Rhode Island
Rams Get First Conference Win of Season at George Washington – University of Rhode Island
Rhode Island Starters (3-14, 1-2 Atlantic 10)
Penney (2B), Botti (LF), Moroney (SS), Thompson (1B), Hopko (RF), Toro (C), King (3B), Tolentino (DH), Henschel (CF), Maloney (P)
George Washington Starters (8-10, 2-1 Atlantic 10)
Jones (CF), Lavey (C), Rogan (1B), Freker (LF), Walsh (2B), Walker (RF), Mullen (SS), Wenz (DH), Tufano (3B), Wywoda (P)
How it Happened
Rhode Island used a six-run second inning and a strong pitching performance to distance itself from George Washington and win Sunday’s match up 7-1.
Five different Rams notched RBIs in the second inning. The scoring began with a Jack Hopko home run to right field. Ryan Henschel and Scott Penney then each knocked in a run on back-to-back RBI singles. Aidan Botti then added an RBI triple that plated Henschel. Reece Moroney then singled into left field to score Henschel.
Evan Maloney had the start for Rhode Island. He allowed just one hit in four innings of work before handing it over the bullpen that allowed two runs through the next five innings leading to the Rams first conference win of the season.
Inside the Box Score
- Eight of nine Rhode Island starters had at least one hit with four Rams having two.
- Scott Penney, Aidan Botti, Reece Moroney, and Jack Hopko each had two hits apiece.
- Botti and Jayden Tolentino each had two RBIs.
- Hopko finished the game 2-for-5 with a home run.
- Evan Maloney started and pitched four innings, allowing one hit, no runs, while walking one.
- Parker Aikens, Jake Cullen, and Manny Santos combined for five innings out of the bullpen, allowing two runs on seven hits.
- Cullen threw two innings, allowed two hits, no runs, and struck out three batters.
Up Next
Rhode Island hosts Stonehill on Wednesday, March 18 at Bill Beck Field. First pitch is slated for 3 p.m.
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It was in a Rhode Island court that “The Real Housewives of Rhode Island” heated up as a Cranston woman sued the husband of one of the cast members for slander.
The legal fireworks started April 13, when Brian Pontarelli, husband of “Real Housewife” star Rulla Nehme Pontarelli, sued Beth Walker of Cranston in Superior Court, alleging that she violated a confidentiality agreement in another lawsuit by “making public statements and social media posts” about facts related to the earlier lawsuit.
On Tuesday, May 5, Walker fired back, calling the confidentiality agreement illegal and unenforceable, saying that Pontarelli broke it first by talking on “Real Housewives,” and filing a countersuit saying that he made false, “defamatory and disparaging” comments on the “Real Housewives” main show, as well as during a podcast and an after-show live broadcast. She is seeking unspecified damages.
A past affair, current speculation and a national audience feed lawsuit
Walker particularly identifies the April 26 episode of “Watch What Happens Live,” when host Andy Cohen brings back stars from the show, which was taped last year, for further discussion. In this episode, Brian and Rulla talk about how their marriage has survived his cheating with another woman.
One of the subplots of “The Real Housewives of Rhode Island,” which is midway through its first season, is whether or not the affair Brian had is still ongoing. Texts and social media posts by an unnamed woman, whom the cast refers to as “the mistress,” feature in several episodes.
What Beth Walker has to say
Reached by The Providence Journal on Wednesday afternoon, May 6, Walker’s lawyer, Frank L. Orabona Jr., said that she can’t tell her side of the story right now.
“A public narrative has been created around my client, but narrative and facts are not always the same thing,” Orabona said. “As this unfolds, the evidence will tell a very different story.”
Post-show discussion and podcast fuel drama in court
In the April 26 “Watch What Happens Live” episode, in which Walker’s suit says Pontarelli “discussed a romantic relationship … in a defamatory and disparaging manner,” Rulla and Brian talk about his affair with “the mistress,” also referring to her as “the cockroach.”
Walker’s Tuesday filing also served as her answer to Pontarelli’s suit, and she asked the court to toss his claim based on 16 separate grounds.
Among other things, Walker’s filing says:
- “Walker’s speech relates to topics of public concern being discussed weekly to a nationwide audience of millions of viewers.”
- “Any comments made by Walker were truthful, not disparaging, related to matters in the public domain and/or were made in good faith.”
- “As a result of the national publicity of the show, information related to [Pontarelli’s] personal, romantic relationships is public knowledge nationally across the United States and locally in communities throughout Rhode Island; and is otherwise in the public domain.”
- “It is inequitable and unfair to allow [Pontarelli] a national platform to discuss topics to a coast-to-coast audience and prohibit Walker from speaking on the same topics and/or from correcting false information being spread by [Pontarelli] or others.”
- Prohibiting her from commenting would violate the state and federal constitutions’ guarantee of free speech.
No hearings have been scheduled in the case.
Pontarelli’s lawyer, Jessica L. Basso, declined to comment on the case.
This story has been updated with new information.
(WPRI) — The last few weeks have been lucky for Rhode Island lottery players, including a Cranston man who won a $50,000 Powerball prize.
The Rhode Island Lottery said the lucky winner bought his ticket at the Shaw’s Supermarket on Chapel View Boulevard in Cranston for the drawing on April 25.
In that same drawing, someone won a $2 million Powerball prize, but no one has come forward to claim the money yet. That winning ticket was purchased at the Seasons Corner Market on Old Louisquisset Pike in Lincoln.
In Providence, a man won $30,000 through the Mega Multiplier Instant Game after he had a dream about playing the lottery and decided to buy a ticket. He bought that winning ticket at Three Ring Liquors on Plainfield Street. The man said he is planning to share his winnings with his family.
Another lucky lottery player won $25,000 playing The Numbers on April 27. The Lincoln man bought his ticket at the Twin River Mini Mart on Douglas Pike in Smithfield.
A North Providence woman also won big, claiming a $17,760 prize after playing the RI 250 Instant Game. She told lottery officials that she plans to use her winnings to take a trip. She bought her ticket at the Shaw’s Supermarket on Smithfield Road in North Providence.
Whoever won the $2 million Powerball Prize will have until April 29, 2027, to claim their winnings. You can check the winning Powerball numbers here.
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