| 2021 Rhode Island Rams baseball |
|---|
 |
Atlantic 10 Northern Division champion |
|---|
| Conference | Atlantic 10 Conference |
|---|
| Record | 28–26–1 (13–6 A10) |
|---|
| Head coach | - Raphael Cerrato (7th season)
|
|---|
| Home stadium | Bill Beck Field |
|---|
Seasons |
2021 Atlantic 10 Conference baseball standings | Conf | | | Overall |
| Team | W | | L | | T | | PCT | | | W | | L | | T | | PCT |
| North |
| Rhode Island x | 14 | – | 6 | – | 0 | | .700 | | | 28 | – | 26 | – | 1 | | .518 |
| Saint Joseph's | 15 | – | 9 | – | 0 | | .625 | | | 21 | – | 19 | – | 0 | | .525 |
| La Salle | 15 | – | 9 | – | 0 | | .625 | | | 32 | – | 21 | – | 0 | | .604 |
| Fordham | 11 | – | 9 | – | 0 | | .550 | | | 24 | – | 19 | – | 0 | | .558 |
| St. Bonaventure | 6 | – | 14 | – | 0 | | .300 | | | 7 | – | 24 | – | 0 | | .226 |
| UMass | 3 | – | 16 | – | 0 | | .158 | | | 13 | – | 29 | – | 0 | | .310 |
| South |
| VCU x‡y | 13 | – | 3 | – | 0 | | .813 | | | 38 | – | 16 | – | 0 | | .704 |
| Dayton | 12 | – | 4 | – | 0 | | .750 | | | 25 | – | 27 | – | 0 | | .481 |
| George Washington | 14 | – | 10 | – | 0 | | .583 | | | 26 | – | 19 | – | 0 | | .578 |
| Davidson | 11 | – | 13 | – | 0 | | .458 | | | 27 | – | 24 | – | 0 | | .529 |
| Saint Louis | 6 | – | 10 | – | 0 | | .375 | | | 17 | – | 31 | – | 0 | | .354 |
| Richmond | 5 | – | 11 | – | 0 | | .313 | | | 19 | – | 17 | – | 0 | | .528 |
| George Mason | 7 | – | 17 | – | 0 | | .292 | | | 14 | – | 29 | – | 0 | | .326 |
| |
† – Conference champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 5, 2021[1]
Rankings from D1Baseball |
The 2021 Rhode Island Rams baseball team represented the University of Rhode Island during the 2021 NCAA Division I baseball season. The Rams played their home games at Bill Beck Field as a member of the Atlantic 10 Conference They were led by head coach Raphael Cerrato, in his seventh year as head coach.
The Rams won the Northern Division championship, obtaining a record of 28–26–1 (13–6) before losing in the semifinal round of the 2021 Atlantic 10 Conference baseball tournament. They did not earn a bid into the NCAA tournament.
Previous season
The 2020 Rhode Island Rams baseball team notched a 8–5 (0–0) regular-season record. The season prematurely ended on March 12, 2020, due to concerns over the COVID-19 pandemic.
