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Winner Rhode Island URI 7-8
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Eastern Kentucky EKU 0-15
Winner
Rhode Island URI
7-8
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Final
6
Eastern Kentucky EKU
0-15
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Rhode Island URI 0 0 1 0 6 0 0 0 1 8 9 0
Eastern Kentucky EKU 0 0 0 0 0 4 2 0 0 6 9 3

W: Cullen, Jake (1-1) L: van HAAREN (0-2) S: Morris, Zach (1)

Game Recap: Baseball |

Baseball Sweeps Eastern Kentucky

Rhode Island Starters 
Moroney (SS), Genther (RF), Perron (3B), Hopko (DH), Thompson (1B), Penney (2B), Henschel (LF), Leikus (C), McKenzie (CF), Cullen (P) 

Eastern Kentucky Starters 
Scearce (LF), Groeneveld (2B), Alana (SS), Mendez (DH), Nunnally (RF), Ott (1B), Caban (C), Ginther (CF), Adrianza (3B), van Haaren (P)

How it Happened
Rhode Island Baseball secured a series sweep at Eastern Kentucky with an 8-6 victory in the finale on Sunday afternoon. 

After winning 15-3 in eight innings on Friday night, the Rams (7-8) took down the Colonels 9-3 in the first game of Sunday's doubleheader before adding their third triumph. 

A six-run burst in the middle of the game was key in URI's win. Up 1-0 through the first four frames, DJ Perron got a Rhody hit parade going in the fifth when he ripped a double down the left field line, driving in a trio of runners. Jack Hopko and Scott Penney then delivered a pair of RBI singles, with Penney's plating two scores, to push the advantage to 7-0. 

Though Jake Cullen gave Rhode Island a great start, EKU (0-15) once again took advantage of the bullpen and hung a pair of crooked numbers in the sixth and seventh innings. Two home runs and a sac fly allowed the Colonels to bring the deficit down to 7-6. 

Following three scoreless innings, Perron drove in an insurance run for his team in the top of the ninth when he sent Eric Genther home with a single. Eastern Kentucky managed to get the tying run aboard in the bottom of the ninth with a two-out single but it was the closest that the team got as Zach Morris struck the final batter of the day out swinging. 

Inside the Box Score
  • Rhode Island earned its first road sweep since doing so at St. Bonaventure back in 2023. 
  • The last time URI swept a non-conference opponent on the road was at Delaware State back in 2020. It was the Rams' final series of the year before COVID-19 cancelled the remainder of the schedule. 
  • Freshman Jake Cullen was awarded the first win of his collegiate career, moving his record to 1-1.
  • In 5.0 scoreless innings, he let up just one hit while striking out six batters. He issued two walks and plunked one.
  • Sophomore Zach Morris picked up a 3.0-inning save, the first of his career. He fanned six in his scoreless stop, scattering two hits while avoiding any freebies. 
  • Graduate student DJ Perron led the offense with four RBI and was 2-for-5 at the plate. He doubled twice and scored one run.
  • Sophomore Reece Moroney was the only other Ram with multiple hits (2-for-4). He tallied one RBI and scored a run while extending his streak of reaching base safely to 15 games. 
  • Freshman Ryan Thompson doubled in the fifth inning to record his first collegiate hit. He finished the day 1-for-5 with one run scored.
  • Freshman Manny Santos (1.0 IP) and sophomore Josh Kopetski (0.0 IP) were charged with all six of EKU's runs. 
Up Next
Rhode Island will return home to host in-state foe Bryant on Tuesday, March 11. First pitch is set for 1 p.m. on ESPN+. 

 
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