Baseball 4/22/2025 12:36:00 PM

Rams, Bears To Play Midweek Game at Bill Beck Field

Midweek Schedule - Rhode Island (25-15) vs. Brown (9-22)
Wednesday, April 23 - 3:30 p.m. | Live Stats | Watch
Game Notes

RHODE ISLAND VS. BROWN - SERIES NOTES

Wednesday's game will be the second that Rhode Island and Brown have played this season and the 169th in the teams' shared history.
The Bears have an 86-81-2 advantage over the Rams in games dating back to 1908. That margin has slimmed down in the past 10 meetings, as URI has won all but one matchup.
Last week, Rhody dominated Brown 16-6 up in Providence, with the game ending after seven innings due to the 10-run rule.
Seven of URI's 12 knocks were for extra bases. It was the 21st time this season that URI cranked out double-digit hits.
Redshirt junior Ryan King hit his second career home run as part of a three-hit day. He also doubled and singled while scoring three runs.
Senior Eric Genther had a massive day at the plate, going 4-for-5 with a home run, a double, five runs batted in and four runs scored.
Junior Jack Hopko was the third Ram with at least three hits on the day. He was 3-for-4 with a triple, double, walk, four RBI and one run scored.
Senior Brody McKenzie scored four times out of the No. 9 spot in the batting order. He tripled, was hit by a pitch twice, walked once, stole a base and drove in a pair.
Freshman Nate Fletcher, redshirt junior Brandon Hsu and freshman Manny Santos combined on 4.1 innings of one-hit relief, as Brown scored just one run over the final four innings.

MEETING IN THE MIDDLE

Rhody's game against Brown will be one if its final midweek outings of the 2025 season.
URI will play at UConn (Wednesday, April 30) before closing the book against UMass Lowell (Tuesday, May 13).
The Rams enter Wednesday with a 5-3 record in midweek games, which includes a 3-1 mark at home.
Junior Jack Hopko leads the Rams with a .464 batting average in those contests. He is one of two Rams to hit higher than .400, joined by senior Brody McKenzie (.412).
As a team, Rhody is slashing .286 in midweek meetings with nine doubles, eight triples and eight home runs.
The pitching staff has a 4.96 ERA through 69.0 innings of work.
Sophomore Josh Kopetski has tossed a team-high 11.2 innings in the spread and has a 3.09 ERA.
The southpaw is holding midweek batters to a .186 average and has 11 strikeouts.
He, junior Dorsy Asencio, redshirt junior Brandon Hsu, sophomore Zach Morris and junior Connor Johnston have earned one midweek victory apiece.

NOTARANGELO RETURNS TO THE LINEUP

After missing about six weeks of the season with a broken wrist, graduate student Nic Notarangelo took the field for URI in the series against Dayton.
The Taunton, Mass. native started all three games in left field, where he recorded eight putouts.
Notarangelo didn't miss a beat when it came to his offensive production, batting .500 against the Flyers (5-for-10) with two doubles and an RBI.
Additionally, he contributed three stolen bases and scored two runs.
A new addition to the Rams' roster this season, Notarangelo suffered his injury when he was hit by a pitch at Eastern Kentucky.
The veteran player was a key addition for URI, having led the Endicott Gulls to a pair of College World Series appearances from 2021-24.

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Players Mentioned

#23 Dorsy Asencio: RHP; 6' 2"; Junior

#22 Eric Genther: C/OF; 6' 3"; Senior

#33 Jack Hopko: 1B/OF; 6' 0"; Junior

#8 Brandon Hsu: RHP; 5' 9"; Redshirt Junior

#24 Connor Johnston: RHP; 6' 3"; Junior

#7 Ryan King: IF; 5' 9"; Redshirt Junior

#38 Josh Kopetski: LHP; 6' 0"; Sophomore

#12 Brody McKenzie: OF; 6' 2"; Senior

#25 Zach Morris: RHP; 6' 0"; Sophomore

#30 Nate Fletcher: LHP; 6' 4"; Freshman

Players Mentioned

#23 Dorsy Asencio
: 6' 2"; Junior
: RHP

#22 Eric Genther
: 6' 3"; Senior
: C/OF

#33 Jack Hopko
: 6' 0"; Junior
: 1B/OF

#8 Brandon Hsu
: 5' 9"; Redshirt Junior
: RHP

#24 Connor Johnston
: 6' 3"; Junior
: RHP

#7 Ryan King
: 5' 9"; Redshirt Junior
: IF

#38 Josh Kopetski
: 6' 0"; Sophomore
: LHP

#12 Brody McKenzie
: 6' 2"; Senior
: OF

#25 Zach Morris
: 6' 0"; Sophomore
: RHP

#30 Nate Fletcher
: 6' 4"; Freshman
: LHP