Game log
| 2021 Rhode Island Rams Baseball Game Log (28–26–1) |
| Legend: = Win = Loss = Tie = Canceled Bold = Rhode Island team member * Non-conference game |
| Regular Season (27–24–1) |
| February (2–4) | | Date | Time (ET) | TV | Opponent | Rank | Stadium | Score | Win | Loss | Save | Attendance | Overall | A10 | Sources | | February 19 | 7:00 p.m. | ESPN+ | at No. 13 East Carolina* | | Clark–LeClair Stadium
Greenville, North Carolina | L 2–310 | Colmore (1–0) | Morrison (0–1) | — | 100 | 0–1 | — | Report | | February 20 | 2:00 p.m. | ESPN+ | at No. 13 East Carolina* | | Clark–LeClair Stadium | L 1–7 | Kuchmaner (1–0) | Webb (0–1) | — | 182 | 0–2 | — | Report | | February 21 | 1:00 p.m. | ESPN+ | at No. 13 East Carolina* | | Clark–LeClair Stadium | L 4–12 | Beal (1–0) | Janglos (0–1) | — | 166 | 0–3 | — | Report | | February 26 | 3:00 p.m. | CUSA.tv | at Old Dominion* | | Bud Metheny Baseball Complex
Norfolk, Virginia | W 6–4 | Fernandez (1–0) | Rodriguez (0–1) | — | 187 | 1–3 | — | Report | | February 27 | 3:00 p.m. | CUSA.tv | at Old Dominion* | | Bud Metheny Baseball Complex | W 6–5 | Morrison (1–1) | Scheffler (0–1) | — | 202 | 2–3 | — | Report | | February 28 | 1:00 p.m. | CUSA.tv | at Old Dominion* | | Bud Metheny Baseball Complex | L 3–15 | Moore (2–0) | Janglos (0–2) | — | 192 | 2–4 | — | Report | |
| March (8–6–1) | | Date | Time (ET) | TV | Opponent | Rank | Stadium | Score | Win | Loss | Save | Attendance | Overall | A10 | Sources | | March 3 | 3:00 p.m. | ACCNX | at No. 22 Boston College* | | Pellagrini Diamond
Boston, Massachusetts | L 4–6 | Ryan (2–0) | French (0–1) | Walsh (2) | 0 | 2–5 | — | Box Score
Recap | | March 6 | 12:00 p.m. | | UMass Lowell* | | Bill Beck Field
Kingston, Rhode Island | W 3–1 | Twitchell (1–0) | Duffley (0–2) | Robinson (1) | 0 | 3–5 | — | Box Score
Recap | | March 7 | 11:00 a.m. | | UMass Lowell* | | Bill Beck Field | W 4–0 | Webb (1–0) | Draper (0–1) | — | 0 | 4–5 | — | Box Score
Recap | | March 8 | 3:00 p.m. | | UMass Lowell* | | Bill Beck Field | W 5–2 | Morrison (2–1) | Seguin (0–1) | French (1) | 0 | 5–5 | — | Box Score
Recap | | March 9 | 2:00 p.m. | | Bryant* | | Bill Beck Field | Canceled (COVID-19 protocols) | 5–5 | — | Recap | | March 12 | 2:00 p.m. | | Bryant* | | Bill Beck Field | 5–5 | — | Recap | | March 13 | 1:00 p.m. | | Bryant* | | Bill Beck Field | W 7–0 | Twitchell (2–0) | Mattison (1–2) | — | 0 | 6–5 | — | Box Score
Recap | | March 14 | 1:00 p.m. | | Bryant* | | Bill Beck Field | W 6–4 | Fernandez (2–0) | Gould (1–1) | — | 0 | 7–5 | — | Box Score
Recap | | March 17 | 12:00 p.m. | | Sacred Heart* | | Bill Beck Field | W 7–3 | Moxey (1–0) | McDowel (0–1) | — | 0 | 8–5 | — | Box Score
Recap | | March 19 | 1:00 p.m. | | at Charlotte* | | Truist Field
Charlotte, North Carolina | L 1–210 | Hughes (2–0) | French (0–2) | — | 0 | 8–6 | — | Box Score
