlantic 10) entered the series at Woerner Field at AES Ohio Stadium with their season on the line, gunning for one of the seven spots available in the Atlantic 10 Championship. 

Rhode Island 8, Dayton 6
Rhody hung a pair of crooked numbers in the second and third to go up 6-0 early and never looked back. Two hits from Reece Moroney, a groundout from Michael Borrelli, a sac fly from Michael Anderson and a DJ Perron home run helped boost the team to its initial edge.

Dayton (31-19, 13-8 A-10) made things interesting in the middle of the game, drilling a three-run homer and a solo shot to cut the lead down to 6-5. The Rams responded when Connor Grotyohann's single drove in Eric Genther and Moroney was hit by a pitch with the bases loaded in the seventh to re-distance the team. 

A wild pitch allowed an unearned run to come across for the Flyers in the eighth, trimming the advantage back down to two runs but reliever Zach Fernandez ended the frame with a swinging strikeout. Tommy Hughes was called out of the bullpen to close the game and got into hot water when the home team loaded up the bases but he recorded three-straight outs to end the threat and preserve the win. 

Game Two - In Progress
Rhode Island leads Dayton, 11-10. The game will resume on Saturday at 10 a.m. in the bottom of the eighth with no outs and nobody on. 

Inside the Box Score
  • Junior Kenny Heon was awarded the win in game one for his 2.1 innings of relief. He allowed one run on one hit and issued two walks while improving to 1-1 on the year.
  • Freshman Reece Moroney registered a team-best three RBI to go along with a 2-for-3 performance at the plate. 
  • He was one of four Rams that turned in a two-hit game, joined by junior Eric Genther (2-for-4), graduate student DJ Perron (2-for-3) and sophomore Connor Grotyohann (2-for-5).
  • Perron scored three runs, worked two walks and added a pair of RBI. 
  • Sophomore Jeremy Urena earned the start in game one and made it 4.0 innings before handing the ball off to Heon. He was tagged with four runs on nine hits.
  • Graduate student Tommy Hughes' save was his fourth of the season. 
  • Five of URI's 11 hits were for extra bases (three doubles, one triple, one home run). 
  • Dayton outhit the Rams 14-11 in game one. 
Up Next
The teams will complete the remainder of the three-game series on Saturday, May 18 beginning at 10 a.m. The action will be streamed on ESPN+.


 
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