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University of Rhode Island

Baseball Celebration
Sal Annino
9
George Mason GMU 10-11, 4-2 A-10
10
Winner Rhode Island URI 6-15, 3-3 A-10
George Mason GMU
10-11, 4-2 A-10
9
Final
10
Rhode Island URI
6-15, 3-3 A-10
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
George Mason GMU 3 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 4 9 11 0
Rhode Island URI 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 7 10 12 1

W: Lavigueur, Luc (1-0) L: Kelsey, Carter (0-1)

Game Recap: Baseball |

Toro Walk-Off Homer Caps Improbable Rally for Rams

Rhode Island Starters (6-15, 3-3 Atlantic 10)
Penney (2B), Botti (LF), Moroney (SS), Hopko (RF), King (DH), Toro (C), Tolentino (DH); Thompson (1B), Henschel (CF), Maloney (P)

George Mason Starters (10-11, 4-2 Atlantic 10)
Bagnerise (2B), Butler (3B), Clyne (SS), Alberti (LF), Terilli (CF), Westley (1B), Cowdrey (C); McCarthy (DH); Canody (RF), Drumm (P)

How it Happened
Rhode Island pulled off one of the most improbable comebacks in program history as Nicholas Toro launched a three-run walk-off home run for a 10-9 win over George Mason Sunday afternoon.

Trailing 9-3 with two outs and nobody on base, things looked as bleak as the drizzly rain falling down on Beck Field. Ryan Henchel doubled to get things started. Scott Penney followed with a single to drive him in. Aidan Botti doubled to put two runners in scoring position before Reece Moroney lined a single off the pitcher's back for an infield hit that brought Penney in and put runners on the corners.

Down 9-5, Jack Hopko drew a walk to load the bases. Ryan King followed with a walk of his own that forced Botti in to pull the Rams within three runs. Moroney came in on a wild pitch to make the score 9-7. Then, on a 3-2 pitch, Toro muscled a ball to deep left field for his first home run of the season, setting off a wild celebration for the Rams.

Inside the Box Score
  • Rhode Island has won four of its last five games while also getting back to .500 in Atlantic 10 play (3-3).
  • Eight different Rams scored at least one run.
  • Nicholas Toro had a home run, single and three runs scored.
  • Jack Hopko hit his fourth home run of the season, tying him with Ryan Henschel for the team lead.
  • He was 2-for-4 with a walk and two runs scored. It was his fourth multi-hit game of the season.
  • Reece Moroney singled three times, scored twice and drove in a run.
  • Moroney is on a nine-game hitting streak during which he has 19 hits. He is batting .559 (19-for-34) during the streak.
  • Ryan Henschel doubled, walked and scored a run.
  • Aidan Botti doubled, singled and scored once.
  • Ryan King walked and scored a run.
  • Nicholas Toro and Ryan Thompson each had one single.
  • Scott Penney had an RBI single and scored once.
  • Jake Cullen kept URI in the game, allowing just one unearned run over 4.1 innings of quality relief. He struck out four batters while giving up one hit and one walk.
  • Tommy Turner provided 2.0 scoreless inning of work with one strikeout.
  • Luc Lavigeur picked up his first win of the season with a scoreless inning of work.
Up Next
Rhode Island travels to Hamden, Conn. for a single non-conference game at Quinnipiac Tuesday, March 24. Game time is 3 p.m.
 
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