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Sandra Tullish
6
Stonehill STHL 3-13
8
Winner Rhode Island URI 4-14
Stonehill STHL
3-13
6
Final
8
Rhode Island URI
4-14
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Stonehill STHL 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 3 0 6 6 3
Rhode Island URI 0 0 0 5 0 1 2 0 X 8 9 2

W: Creed, Will (1-0) L: Lang, Dan (0-2) S: Cullen, Jake (1)

Game Recap: Baseball |

Baseball’s Comeback Bid Falls Short in 8-6 Loss at Rhode Island

KINGSTON, R.I. (March 18, 2026) – The Stonehill College baseball team came up short in its midweek non-conference matchup against Rhode Island, falling 8–6 on Wednesday afternoon at Bill Beck Field. With the result, the Skyhawks dropped to 3-13 overall, while the Rams improved to 4-14 on the season.
 
Highlights
  • Junior Nathan Kearney continued his strong stretch at the plate, going 2-for-5 with an RBI, extending both his hitting and on-base streaks to eight games.
  • Graduate student Sam Parks recorded a hit to push his team-best hitting streak to 10 games, while junior Ryan LeClair extended his on-base streak to 11 games.
  • Seniors Sean McGee and Michael Rickert each recorded doubles, marking their fifth and first of the season, respectively.
  • Senior Jake Lanzer delivered a solid 2.2 innings in relief, striking out a team-high three batters while allowing just one run on two hits and one walk.
  • Freshman Kenny Meliere added another strong outing out of the bullpen, tossing his third overall and second consecutive scoreless appearance.
 
How It Happened
After three scoreless innings, Stonehill broke through in the top of the fourth to open the scoring. Parks reached on a Rams fielding error to lead off the frame and advanced to third one batter later when McGee lined a double into deep center field. Kearney followed with an infield single to plate Parks and move McGee to third, before a wild pitch from Will Creed allowed McGee to score and extend the Skyhawks' lead to 2-0.

Rhode Island responded immediately in the home half of the fourth, scoring five runs to take a 5-2 lead. Stonehill answered in the top of the fifth, trimming the deficit to two runs after the first three batters reached base via a walk or hit-by-pitch. Parks then grounded into a fielder's choice, allowing Rickert to come around and score.

The Rams added to their advantage with a combined three runs in the sixth and seventh innings, stretching the lead to 8-3 heading into the eighth.

Stonehill began to chip away in the top of the eighth. Freshman Tyler Redden was hit by a pitch to lead off the inning and moved into scoring position on a Parks single to right. After McGee reached on a fielder's choice and LeClair drew a walk to load the bases with one out, a Rhode Island fielding error on a ground ball by Kearney brought Redden home. Two batters later, Rickert delivered a clutch two-out, two-run double into the right-center gap to cut the deficit to 8-6.

Despite Meliere tossing a perfect bottom of the eighth and the Skyhawks putting the first two runners on in the ninth, Stonehill was unable to complete the comeback, falling 8-6.
 
Up Next
Stonehill (3-13, 2-1 NEC) returns to action this weekend, hosting NEC opponent Mercyhurst University in a three-game series starting on Friday at 3 p.m.

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