2021 Rhode Island Rams baseball team

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

2021 Atlantic 10 Conference baseball standings

v t e	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

Further information: 2020 Rhode Island Rams baseball team

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 2–3^10 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 1–2^10 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 7–7^10 — — — 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 2–3^13 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 1–3^8 Mundy (1–0) Seprosky (0–2) — 36 11–11–1 — Box Score Recap April 3 3:30 p.m. at Hofstra* University Field L 4–5^7 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 4–2^8 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 12–6^7 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 8–7^10 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 2–11^7 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 7–3^7 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 7–1^7 19–19–1 7–3 Box Score Recap May 8 3:00 p.m. ESPN+ at St. Bonaventure Fred Handler Park L 2–3^7 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 1–8^7 20–21–1 — Box Score Recap May 11 4:30 p.m. Army* Bill Beck Field W 9–5^7 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 7–3^7 22–22–1 9–5 Box Score Recap May 15 3:00 p.m. Saint Joseph's Bill Beck Field W 8–7^7 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 17–6^8 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 7–2^7 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 7–5^7 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

1. "2021 Baseball Standings". atlantic10.com. Atlantic 10 Conference. Retrieved May 31, 2021.
2. "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.
3. "#A10BASE Weekly Awards Announced". Atlantic10.com. Atlantic 10 Conference. May 3, 2021. Retrieved June 1, 2021.
4. "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.

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