Recap | | March 20 | 4:30 p.m. | | at Charlotte* | | Truist Field | W 6–3 | Webb (2–0) | Starnes (0–1) | Fernandez (1) | 1,734 | 9–6 | — | Box Score
Recap | | March 21 | 12:00 p.m. | | at Charlotte* | | Truist Field | L 3–6 | Giesting (1–0) | Seprosky (0–1) | Boss (1) | 121 | 9–7 | — | Box Score
Recap | | March 24 | 3:00 p.m. | | at Bryant* | | Conaty Park
Smithfield, Rhode Island | T 7–710 | — | — | — | 150 | 9–7–1 | — | Box Score
Recap | | March 26 | 3:00 p.m. | | at UConn* | | Elliot Ballpark
Storrs, Connecticut | L 6–9 | Haus (1–2) | Brutti (0–1) | Wurster (3) | 176 | 9–8–1 | — | Box Score
Recap | | March 27 | 4:30 p.m. | | at UConn* | | Elliot Ballpark | L 2–313 | Willis (1–0) | Fernandez (2–1) | — | 213 | 9–9–1 | — | Box Score
Recap | | March 28 | 1:00 p.m. | | at UConn* | | Elliot Ballpark | W 6–4 | Levesque (1–0) | Dunlop (0–1) | — | 213 | 10–9–1 | — | Box Score
Recap | | March 30 | 3:05 p.m. | ESPN+ | at Army* | | Doubleday Field
West Point, New York | L 2–3 | Gresham (2–0) | Brutti (0–2) | — | 93 | 10–10–1 | — | Box Score
Recap | |
| April (7–7) | | Date | Time (ET) | TV | Opponent | Rank | Stadium | Score | Win | Loss | Save | Attendance | Overall | A10 | Sources | | April 2 | 3:00 p.m. | | Hofstra* | | Bill Beck Field | W 12–11 | Levesque (2–0) | Mott (0–2) | — | 30 | 11–10–1 | — | Box Score
Recap | | April 3 | 11:00 a.m. | | at Hofstra* | | University Field
Hempstead, New York | L 1–38 | Mundy (1–0) | Seprosky (0–2) | — | 36 | 11–11–1 | — | Box Score
Recap | | April 3 | 3:30 p.m. | | at Hofstra* | | University Field | L 4–57 | Sujak (1–0) | Picone (0–1) | Mott (1) | 36 | 11–12–1 | — | Box Score
Recap | | April 7 | 3:00 p.m. | | Bryant* | | Bill Beck Field | L 7–10 | Wainer (1–0) | Morrison (2–2) | Gould (2) | 20 | 11–13–1 | — | Box Score
Recap | | April 9 | 3:00 p.m. | ESPN+ | at La Salle | | Hank DeVincent Field
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | L 5–8 | Kennedy (2–0) | Fernandez (2–2) | — | | 11–14–1 | 0–1 | Box Score
Recap | | April 10 | 11:00 a.m. | ESPN+ | at La Salle | | Hank DeVincent Field | W 4–28 | Webb (3–0) | Elissalt (3–1) | — | 40 | 12–14–1 | 1–1 | Box Score
Recap | | April 10 | 2:00 p.m. | ESPN+ | at La Salle | | Hank DeVincent Field | W 12–67 | Picone (1–1) | Morales (1–2) | — | 40 | 13–14–1 | 2–1 | Box Score
Recap | | April 11 | 2:00 p.m. | ESPN+ | at La Salle | | Hank DeVincent Field | L 3–7 | Yablonski (1–1) | Levesque (2–1) | Kennedy (1) | 40 | 13–15–1 | 2–2 | Box Score
Recap | | April 13 | 3:00 p.m. | | Brown* | | Bill Beck Field | Canceled (COVID-19 protocols) | 13–15–1 | — | Recap | | April 16 | 3:00 p.m. | ESPN+ | Fordham | | Bill Beck Field | 13–15–1 | 2–2 | Recap | | April 17 | 12:00 p.m. | ESPN+ | Fordham | | Bill Beck Field | 13–15–1 | 2–2 | Recap | | April 17 | 3:00 p.m. | ESPN+ | Fordham | | Bill Beck Field | 13–15–1 | 2–2 | Recap | | April 18 | 12:00 p.m. | ESPN+ | Fordham | | Bill Beck Field | 13–15–1 | 2–2 | Recap | | April 20 | 3:00 p.m. | | Northeastern* | | Bill Beck Field | 13–15–1 | — | Recap | | April 21 | 3:00 p.m. | ACCN | at Boston College* | | Pellagrini Diamond | W 6–4 | Janglos (1–2) | Vetrano (0–2) | Levesque (1) | 75 | 14–15–1 | — | Box Score
