KINGSTON, R.I. – Rhode Island and George Mason begin Atlantic 10 play with a three-game series in Fairfax this weekend. The teams are scheduled for a doubleheader on Saturday and a single game Sunday.
Due to the schedule change, only Saturday's single game will be streamed on ESPN+.
WEEKEND SCHEDULE
Friday, March 14
at George Mason, 12:00 p.m. -
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at George Mason, 2:30 p.m. -
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Saturday, March 15
at George Mason, 12:00 p.m. -
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RHODE ISLAND VS. GEORGE MASON - SERIES NOTES
- Rhode Island and George Mason have met 30 times, with the Patriots holding a 20-10 edge in the series.
- George Mason has won each of the last three series, going 7-2 against URI in the last three seasons.
- Rhode Island is 4-10 when playing in Fairfax.
- George Mason played UMBC on Wednesday. Rhode Island played two games against the Retrievers last weekend, splitting the meetings during the UMBC Round Robin.
- This weekend marks the Atlantic 10 openers for both sides.
- Last season, the teams finished one game apart in the conference standings, with the Patriots going 11-15 and Rhode Island going 10-16 in league play.
- Both teams are trying to get back to the Atlantic 10 Championship after missing out last Spring.
- In 2023, George Mason was the No. 4 seed, while Rhode Island was the No. 6 seed. \
BULINSKI RIDING A SIX-GAME HITTING STREAK
- Junior Kyle Bulinski has been swinging a hot bat for Rhode Island, entering the weekend riding a six-game hitting streak.
- The Beacon Falls, Conn. product leads the Rams with a .359 batting average.
- She leads the team in hits (14), home runs (3), doubles (3), walks (10) and total bases 26).
- Over the course of her six-game hitting streak, Bulinski is batting .467 (7-for-15) with two doubles, two home runs and five walks.
- She has hit safely in nine of her last 10 games overall, collecting 12 hits in that span.
HERNANDEZ PERFECT ON THE BASES
- Junior Hannah Hernandez had two more stolen bases last weekend at the UMBC Round Robin and is now a perfect 5-for-5 in steal attempts on the season.
- The Rhody centerfielder is up to 31 stolen bases for her career, which is tied for sixth place in program history with former teammate Elena Gonzalez (2023-24).
- Hernandez is on a four-game hitting streak entering the weekend.
- During the streak she is 6-for-16 (.375) with five runs scored.
- Hernandez is second on the team in runs scored (8) and runs batted in (7).
- The seven RBI this season already match her combined total from 2023 and 2024.
- A member of the 2023 Atlantic 10 All-Rookie Team, Hernandez has been a fixture in the lineup since she arrived in Kingston, starting 92 of her 103 career games played.
- She has a career .975 fielding percentage in the outfield, recording 114 putouts and five assists with just five errors.
