Rhode Island Starters
DePino (3B), Genther (RF), Moroney (SS), Hopko (DH), Perron (2B), Notarangelo (LF), Butler (C), Thompson (1B), Medina (CF), Johnson (P)
New Mexico Starters
Brass (2B), Wood (LF), Oriach (DH), Asby (RF), Carris (3B), Trujillo (1B), McAlister (SS), Herd (C), Walker (CF), Castillo (P)
How it Happened
Rhode Island Baseball was unable to recover from a five-run burst in the second inning by New Mexico, falling 8-4 in the first game of a doubleheader on Sunday afternoon.
The Rams (4-6) got into the hole early when an RBI single, an RBI triple and a pair of wild pitches put the home team up. Though the ballclubs traded a pair of runs in the third, with
Anthony DePino's RBI groundout getting URI on the board, the Lobos (7-5) re-extended the advantage to 8-1 in the fourth on a two-run homer.
DePino continued to power the Rhody offense, taking two different New Mexico pitchers deep down the stretch to lift the Rams to their four-run total but it was not enough to negate the damage that the Lobos had done early on.
Inside the Box Score
- Senior Anthony DePino was 2-for-3 with four RBI. Both of his hits were home runs and he also walked once.
- Sophomore Reece Moroney was a perfect 3-for-3 at the plate and worked one walk.
- Freshman Adonis Medina finished the game 2-for-3 and scored twice.
- Redshirt senior Rob Butler's lone hitt was a triple (1-for-3).
- Graduate student Nic Notarangelo's single accounted for Rhody's ninth team hit.
- Freshman Ryan Thompson made his first career start at first base.
- Junior Connor Johnston was tagged with the loss, moving his season record to 0-2. He was charged with all five of the second inning's runs in his 1.1-inning start.
- Sophomore Josh Kopetski and junior Dorsy Asencio combined for 4.2 innings of relief.
- Kopetski allowed three runs and fanned one batter, while Asencio held the Lobos scoreless.
Up Next
The teams will continue the doubleheader with a game at approximately 5 p.m. ET.
