Game 2 - Rhode Island Starters
Miller (2B0; Bulinski (C); Knarr (1B); Power (3B); Sterner (RF); Maleitzke (C); Orndorff (LF); Torres (SS); Morris (CF); Hibbard (P)
 
Game 2 - Saint Joseph's Starters
Tauber (SS); Cancila (2B); Malito (1B); Fretz (3B); Sinkus (RF); York (LF); Currie (C); Freiwald (DP); Loser (CF); Trowbridge (P)

Game 2 – Rhode Island 6, Saint Joseph's 2
An explosive first inning combined with a stellar outing from Ashley Hibbard sparked Rhode Island to the victory.

Casey Miller walked and stole second to start the bottom of the first. The Rams (9-20, 3-8 A-10) got on the board when Kylie Bulinski reached on an error that brought Miller around. Katie Knarr singled and Emily Power was hit by a pitch to load the bases. Bulinski scored when Noelle Sterner reached on an error. An RBI single by Natalie Maleitzke and a run-scoring groundout by Sydney Orndorff pushed the lead to 5-0.

From there, Hibbard (3-9) handled the Hawks (18-16, 7-4 A-10). She scattered two hits and two walks while blanking Saint Joseph's over five innings on Friday before the game was suspended for darkness. Katie Zaun pitched the final two innings to close out the victory.

Game 3 - Rhode Island Starters
Miller (2B); Bulinski (DP); Knarr (1B); Power (3B); Sterner (RF); Maleitzke (C); Orndorff (LF); Torres (SS); Morris (CF); Zaun (P)
 
Game 3 - Saint Joseph's Starters
Tauber (SS); Cancila (2B); Malito (1B); Fretz (3B); Sinkus (RF); York (LF); Currie (C); Lester (DP); Loser (CF); Scogna (P)

Game 2 – Saint Joseph's 14, Rhode Island 1 (5 inn.)
A nine-run top of the first led to a quick win for Saint Joseph's (19-16, 8-4 A-10) in the series finale. The Hawks piled up six hits and three walks in the rally. A bases-loaded triple by Sarah Cancila was the big hit in the rally.

The Rams (9-21, 3-9 A-10) got a solo home run from Kylie Bulinski in the bottom of the frame. That was all the scoring Rhody got against Jules Scogna (4-2), who limited URI to two hits and two walks while pitching a complete game.

Inside the Box Scores

• Junior Kylie Bulinski had a solo home run, walked and scored twice in the two games.
• Sophomore Natalie Maleitzke singled and scored a run in the opening game.
• She has five hits, one walk and three runs scored over her last six games.
• Junior Casey Miller singled and scored in the first game. She has seven hits over the last eight games.

Up Next
Rhode Island will play three midweek games against in-state rivals next week. The Rams visit Providence for a single game Tuesday, April 8. The next day the Rams will head to Brown for a doubleheader.