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University of Rhode Island

Anderson vs George Mason
Connor Caldon
3
Rhode Island URI 19-28, 11-13 A-10
5
Winner Dayton UD 32-20, 14-9 A-10
Rhode Island URI
19-28, 11-13 A-10
3
Final
5
Dayton UD
32-20, 14-9 A-10
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Rhode Island URI 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 3 5 2
Dayton UD 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 2 X 5 10 1

W: Austin Brush (2-0) L: Fernandez, Zach (1-1)

Game Recap: Baseball |

Rhode Island's Season Ends at Dayton

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

Dayton Starters
Calero (LF), Pedanou (CF), Mendez (RF), Yamin IV (1B), Castillo (SS), Dobie (3B), Watson (C), Adair (DH), Arias (2B), Steinhauer (P) 

How it Happened
Rhode Island's 2024 season came to an end with a 5-3 loss at Dayton on Saturday afternoon.

The Rams (19-28, 11-13 A-10) entered the series finale needing a victory and a Massachusetts loss to Saint Louis in order to secure the seventh and final spot in the Atlantic 10 Championship. 

Dayton (32-20, 14-9 A-10) trailed for most of the game before scoring a pair of runs in the bottom of the eighth to overtake its visitors. Regardless of the Flyer victory, URI still took the series having won the first two meetings.

The home team was first to strike, going up 2-0 over the course of the first three innings, stealing home and plating a run on a sac fly. Eventually, Rhody got on the board when Jack Hopko cranked out a long single in the fourth that brought in Connor Grotyohann. In the following frame, Michael Anderson's two-run double put the Rams on top at 3-2. 

Dayton quickly knotted the score back up, tagging up on another sac fly opposite reliever Kenny Heon. The sidearm slinger went on to pitch two scoreless to keep his team in contention before Dayton broke through with a pair of RBI singles off of Zach Fernandez in the eighth. Rhody went down in order in its final chance to regain the lead. 

Inside the Box Score
  • Five different players contributed to Rhode Island's five hits.
  • Sophomore Michael Anderson registered a game-high two RBI and finished 1-for-3 with a double. 
  • Junior Anthony DePino worked two walks and swiped a bag.
  • Sophomore Connor Grotyohann tripled (1-for-4) and scored one run. 
  • URI left six runners stranded over the course of the game. 
  • Starting arm Sean Sposato let up four hits in his 4.0-inning appearance and fanned three batters. He was charged with both of Dayton's early runs. 
  • The game was the final collegiate contest for Sposato, Zach Fernandez, Michale Borrelli and Tommy Hughes. 

 
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