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Rhode Island URI 35-20, 22-8 A-10
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Winner Saint Joseph's SJU 24-26, 17-13 A-10
Rhode Island URI
35-20, 22-8 A-10
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Final
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Saint Joseph's SJU
24-26, 17-13 A-10
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Rhode Island URI 1 4 0 2 5 1 2 0 1 16 16 3
Saint Joseph's SJU 0 0 3 3 2 7 2 1 X 18 10 2

W: DUKE, Dylan (3-0) L: Asencio, Dorsy (1-3) S: FITZGIBBON, Matt (3)

Game Recap: Baseball |

Rhody Downed at Saint Joseph’s in Regular Season Finale

Rhode Island Starters (35-20, 22-8 A-10)
DePino (3B), Genther (RF), Moroney (SS), Hopko (DH), Perron (1B), Notarangelo (LF), Penney (2B), Butler (C), McKenzie (CF), Johnston (P)

Saint Joseph's Starters (24-26, 17-13 A-10)
Kelsey (CF), Myers (SS), Pagano (LF), Petrich (3B), Primrose (C), Dickinson (2B), Duda (1B), Bergmann (DH), Meyer (RF), Stein (P), Greer (P) 

How it Happened
Rhode Island Baseball was out-slugged, 18-16, by Saint Joseph's in the series finale between the two teams on Sunday afternoon at Smithson Field. 

The game, which took nearly four and a half hours to complete, saw 34 total hits and five combined errors to go along with the 34 runs. 

Rhody scored in all but two innings and managed to get the tying run to the plate in the ninth after Rob Butler led off with a home run and pinch-hitter Ryan King was hit by a pitch. Though Reece Moroney drove a ball out that looked promising, a Hawk outfielder made a grab at the wall to end the game. 

Both sides saw the ball well, as both Butler and Anthony DePino homered for the Rams, while Saint Joseph's came up with three bombs of its own. 

DePino first went deep in the second inning when his grand slam boosted URI to a 5-0 advantage. After the Hawks got three of the runs back in the third, Rhody's all-time career home runs leader went yard once again and scooped Moroney up on the way to re-extend the lead to 7-3. 

Though the teams continued to trade runs, Rhode Island remained in front of the Hawks until Alex Kelsey belted out a grand slam in the seventh that put his ballclub up, 17-15. In the following frame, a runner came in on a dropped third strike to help SJU reach its 18-run total and hold on for the win. 

Inside the Box Score
  • Rhode Island won the series, having taken the first two games from the Hawks.
  • Senior Anthony DePino registered a game-high six RBI on a 3-for-6 day at the plate. He homered twice and singled, scoring four runs.
  • Senior Eric Genther, junior Jack Hopko and redshirt senior Rob Butler registered two RBI apiece.
  • Both Hopko and Butler tallied multi-hit games, as Hopko singled twice whie Butler belted out a pair of home runs. 
  • Butler also worked a game-best three walks.
  • All nine of Rhody's starters recorded at least one hit. 
  • Junior Dorsy Asencio was hit with the loss, moving his season record to 1-3. 
  • Freshman Parker Aikens was the only URI pitcher that avoided giving up any runs. He struck out the only batter he faced.
  • Seven different arms appeared for Rhode Island, while the Hawks utilized nine pitchers. 
Up Next
Rhode Island has earned the top seed at the 2025 Atlantic 10 Championship and will receive a first-round bye. The Rams' first game will be opposite the winner of the No. 4 Davidson vs. No. 5 Saint Joseph's game at 11 a.m. on Wednesday, May 21. The action will take place at Capital One Park in Tysons, Va. 
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