Baseball Drops Game Two At Rhode Island, 8-5 – University of Massachusetts Athletics

KINGSTON, R.I. – College of Massachusetts baseball fell, 8-5, to the College of Rhode Island in sport two of the weekend collection on Saturday afternoon at Invoice Beck Subject. The Minutemen will look to take the rubber match on Sunday, April 17.  
 
Cole Hebble went 4-for-4 on the day, hitting each a double and his first triple of the 12 months. Hebble additionally contributed two runs and one RBI. Nolan Tichy recorded two hits, together with a double, and had one run. Drew DeMartino and Dylan Judd had one hit apiece, as DeMartino registered his seventh house run of the season and Judd hit a double. DeMartino and Judd each had one run every, whereas DeMartino and Kevin Skagerlind tallied an RBI apiece.
 
Hebble kicked off the sport with a lead-off triple, earlier than Skagerlind grounded out, permitting Hebble to cross the plate. DeMartino hit a solo lengthy ball over the middle area fence with two outs to increase UMass’ lead, 2-0, within the prime of the primary.
 
Within the backside of the primary, Rhode Island recorded an inside-the-park house run to attain three to take the slight 3-2 lead, and added three extra runs within the second inning, making it a 6-2 contest.
 
With DeMartino stepped as much as the plate, a wild pitch despatched Hebble into scoring place and Skagerlind to second, earlier than a balk superior the runners, sending Hebble to house to chop the deficit in half, 6-3, within the third. The Minutemen continued to chip away at URI’s lead within the fourth, as Judd got here throughout the dish off a wild pitch after reaching third on a earlier wild pitch, making it a 6-4 sport. Rhode Island collected two runs within the fifth, although, to tug forward, 8-4.
 
UMass earned one other run, because of Hebble’s single that introduced round Tichy, to rally late within the ninth, nevertheless it was not sufficient, because the Rams claimed an 8-5 win in sport two.
 
Tyler Dalton (1-1) took the loss for Massachusetts, throwing 1.2 innings, and permitting six runs on three hits, strolling three and placing out one. Jack Steele entered the sport, giving up two runs on 5 hits, had two walks and dealing six strikeouts in 4.1 innings of labor, earlier than Tucker Wittman accomplished the ultimate two innings, permitting two hits, one stroll and recording on strikeout. Domenic Picone (3-3) earned the victory for URI, pitching six full innings, and giving up 4 runs, 5 hits, strolling three and placing out 11 batters.
 
Massachusetts and Rhode Island will battle within the collection finale on Sunday, April 17, at 12 p.m.