Spring Break
No. 1 Rams cruise to three-game sweep of Bonnies
Kyle Towne
Issue date: 4/21/09 Section: Sports
04/21/09 - The University of Rhode Island baseball team's (24-12-1) winning streak improved to seven games after sweeping St. Bonaventure University (16-15) at home this weekend.
URI is now in first place in the Atlantic 10 Conference with a record of 12-2 in conference play.
"We got great starting performances all weekend," head coach Jeff Foster said.
Red-shirt junior Tim Boyce took the mound for the Rams in the first game of the series on Friday, boasting a 5-1 record with 45 strikeouts.
"[Boyce] pitched a great game," junior Oliver Palmer said. "We continued to score for him, giving him a lead to work with."
The Bonnies were unable to get anything going all day against him, as they were rendered scoreless in his seven innings of service.
The Rams on the other hand, attacked the opposing starting pitcher immediately in the first inning. Sophomore Pete Mastors saw his way to a leadoff walk, setting up Palmer to hit a two-run home run off of a changeup by St. Bonaventure's starter. The shot was Palmer's eighth of the season, giving him the team lead in the category.
"The pitching by St. Bonaventure was very backwards," Palmer said. "We saw a lot of off-speed pitches."
Rhode Island continued scoring in the bottom of the fourth inning, when sophomore Kenny Burns stepped to the plate with runners on second and third. Burns ripped the ball up the middle to plate both runners, but was thrown out trying to stretch the hit to a double, that ended the inning with the Rams ahead, 4-0.
The Rams grabbed another run in the bottom of the sixth when sophomore Jeff Cammans singled in sophomore Tom Coulombe.
Freshman Mike LeBel continued his successful season in the eighth inning with a two-run homer, extending the Rams' lead to 7-0.
The Bonnies did manage to stop URI's shutout in the top of the ninth, scoring two runs on a one-out home run off sophomore reliever Gardner Leaver.
Junior Nick Greenwood one-upped Boyce's start in the second game of the series on Saturday, pitching a complete game shutout, allowing just three hits.
URI is now in first place in the Atlantic 10 Conference with a record of 12-2 in conference play.
"We got great starting performances all weekend," head coach Jeff Foster said.
Red-shirt junior Tim Boyce took the mound for the Rams in the first game of the series on Friday, boasting a 5-1 record with 45 strikeouts.
"[Boyce] pitched a great game," junior Oliver Palmer said. "We continued to score for him, giving him a lead to work with."
The Bonnies were unable to get anything going all day against him, as they were rendered scoreless in his seven innings of service.
The Rams on the other hand, attacked the opposing starting pitcher immediately in the first inning. Sophomore Pete Mastors saw his way to a leadoff walk, setting up Palmer to hit a two-run home run off of a changeup by St. Bonaventure's starter. The shot was Palmer's eighth of the season, giving him the team lead in the category.
"The pitching by St. Bonaventure was very backwards," Palmer said. "We saw a lot of off-speed pitches."
Rhode Island continued scoring in the bottom of the fourth inning, when sophomore Kenny Burns stepped to the plate with runners on second and third. Burns ripped the ball up the middle to plate both runners, but was thrown out trying to stretch the hit to a double, that ended the inning with the Rams ahead, 4-0.
The Rams grabbed another run in the bottom of the sixth when sophomore Jeff Cammans singled in sophomore Tom Coulombe.
Freshman Mike LeBel continued his successful season in the eighth inning with a two-run homer, extending the Rams' lead to 7-0.
The Bonnies did manage to stop URI's shutout in the top of the ninth, scoring two runs on a one-out home run off sophomore reliever Gardner Leaver.
Junior Nick Greenwood one-upped Boyce's start in the second game of the series on Saturday, pitching a complete game shutout, allowing just three hits.
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