Rhode Island Starters (13-12, 4-3 A-10)
DePino (3B), Genther (RF), Moroney (SS), Hopko (DH), Perron (1B), Penney (2B), Hindle (LF), Butler (C), McKenzie (CF), Urena (P)
Massachusetts Starters (9-10-1, 3-4 A-10)
Tirado (CF), Travisano (SS), Sullivan (2B), Beverly (3B), Hanson (RF), Schroeder (DH), Willi (1B), Toth (C), O'Brien (LF), O'Connor (P)
How it Happened
The Rhode Island Baseball team got into a four-run hole in the second inning of its series opener at Massachusetts, eventually falling 6-3 in the first game of Friday's doubleheader.
The hosts put up all six of their runs between the second and third, using three home runs, a pair of Rhody miscues and some small ball to build their advantage.
URI struggled to gain any rhythm offensively, finishing the game with just six total hits. The Rams eventually ended the shutout in the eighth when
Reece Moroney ripped a two-RBI double down the let field line, but the following batter lined out to end the inning. Rhode Island tacked on one more run in the ninth thanks to
Will Hindle's two-out sac fly but the game had already been decided.
Inside the Box Score
- Junior Jeremy Urena was tagged with three of the runs in his first loss of the season (4-1). He struck out five battersr and walked one while scattering four hits in a 5.0-inning start.
- The URI bullpen pitched three scoreless innings to close out the game. Junior Connor Johnston, freshman Parker Aikens and sophomore AJ Jones made appearances for the Rams.
- Sophomore Scott Penney and redshirt senior Rob Butler led the bats with two hits apiece.
- Both went 2-for-4 with one run scored.
- Sophomore Reece Moroney and junior Jack Hopko tallied one hit apiece.
Up Next
The doubleheader will continue with a second game at approximately 3:30 p.m.
