Thomas Porter All at Bill Beck Field would be hunky dory if the Rams baseball program could be the same team during the week that they are during this past weekend series. On any given weekend, Rhode Island is one of, if not the best team in the Atlantic 10 Conference. Holding a conference…
With the University of Rhode Island spring football practices wrapping up, here are some of the things I saw: First Down: Â The quarterback competition seems to be down to sophomore Wesley McKoy and redshirt freshman Jordan Vazzano, as they took all of the reps while I was present. Of those reps about 60 percent…
The University of Rhode Island track and field teams enjoyed several personal and season bests from their athletes as the season nears the Atlantic 10 championships. The men’s team had four of their athletes top their personal bests and two earn season-best marks in their specific events during the two days of action. It…
The University of Rhode Island baseball team (17-20 (8-4 A-10)) took care of business in their weekend series against conference opponent St. Bonaventure University at Bill Beck field. The Rams won  4-1 on Friday, 3-1 on Saturday and ended the weekend with a 6-3 victory on Sunday. “This weekend was huge for us…
Positives: The University of Rhode Island baseball team had a fantastic showing this past week. After losing a tough 2-1 game to Quinnipiac on Thursday, the Rams responded and took all three in a series sweep of conference foe St. Bonaventure. Rhody now has a three-game winning streak after losing four in a row…
When Tyler Wilson was four years old, his father introduced him to the game of baseball. Now, 16 years later, the University of Rhode Island sophomore has emerged as one of the premier pitchers in the Atlantic 10 Conference. On Monday, Wilson was named the Atlantic 10 Pitcher of the Week for the second…
University of Rhode Island junior Billy Walthouse was not a highly-rated golfer out of Longmeadow High School in Massachusetts, but now it would be difficult to make such an assumption. He recently won his third individual tournament of the season this past Tuesday in the Rhode Island Invitational at Quidnessett Country Club. Not only…
For the first time in 2016, and the second in Raphael Cerrato’s career at the helm of the Rams baseball program, URI lost a weekend conference series. The Rhode Island Rams (13-17, 5-4) took the series opener 3-1, but faltered 8-0 and 4-2 in the next two contests at conference rival Fordham (19-18, 6-3)….
The University of Rhode Island men’s and women’s rowing teams continued the 2016 season’s pattern of top-notch competition this past weekend, with the men dominating and the women once again hoisting the Resolute Cup. The men’s team raced at the University of Connecticut against UConn, The University of New Hampshire, the University of Vermont,…
The University of Rhode Island golf team finished tied for second in the Rhode Island Invitational as round three wrapped up on Tuesday, despite having the tournament’s top score in junior Billy Walthouse. It was an unsettling result for a team that was obviously looking to thrive in the home state environment, while playing three…