Rhode Island Starters
Miller (2B); Hanewich (LF); Bulinski (C); Knarr (1B); Power (3B); Maleitzke (DP); Jones (RF); Morris (CF); Torres (SS); Vale-Cruz (P)
 
Loyola Chicago Starters
Sass (CF); Owens (LF); Wallace (2B); Lesnicki (C); Hickey (DP); Crimaldi (3B); Croker (1B); Pawlowicz (SS); Vander Woude (RF); Pepkowski (P)

Loyola Chicago 10, Rhode Island 2 (5)
A two-out, four-run rally in the third inning was the difference as Loyola Chicago completed a three-game sweep of Rhode Island Sunday.

Rhody (7-19, 2-7 Atlantic 10) held a 2-1 lead with two outs and nobody on base in the bottom of the third. Loyola Chicago (8-24, 4-5 A-10) got four hits and a hit batsman – all with two outs – to pull ahead 5-2. The big hit was a three-run double by Skyler Croker.

URI got a two-out, two-run single from Julianne Torres in the top of the second. Her hit drove in Natalie Maleitzke and Allison Jones to put the Rams ahead 2-1, marking the first time all series Rhode Island held a lead.

Any hopes for a late rally were squashed by a five-run frame by the Ramblers in the bottom of the fifth. Alli Pawlowicz ended the game in walk-off fashion with an opposite field grand slam.

Inside the Box Scores

• Julianne Torres singled and drove in two runs.
• Torres has five hits over her last four games.
• Sophomore Natalie Maleitzke singled and scored.
• Freshman Allison Jones scored one run.
• Junior Mandi Hanewich tripled and classmate Casey Miller had one single.

Up Next
Rhode Island visits in-state rival Bryant for a single game on Wednesday, April 2. Game time is 2 p.m. and the contest is scheduled to stream on ESPN+.