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Winner Rhode Island URI 35-19, 22-7 A-10
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Saint Joseph's SJU 23-26, 16-13 A-10
Winner
Rhode Island URI
35-19, 22-7 A-10
16
Final
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Saint Joseph's SJU
23-26, 16-13 A-10
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Rhode Island URI 2 1 0 0 1 2 0 2 8 16 20 0
Saint Joseph's SJU 1 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 4 10 0

W: Perry, Braeden (2-1) L: Tincher (0-1)

Game Recap: Baseball |

Baseball Pounds Saint Joseph’s, Wins Atlantic 10 Regular Season Title

Rhode Island Starters (35-19, 22-7 A-10)
DePino (3B), Genther (RF), Moroney (SS), Hopko (DH), Perron (1B), Notarangelo (LF), Penney (2B), Toro (C), McKenzie (CF), Levesque (P)

Saint Joseph's Starters (23-26, 16-13 A-10)
Kelsey (CF), Myers (2B), Pagano (LF), Petrich (3B), Primrose (C), Applegate (SS), Duda (1B), Bergmann (DH), Gale (RF), Wells (P)

How it Happened
Rhode Island Baseball won its eighth regular season Atlantic 10 title on Friday afternoon by dominating Saint Joseph's 16-4 on Smithson Field. 

The thrilling victory also made head coach Raphael Cerrato the winningest skipper in program history with a record of 269-271-2. 

After some back-and-forth action early in the contest, the Rams put the game away by scoring 12 unanswered runs over the final four innings. Though the team had already built a 12-4 lead, an Eric Genther grand slam in the ninth took whatever wind remained out of the Hawks' sails as closer Joe Sabbath went on to retire all three batters he faced in the home team's half of the frame on strikes. 

The ballclubs were tied at three runs apiece through the opening four innings, as both sides got their bats going early. The teams struggled to gain separation, as Reece Moroney's RBI single in the top of the fifth was answered right back when a Saint Joseph's runner came home on a balk to make the score 4-4. 

Brody McKenzie, who made a handful of highlight-reel worthy plays in center field throughout the game, then stepped up to the plate in the top of the sixth and drove in two go-ahead runs that lifted URI to a 6-4 edge and it was all Rhode Island from there. 

Inside the Box Score
  • The Rams secured their first A-10 regular season crown since 2021 when they took the North Division. 
  • Head coach Raphael Cerrato surpassed former leader Jim Foster (2006-24; 268-230-3) to become the winningest coach in Rhode Island history. 
  • Rhody's 35 wins are tied for the second-most in program history, alongside the 2004 and 2013 campaigns. The record is 37 (2009). 
  • Senior Eric Genther and sophomore Reece Moroney cranked out a game-high four hits apiece. 
  • Genther doubled twice, hit a grand slam and singled. He scored three runs and registered five RBI.
  • All four of Moroney's hits were singles. He tallied two RBI and scored a run.
  • Graduate student Nic Notarangelo scattered three singles and scored twice.
  • Senior Anthony DePino and junior Jack Hopko also recorded multi-hit games, cranking out two hits apiece.
  • Hopko had a two-RBI home run in the ninth, his 15th of the season. He is now tied with Genther for fourth in program history with 24 career homers. 
  • Senior Brody McKenzie doubled once and singled twice en route to a four-RBI game. 
  • Sophomore Josh Kopetski gave the Rams 3.0 scoreless, no-hit innings out of the bullpen. He walked two batters and took as many down with strikeouts.
  • Redshirt sophomore Braeden Perry was credited with the win (2-1). He faced four batters between the fifth and the sixth.
  • Sophomore Joe Sabbath made his 24th pitching appearance and is now tied with freshman Parker Aikens for the team lead. 
  • Graduate student Trystan Levesque and redshirt junior Brandon Hsu combined for the first 4.2 innings of the game.
  • Levesque was tagged with three runs on nine hits, while Hsu allowed one run on one hit. 
Up Next
The teams will finish the series with a 1 p.m. game on Saturday, May 17.

 
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