URI returned to the diamond after a host of weather and COVID-19 cancellations. Photo from gorhody.com. The University of Rhode Island Softball team had a tough fight last weekend with three losses against St. John’s and Towson University. The team had a long pause of gameplay as a result of their past five games being…
The URI Softball Team was brutally defeated 1-17 vs. Elon. Photo from GoRhody.com. The University of Rhode Island’s Softball team opened up its season on Sunday in North Carolina, falling 17-1 to Elon in their first game in over 11 months. The two teams were originally set to play a four-game series, with two games…
Rams set to resume season on Saturday vs Elon following months on the sideline. Photo by James Singer. University of Rhode Island Softball Head Coach Bridget Hurlmann has the motto “for the dogpile” for this season. This mantra embodies the championship mentality every day in order to jump into the dogpile, and her team is…
Rhody Softball returns to practice in new normal. Photo from @RhodySoftball on Twitter . The Rams season was already moving in the wrong direction when they were set to face Northern Illinois back in March. The team was 4-16 on the season and was in the middle of an 11-game losing streak where they had been…
Erica Robles was given a second chance to play softball after her last season was cut short due to COVID-19. Photo from GoRhody.com. Wednesday, March 11, was the last time Erica Robles marched out of the dugout and onto the infield alongside her teammates. Wearing her University of Rhode Island softball uniform, it never dawned…
The Rhode Island women’s softball team squared off with East Tennessee State University, Kennesaw State and Marshall University over the weekend in the Bailey Memorial Softball Tournament in Kennesaw, Georgia. Rhode Island came away with only one victory on the weekend, a 2-0 win over the lowly ETSU Buccaneers. Senior Sarah Gunderson was virtually flawless…
Photo from GoRhody.com: Softball split their series this past weekend The University of Rhode Island Softball team travelled down south to face Charlotte and North Carolina A&T in the First Pitch Classic this past weekend. On the road the Rams went two-of-four, starting strong with two victories. Senior pitcher Sarah Gunderson’s stellar performance on the…
The University of Rhode Island softball team took the trek to Elon, North Carolina over the weekend to faceoff in the Elon Softball Classic. They had contests against Longwood and Elon on Saturday and a double-header with the Pirates of Seton Hall on Sunday. Saturday did not go the Rams way, as they dropped both…
Sophomore pitcher Riley Kernan gets ready to deliver the pitch. | Photo by James McIntosh. The magic provided by the Easter Bunny did not find its way to St. Louis, Missouri this past weekend for the University of Rhode Island softball team. The Rams got swept by the Billikens in one of their final series…
Senior outfielder Rebecca Simms had a pair of singles during the double-header on Saturday vs SBU. | Photo by Anna Meassick The euphoria of a walk-off home run to end a game is a feeling that not many players get to feel during a season or even a career. For Ari Castillo, she won’t have…