Second-year pitcher Joe Sabbath took over the closer role for the University of Rhode Island baseball team this season; his relationship with last year’s closer has helped the transition. Former closer Tommy Hughes ’24 came to Rhode Island for his sixth season after five years at Southern Connecticut State University and was named a captain….

The University of Rhode Island baseball team won its third straight weekend series against St. Bonaventure University, while splitting its in-state midweek matchups against Bryant University on Tuesday and Brown University on Wednesday. Weather once again forced Friday to be a doubleheader, where Rhode Island took both games. The Rams kicked off the day with…

The University of Rhode Island baseball team’s fourth-year right fielder Eric Genther surpassed 200 career hits against the University of Massachusetts on March 28 with a five-RBI, three-hit day. It was one of the many strong days he’s had at the plate this season, playing an important role for the offense as a table-setter in…

The University of Rhode Island baseball team won another hard-fought series over the weekend against the University of Richmond, following it up by avenging an earlier loss against Quinnipiac University on Wednesday. For the second weekend in a row, the Rams played a doubleheader on Friday due to weather. The similarities didn’t end there; once…

Third-year slugger Kylie Bulinski is in the midst of a career year for the University of Rhode Island softball team, which is no coincidence following a coaching change this past offseason. “The new coaching staff came in, and they took one look at me and were like, ‘Ok, she’s a power hitter,’” Bulinski said. “They…

Third-year swimmer Rylee Kelly learned that she had been selected by the Greater Providence YMCA as one of six 2025 Y Heroes after giving a tour of women’s athletics to a group from the YMCA in January. “It was super unexpected,” Kelly said. “Right after that, the CEO of the YMCA in Providence called me…

The University of Rhode Island baseball team bounced back in conference play with a series win against the University of Massachusetts over the weekend before taking down Boston College on Wednesday. With UMass moving to the Mid-Atlantic Conference next year, this weekend marked the final series between the teams in Atlantic 10 Conference play after…

First-year pitcher Jake Cullen entered the starting rotation following a stellar outing in a midweek game; now he spends his weekdays in the dugout with his eyes set on his weekend starts. Taking advantage of opportunities early in his career, Cullen impressed with three shutout innings alongside seven strikeouts against Sacred Heart University in relief…

The University of Rhode Island baseball team took a lead into the eighth inning of all four of its games this week, but could only muster one win alongside a trio of one-run losses. Riding an eight-game winning streak, the sky seemed to be the limit as Rhode Island opened its first home series of…

In a University of Rhode Island Athletics Hall of Fame class that included professional athletes, an NFL head coach and a “Survivor” winner, inductee Lilli Falconer Deering stands out. Her post-collegiate career led her back to the Tootell Aquatic Center, where she spent four seasons setting records with the swim and dive team. “I got…