URI walks off on Richmond in heartbreaking tournament game loss
By Erin Flynn | May 21, 2015After a seven-hour rain delay, Rhode Island eventually got the best of Richmond in the bottom of the ninth, winning 2-1.
After a seven-hour rain delay, Rhode Island eventually got the best of Richmond in the bottom of the ninth, winning 2-1.
"We’ve got to carry this momentum and take it all the way to the championship,” left-fielder Michael Morman said after Richmond's 4-1 win.
The series was composed of an ugly loss Friday, a bona fide pitcher’s duel Saturday, and a slugfest Sunday.
The Spiders struggled on all fronts over the weekend in their first home series since losing their eight-game winning streak.
The baseball team beat Cornell, 23-7, in the first game at Pitt Field after over a month-long delay to its renovation.
Valparaiso transfer Michael Morman highlighted baseball's weekend series with a walk-off grand slam on Saturday.
The baseball team beat Minnesota 13-2 in the final series before the start of conference play. The Spiders face A-10 rival George Mason on Saturday.
In a game highlighted by home runs, the baseball team overcame a nine-run deficit, but ultimately was not able to defeat University of Minnesota.
A former Spider and current Kansas City Royal shares his thoughts on the extended delays to the resurfacing of Richmond's baseball field.
What was scheduled to be the home opener for the Richmond baseball team will now be held at USC-Salkehatchie in Allendale, S.C.
Pitt field is undergoing a makeover to synthetic turf, but won't be finished for Richmond baseball's home opener next week.
After recovering from a foot injury, junior Tanner Stanley feels ready to show scouts what he can do this spring season.
The Spider baseball coach is putting an emphasis on volunteer work through working with the Miracle League in Richmond.
Members of Richmond's baseball team are predicting who will win the World Series this year.
In a matchup of left-handed starting pitchers, the baseball team was able to salvage the last game of the three-game series against the VCU Rams by a final score of 9-6. The Spiders began the game on an ominous note, allowing VCU's leadoff hitter to extend a single into a double following an error by Jansen Fraser, sophomore left fielder.
The first game of the University of Richmond's baseball team's three-game series against Atlantic 10 rival VCU did not go as hoped, to say the least. The Spiders were shut down in a 19-4 loss that saw the Rams assert their dominance on the game right from its start. VCU peppered Richmond's pitching for 22 hits with two home runs, and struck out only three times.
The University of Richmond baseball team broke out of a seven-game slump over the weekend with a 2-1 series win over Fairfield University, thanks to the awakening of a stagnant offense. After starting the season 0-7, the Spiders stopped their skid with a lopsided 13-2 triumph over the Stags in the first game of a doubleheader on Saturday.
The University of Richmond baseball team started the season with a 0-6 record, which frustrated players and coaches alike. After losing all three games in the University of North Florida Best Bet Classic in Florida, the Spiders returned home with hopes of benefiting from home-field advantage.
The University of Richmond baseball team shut out Fairfield University, 0-8, Sunday afternoon to win the weekend series. Though the bats were quiet for much of the game, two big-scoring innings and strong pitching from Zak Sterling, junior starter, and Ryan Cook, junior reliever, brought the Spiders to a victory over the Stags. Sterling pitched six scoreless innings, allowed five hits and one walk and struck out four batters, which earned the win for Richmond.
The baseball team lost the second game of Saturday's double-header against Fairfield University, 6-2, with a disappearance of the offense that had elevated it to a win earlier in the day. Junior Zach Grossfeld made his first career start, which lasted four innings.