2021 Rhode Island Rams baseball team

2021 Atlantic 10 Conference baseball standings
	North
	South
	† – Conference champion ; ‡ – Tournament champion; y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament ; As of June 5, 2021; Rankings from D1Baseball

2021 Rhode Island Rams baseball
2021 Rhode Island Rams baseball
Atlantic 10 Northern Division champion
Conference	Atlantic 10 Conference
2021 record	28–26–1 (13–6 A10)
Head coach	Raphael Cerrato (7th season);
Home stadium	Bill Beck Field
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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 Joe Nathan Field as a member of the America East 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

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							—
March 6	12:00 p.m.		UMass Lowell*		Bill Beck Field Kingston, Rhode Island							—
March 7	12:00 p.m.		UMass Lowell*		Bill Beck Field							—
March 8	3:00 p.m.		UMass Lowell*		Bill Beck Field							—
March 12	12:00 p.m.		Bryant*		Bill Beck Field							—
March 13	1:00 p.m.		Bryant*		Bill Beck Field							—
March 14	1:00 p.m.		Bryant*		Bill Beck Field							—
March 17	12:00 p.m.		Sacred Heart*		Bill Beck Field							—
March 19	1:00 p.m.		at Charlotte*		Truist Field Charlotte, North Carolina							—
March 20	4:30 p.m.		at Charlotte*		Truist Field							—
March 21	12:00 p.m.		at Charlotte*		Truist Field							—
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							—
March 27	4:30 p.m.		at UConn*		Elliot Ballpark							—
March 28	1:00 p.m.		at UConn*		Elliot Ballpark							—
March 30	3:05 p.m.	ESPN+	at Army*		Doubleday Field West Point, New York							—

April (3–5)
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							—
April 3	11:00 a.m.		at Hofstra*		University Field Hempstead, New York							—
April 4	2:00 p.m.		at Hofstra*		University Field							—
April 7	3:00 p.m.		Bryant*		Bill Beck Field							—
April 9	3:00 p.m.	ESPN+	at La Salle		Hank DeVincent Field Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
April 10	11:00 a.m.	ESPN+	at La Salle		Hank DeVincent Field
April 10	2:00 p.m.	ESPN+	at La Salle		Hank DeVincent Field
April 11	2:00 p.m.	ESPN+	at La Salle		Hank DeVincent Field
April 13	3:00 p.m.		Brown*		Bill Beck Field	Canceled (COVID-19 protocols)						—
April 16	3:00 p.m.	ESPN+	Fordham		Bill Beck Field
April 17	12:00 p.m.	ESPN+	Fordham		Bill Beck Field
April 17	3:00 p.m.	ESPN+	Fordham		Bill Beck Field
April 18	12:00 p.m.	ESPN+	Fordham		Bill Beck Field
April 20	3:00 p.m.		Northeastern*		Bill Beck Field							—
April 21	3:00 p.m.	ACCN	at Boston College*		Pellagrini Diamond							—
April 23	3:00 p.m.	ESPN+	UMass		Bill Beck Field
April 24	12:00 p.m.	ESPN+	UMass		Bill Beck Field
April 24	3:00 p.m.	ESPN+	UMass		Bill Beck Field
April 25	12:00 p.m.	ESPN+	UMass		Bill Beck Field
April 30	8:35 p.m.	P12N	at Arizona State*		Phoenix Municipal Stadium Phoenix, Arizona							—

May (0–0)
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							—
May 2	2:35 p.m.	P12N	at Arizona State*		Phoenix Municipal Stadium							—

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 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[]

Arlantic 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	April 26, 2021	^[2]
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[]

URI Baseball

[1] "2021 Baseball Standings". atlantic10.com. Atlantic 10 Conference. Retrieved May 31, 2021.

[april_26_potw-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.

[may_3_potw-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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v t Rhode Island Rams baseball
Venues	Unknown (1898–1966) Bill Beck Field (1966–present)
People
Seasons	1901–1906 1918 2013 2021
College World Series appearances in italics

v t
Standings A10 Tournament NCAA Tournament College World Series
Northern	Fordham Rhode Island UMass
Southern	Davidson Dayton Saint Louis VCU
← Atlantic 10 Conference baseball season →

2021 Atlantic 10 Conference baseball standings
v t	Conf						Overall
Team	W		L		T	PCT	W		L		T	PCT
North
Rhode Island ^x‍‍‍	13	–	6	–	0	.684	27	–	26	–	1	.509
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