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University of Rhode Island

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Rhode Island RHODE IS 0-8
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Winner Kent St. KENT ST. 6-3
Rhode Island RHODE IS
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Kent St. KENT ST.
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Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 R H E
Rhode Island RHODE IS 2 1 1 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 19 1
Kent St. KENT ST. 2 0 2 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 8 11 3

W: P. Williams (1-0) L: Turner, Tommy (0-2)

Game Recap: Baseball |

Rams Fall at Kent State on Walk-Off

Rhode Island Starters (0-8)
Penney (2B), Connolly (3B), Moroney (SS), Hopko (RF), Grotyohan (LF), Botti (CF), Thompson (1B), King (DH), Tolentino (C), Sabbath (P)

Kent State Starters (6-3)
Matthews (SS), Solitaria (RF), Rienstra-Kiracofe (CF), Williams (C), Reese (3B), Belcher (DH), Schaller (LF), Klotz (1B), Mee (2B), Caughey (P)

How it Happened
Kent State's Sawyer Solitaria homered in the bottom of the 13th inning to lift the Golden Flashes past Rhode Island, 8-7, on Saturday night in Ohio.

The Rams scored twice in the top of the seventh to take a 7-4 lead. Jayden Tolentino doubled to left field, driving in both Ryan King and Ryan Thompson to give Rhode Island the advantage. 

Kent State answered with three runs in the bottom half of the inning to even the score at 7-7. Neither team pushed across another run until Solitaria's walk-off blast in the 13th.

Rhode Island struck early, scoring in each of the first three innings. Reece Moroney and Scott Penney came home on a Connor Grotyohann double in the first. In the second, Penney delivered an RBI double to right field to score Thompson. Moroney later crossed the plate in the third after Thompson reached on an error, helping the Rams build an early cushion.

Inside the Box Score
  • Rhode Island had season highs in both runs (7) and hits (19). 
  • Scott Penney finished the game 3-for-6 with a double, run scored, and an RBI.
  • Reece Moroney had four hits and a run scored.
  • Connor Grotyohann collected a pair of RBIs and three hits.
  • Ryan Thompson and Ryan King each had two hits. 
  • Thompson scored two of Rhode Island seven runs. 
  • Joe Sabbath threw 6.1 innings for the Rams and struck out 10 batters.
  • Parker Aikens threw 1.1 innings out of the bullpen and struck out three of the six batters he faced.
  • Despite taking the loss, Tommy Turner pitched five innings allowing just two hits, walking one batter, and striking out six.  
Up Next
Rhode Island and Kent State compete the series with a doubleheader tomorrow, Saturday, Feb. 28. Game one of the day is set for 1 p.m. with the series finale to follow. 
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