Weekend Schedule - Rhode Island (30-18, 17-7 A-10) vs. Saint Louis (29-19, 16-8 A-10)
Friday, May 9 - 11 a.m. |
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Saturday, May 10 - 1 p.m. |
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Sunday, May 11 - 12 p.m. |
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Series Notes
** SCHEDULE NOTE: Due to the potential for inclement weather, Friday's game was bumped up to an 11 a.m. start. Rhode Island also elected to move Sunday's game back to its usual start time of 12 p.m. Any further schedule changes will be shared as needed.
RHODE ISLAND VS. SAINT LOUIS - SERIES NOTES
- The Rams and the Billikens have played one another 35 times heading into this weekend's series at Bill Beck Field.
- Saint Louis has a narrow 19-16 advantage in the all-time history, which dates back to 1982.
- That record was bolstered last year when the Billikens swept URI in a three-game series at the Billiken Sports Center.
- SLU opened up the weekend with a 3-2 win before taking the Rams down, 8-1 and 7-3.
- The series kicked off a 2024 conference slate for the Billikens that ended with them winning the Atlantic 10 Regular Season Championship, the program's first title since 2018.
- Prior to their meeting in 2024, the last time that the programs faced off was back in 2022 in Kingston.
- URI grabbed the first two games (9-8; 19-13) before dropping game three (6-12).
SENIOR DAY
- Rhode Island will honor its 10-member senior class this weekend, comprised of seven position players, two pitchers and one utility player.
- The Rams will celebrate catcher Rob Butler, who participated in last year's festivities, along with third baseman Anthony DePino, right fielder Eric Genther, right-handed pitcher Brandon Hsu, infielder Ryan King, utility player Brody Levin, left-handed pitcher Trystan Levesque, center fielder Brody McKenzie, outfielder Nic Notarangelo and first baseman DJ Perron.
- Additionally, in an effort spearheaded by sport administrator Jeff Johnson, the Rams will hold a makeshift graduation ceremony on Saturday evening.
- The University of Rhode Island Commencement Weekend is scheduled for Friday, May 16. At that time, URI will be on the road at Saint Joseph's.
- URI President Marc Parlange will be in attendance to confer degrees upon the graduating baseball student-athletes. The event will only be open to members of the program and their families.
RUNNIN' RAMS
- With two weeks left in the regular season, URI ranks sixth in the country with 449 runs scored.
- After putting up a whopping 36 runs in a victory over William & Mary back on opening weekend (Feb. 16), the Rams have scored double-digit runs in 19 of their 48 games.
- Rhody also checks into the nation's top 10 in triples (23; fifth) and scoring (9.4; sixth), while sitting just outside in on-base percentage (.430; 12th).
- As a team, Rhode Island's 69 home runs are the second-most in any season in program history.
- URI's record of 78 was set during the 2023 campaign.
