Women’s Softball
FINAL (3/24): URI 11-2 St. Bonaventure
FINAL (3/25): St. Bonaventure 5-4 URI
FINAL (3/25): URI 8-0 St. Bonaventure
FINAL (3/27): Providence 8-7 URI
The University of Rhode Island defeated St. Bonaventure University 11-2 on Sunday, improving to 4-18 on the season. Third-year Leilyn Alvarez, fifth-year Elana Gonzalez, second-year Kylie Bulinski, fifth-year Skyler Rapuano, fifth-year student Sydney Yoder and third-year Emily Power combined for six runs in the fifth inning.
On Monday, the Rams lost game one in a doubleheader versus the Bonnies 5-4, falling to 4-19 on the season. The Rams had 13 runners on base, eight of whom were in scoring position. They were 8-8 when stealing bases.
In game two of the doubleheader, URI overtook the Bonnies in an 8-0 shutout game, advancing to 5-19. Hernandez, Gonzalez, Rapuano, Bulinski, Yoder, fifth-year Cassie Swenson and Alvarez contributed to the shutout. For more on the series, and their midweek loss to Providence College, visit Aidan Garvey’s recap (page 12, rhodycigar.com).
Men’s Baseball
FINAL (3/26): Quinnipiac 4-0 URI
The baseball team suffered a 4-0 shutout against Quinnipiac University Tuesday, putting the team at 5-13 for the season. URI utilized seven different pitchers, only having two hits at bat and struggled to find any offensive momentum throughout the day. For more on the series, visit David Okula’s recap (page 11, rhodycigar.com).
Women’s tennis
FINAL (3/21): Sacred Heart 5-2 URI
URI’s nine-match win streak was snapped after losing 5-2 against Sacred Heart University Thursday, causing URI to fall to 10-3 on the season. Fourth-year Valentina Cvackova was injured during the match, forcing her to retire, allowing the Pioneers to claim number three doubles giving them a 1-0 advantage. Fifth-year Nadia Rajan had a straight-set victory in the number two singles spot. Third-year Klara Nelander won number four singles. Second-year Nikki Fernando played number three, and first-year Steph Hylton played number five singles – they both won their opening sets before losing in three. Fernando had a tiebreaker in the second set, but was unable to come away with the win. For more on the series, visit Ryan McKenna’s recap (page 10, rhodycigar.com).