University of Richmond Athletics
University of Richmond
19-12, 0
Rhode Island
14-13-1, 0
Richmond Baseball Falls To Rhode Island, 7-2
04/17/2015 | Baseball
UNIVERSITY OF RICHMOND, Va. – The University of Richmond Spiders baseball team dropped the first game of its three-game series with Rhode Island on Friday afternoon, 7-2, at Pitt Field.
With the loss, Richmond falls to 19-12 on the season overall and to 8-2 in Atlantic 10 play. Rhode Island improves to 14-13-1 on the year and to 7-3 in league action.
1B Doug Kraeger led the offense for the Spiders, hitting a two-run home run. OF Tanner Stanley had a pair of hits, including a double, while SS Tyler Beckwith also had a two-base hit.
On the mound, RHP Ryan Cook (5-2) took the loss for Richmond, allowing five runs with only one being earned. Cook struck out six batters over six innings of work.
The Richmond Spiders will continue their three-game, Atlantic 10 series with Rhode Island on Saturday at Pitt Field. First pitch is scheduled for 1 p.m.
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Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Moyers (2-4)
L: Cook, Ryan (5-2)
Batting:
2B: Olmo 1
HR: Taveras 1
RBI: Caputo 1 ; Taveras 3 ; Olmo 2 ; Powell 1
SH: Livingston 2
Base Running:
RUNS: Caputo 2 ; Taveras 2 ; Sherburne 1 ; Powell 2
SB: Caputo 2 ; Powell 1
PO: Livingston 1
Batting:
2B: Beckwith, Tyler 1 ; Stanley, Tanner 1
HR: Kraeger, Doug 1
RBI: Kraeger, Doug 2
SH: Morman, Michael 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Adams, Kyle 1 ; Kraeger, Doug 1
HBP: Dacey, Matt 1