Recap | | April 23 | 12:00 p.m. | ESPN+ | UMass | | Bill Beck Field | W 8–710 | Fernandez (3–2) | Henry (2–1) | — | 20 | 15–15–1 | 3–2 | Box Score
Recap | | April 23 | 3:00 p.m. | ESPN+ | UMass | | Bill Beck Field | L 2–117 | Steele (3–5) | Picone (1–2) | — | 20 | 15–16–1 | 3–3 | Box Score
Recap | | April 24 | 12:00 p.m. | ESPN+ | UMass | | Bill Beck Field | W 7–37 | Webb (4–0) | Dalton (0–3) | — | 30 | 16–16–1 | 4–3 | Box Score
Recap | | April 24 | 3:00 p.m. | ESPN+ | UMass | | Bill Beck Field | W 10–8 | Levesque (3–1) | Given (1–3) | — | 40 | 17–16–1 | 5–3 | Box Score
Recap | | April 30 | 9:35 p.m. | P12N | at Arizona State* | | Phoenix Municipal Stadium
Phoenix, Arizona | L 6–9 | Corrigan (1–1) | Twitchell (2–1) | Thornton (1) | 1,740 | 17–17–1 | — | Box Score
Recap | |
| May (10–7) | | Date | Time (ET) | TV | Opponent | Rank | Stadium | Score | Win | Loss | Save | Attendance | Overall | A10 | Sources | | May 1 | 8:35 p.m. | P12N | at Arizona State* | | Phoenix Municipal Stadium | L 6–8 | Glenn (5–1) | Webb (4–1) | Levine (5) | 1,549 | 17–18–1 | — | Box Score
Recap | | May 2 | 2:35 p.m. | P12N | at Arizona State* | | Phoenix Municipal Stadium | L 13–14 | Osman (2–2) | Morrison (2–3) | Corrigan (2) | 1,279 | 17–19–1 | — | Box Score
Recap | | May 7 | 4:00 p.m. | ESPN+ | at St. Bonaventure | | Fred Handler Park
Olean, New York | W 8–3 | | | | | 18–19–1 | 6–3 | Box Score
Recap | | May 8 | 12:00 p.m. | ESPN+ | at St. Bonaventure | | Fred Handler Park | W 7–17 | | | | | 19–19–1 | 7–3 | Box Score
Recap | | May 8 | 3:00 p.m. | ESPN+ | at St. Bonaventure | | Fred Handler Park | L 2–37 | | | | | 19–20–1 | 7–4 | Box Score
Recap | | May 9 | 10:30 a.m. | ESPN+ | at St. Bonaventure | | Fred Handler Park | W 8–4 | | | | | 20–20–1 | 8–4 | Box Score
Recap | | May 11 | 1:30 p.m. | | Army* | | Bill Beck Field | L 1–87 | | | | | 20–21–1 | — | Box Score
Recap | | May 11 | 4:30 p.m. | | Army* | | Bill Beck Field | W 9–57 | | | | | 21–21–1 | — | Box Score
Recap | | May 14 | 3:00 p.m. | | Saint Joseph's | | Bill Beck Field | L 5–6 | | | | | 21–22–1 | 8–5 | Box Score
Recap | | May 15 | 12:00 p.m. | | Saint Joseph's | | Bill Beck Field | W 7–37 | | | | | 22–22–1 | 9–5 | Box Score
Recap | | May 15 | 3:00 p.m. | | Saint Joseph's | | Bill Beck Field | W 8–77 | | | | | 23–22–1 | 10–5 | Box Score
Recap | | May 16 | 12:00 p.m. | | Saint Joseph's | | Bill Beck Field | L 3–6 | | | | | 23–23–1 | 10–6 | Box Score
Recap | | May 18 | 3:00 p.m. | | UConn* | | Bill Beck Field | L 6–15 | Crawford (1–1) | Diaz (0–2) | — | 50 | 23–24–1 | — | Box Score
