2021 Rhode Island Rams baseball team explained

Mode:	baseball
Year:	2021
Team:	Rhode Island Rams
Conference:	Atlantic 10 Conference
Short Conf:	A10
Record:	28–26–1
Conf Record:	13–6
Head Coach:	Raphael Cerrato
Hc Year:	7th
Champion:	Atlantic 10 Northern Division champion
Stadium:	Bill Beck Field
Prev Year:	2020
Next Year:	2022

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)
Date Time (ET) TV Opponent Rank Stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall A10 Sources February 19 7:00 p.m. at No. 13 East Carolina* Clark–LeClair Stadium L 2–3 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. at Old Dominion* Bud Metheny Baseball Complex 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
Date Time (ET) TV Opponent Rank Stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall A10 Sources March 3 3:00 p.m. at No. 22 Boston College* Pellagrini Diamond L 4–6 Ryan (2–0) French (0–1) Walsh (2) 2–5 — Box Score Recap March 6 12:00 p.m. Bill Beck Field 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. 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. 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 L 1–2 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 T 7–7 — — — 150 9–7–1 — Box Score Recap March 26 3:00 p.m. at UConn* Elliot Ballpark 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 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 * Doubleday Field L 2–3 Gresham (2–0) Brutti (0–2) — 93 10–10–1 — Box Score Recap
Date Time (ET) TV Opponent Rank Stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall A10 Sources April 2 3:00 p.m. 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 L 1–3 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 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 Hank DeVincent Field 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 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 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. Bill Beck Field Canceled (COVID-19 protocols) 13–15–1 — Recap April 16 3:00 p.m. ESPN+ 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. Bill Beck Field 13–15–1 — Recap April 21 3:00 p.m. 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+ Bill Beck Field W 8–7 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 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 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. at Arizona State* Phoenix Municipal Stadium L 6–9 Corrigan (1–1) Twitchell (2–1) Thornton (1) 1,740 17–17–1 — Box Score Recap
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 Fred Handler Park 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 19–19–1 7–3 Box Score Recap May 8 3:00 p.m. ESPN+ at St. Bonaventure Fred Handler Park L 2–3 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 20–21–1 — Box Score Recap May 11 4:30 p.m. Army* Bill Beck Field W 9–5 21–21–1 — Box Score Recap May 14 3:00 p.m. 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 22–22–1 9–5 Box Score Recap May 15 3:00 p.m. Saint Joseph's Bill Beck Field W 8–7 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 W 17–6 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 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 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)
Date Time (ET) TV Opponent Rank Stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall Postseason Sources May 27 3:30 pm ESPN+ vs. (3) Dayton (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 (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 (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 ^[1] Addison Kopack Rookie of the Week Xavier Vargas Player of the Week May 3, 2021 ^[2] All-A10 Player Position Team OF 1 RHP 1 Reference:^[3] External links URI Baseball

Notes and References

1. Web site: Ulliana Named A-10 Baseball Player of the Week; Mikulski Earns Pitcher; Kopack Rookie Honors . Atlantic10.com . Atlantic 10 Conference . June 1, 2021 . April 26, 2021.
2. Web site: #A10BASE Weekly Awards Announced. Atlantic10.com . Atlantic 10 Conference . June 1, 2021 . May 3, 2021.
3. Web site: Locklear, Mikulski, Miller, Win Major A-10 Awards; 41 Players Selected for Baseball Honors . Atlantic10.com . Atlantic 10 Conference . May 26, 2021 . June 1, 2021.