KINGSTON, R.I. – In-state rivals Rhode Island and Providence will move their doubleheader to Tuesday afternoon in the capital city due to inclement weather expected to hit the area Wednesday. The twinbill kicks off a five-game week for the Rams, who will travel to Loyola Chicago for a three-game series this weekend.

TUESDAY SCHEDULE
at Providence, 4:00 p.m. - Live Stats | FloSoftball.com
at Providence, 6:00 p.m. - Live Stats | FloSoftball.com 

RHODE ISLAND VS. PROVIDENCE - SERIES NOTES

• Rhode Island and Providence have met 82 times, with the Rams holding a 47-34-1 edge in the series.
• This will be the first doubleheader between the teams since 2017, when they split a twinbill at Providence.
• Providence has a slight 20-18-1 as the home team.
• Rhode Island was 11-1-1 at Providence from 1979 through 1990, but the Friars are 19-7 at home since.
• Last season, the Friars recorded an 8-7 win in a game that featured six home runs. For Providence, the home runs came from Sofia Peterson, Jacque Harrington and Julia Renny. The shots from Peterson and Harrington came in a span of three pitches in the fourth inning.
• Kylie Bulinski, Sydney Yoder and Elena Gonzalez each had a solo homer for the Rams. 
• Rhody trialed 8-4 heading into the bottom of the seventh last season and managed to score three times. A Bulinski single had the potential tying run on base, but the Rams were unable to get her home.
• Providence is an excellent defensive team, leading the Big East with a .973 fielding percentage, which ranks 29th in the nation. Rhode Island has a .956 fielding percentage.
• Over the last seven games, Rhody has committed one or less errors six times.  

BULINSKI CLOSING IN ON EXCLUSIVE 50-50 CLUB

• Junior Kylie Bulinski enters the week with 48 career runs batted in and 47 career walks.
• With two more RBI and three more walks, she would become just the ninth player in Rhode Island history to reach 50 in both categories.
• The last player to do so was Ari Castillo, who had 77 RBI and 51 walks from 2019-22.
• This season, Bulinski has walked 15 times and driven in 11 runs, both of which are team highs.
• Bulinski and junior infielder Casey Miller are the only Rams to start every game thus far.
• In addition to leading the team in walks and RBI, Bulinski leads the team in home runs (4), doubles (5) and sacrifice flies (3).
• She also is second on the team with 18 hits.
• The four home runs already represent a career high for Bulinski.

POWER CLOSING IN ON 300 ASSISTS

• Senior Emily Power moved into fourth place in career assists in program history over the weekend.
• The third baseman now has 274 assists, all at the hot corner.
• The only players ahead of her on URI's all-time list are Cassie Swenson (340 from 2020-24); Courtney Prendergast (304 from 2009-13); and Alyssa Martino (276 from 2004-07).
• With 159 career games played, Power is the team's active leader.
• If she plays both games Tuesday, she will crack the top 35 in program history, tying Lisa Smith (161 from 1994-97) and Kylie Shivery (161 from 2015-18).