Recap | | May 20 | 3:00 p.m. | ESPN+ | at UMass | | Earl Lorden Field
Amherst, Massachusetts | W 17–68 | Twitchell (4–1) | Given (2–4) | Moxey (1) | 80 | 24–24–1 | 11–6 | Box Score
Recap | | May 21 | 12:00 p.m. | ESPN+ | at UMass | | Earl Lorden Field | W 7–27 | Webb (7–1) | Steele (3–7) | — | 80 | 25–24–1 | 12–6 | Box Score
Recap | | May 21 | 3:00 p.m. | ESPN+ | at UMass | | Earl Lorden Field | W 7–57 | Cherry (1–0) | Aronson (0–1) | Janglos (1) | 80 | 26–24–1 | 13–6 | Box Score
Recap | | May 22 | 12:00 p.m. | ESPN+ | at UMass | | Earl Lorden Field | W 16–1 | Levesque (5–2) | Bergeron (0–1) | — | 100 | 27–24–1 | 14–6 | Box Score
Recap | | | |
| Post-Season (1–2) |
| Atlantic 10 Tournament (1–2) | | Date | Time (ET) | TV | Opponent | Rank | Stadium | Score | Win | Loss | Save | Attendance | Overall | Postseason | Sources | | May 27 | 3:30 pm | ESPN+ | vs. (3) Dayton
Quarterfinals | (2) | The Diamond | W 8–2 | Twitchell (5–1) | Wolfe (4–5) | French (2) | 821 | 28–24–1 | 1–0 | Box Score
Report | | May 28 | 11:00 am | ESPN+ | at (1) No. 28 VCU
Semifinals | (2) | The Diamond | L 4–10 | Serrano (4–4) | Janglos (2–3) | — | 678 | 28–25–1 | 1–1 | | | May 28 | 2:30 pm | ESPN+ | vs. (2) Dayton
Losers Final | (2) | The Diamond | L 1–3 | Wagner (1–2) | Cherry (1–1) | Longbrake (2) | 678 | 28–26–1 | 1–2 | | *Denotes non–conference game • Schedule source • Rankings based on the teams' current ranking in the D1Baseball poll |
Awards and honors
Atlantic 10 Conference Weekly Awards | Player | Award | Date awarded | Ref. | | Sonny Ulliana | Player of the Week | April 26, 2021 | [2] | | Addison Kopack | Rookie of the Week | | Xavier Vargas | Player of the Week | May 3, 2021 | [3] | | All-A10 | Player | Position | Team | | Austin White | OF | 1 | | Mike Webb | RHP | 1 | | Reference:[4] | |
References
- ^ "2021 Baseball Standings". atlantic10.com. Atlantic 10 Conference. Retrieved May 31, 2021.
- ^ "Ulliana Named A-10 Baseball Player of the Week; Mikulski Earns Pitcher; Kopack Rookie Honors". Atlantic10.com. Atlantic 10 Conference. April 26, 2021. Retrieved June 1, 2021.
- ^ "#A10BASE Weekly Awards Announced". Atlantic10.com. Atlantic 10 Conference. May 3, 2021. Retrieved June 1, 2021.
- ^ "Locklear, Mikulski, Miller, Win Major A-10 Awards; 41 Players Selected for Baseball Honors". Atlantic10.com. Atlantic 10 Conference. May 26, 2021. Retrieved June 1, 2021.
External links
Rhode Island Rams baseball |
|---|
| Venues | |
|---|
| People | |
|---|
| Seasons | |
|---|
College World Series appearances in italics |
2021 Atlantic 10 Conference baseball season |
|---|
- Standings
- A10 Tournament
- NCAA tournament
- College World Series
|
| Northern | - Fordham
- La Salle
- Rhode Island
- Saint Joseph's
- St. Bonaventure
- UMass
|
|---|
| Southern | |
|---|
- ← 2020
- Atlantic 10 Conference baseball season
- 2022 →
|
