Gorham, Maine—Senior third baseman Ray Zincone (West Warwick, R.I.) knocked in RIC's only run as the No. 3-seeded Anchormen fell at No. 2-seeded Southern Maine, 12-1, at the Little East Baseball Championship, played at USM's Ed Flaherty Field on Saturday afternoon. The loss eliminates RIC from the tournament.
 
THE BASICS
Southern Maine 12, Rhode Island College 1 (seven innings)
Southern Maine (29-8)
Rhode Island College (23-11)
 
HOW IT HAPPENED
• Zincone staked the visitors to a 1-0 with an RBI double in the top of the first inning.
 
• USM stormed back with three runs in the bottom of the first, two in the second and another three in the third to build an 8-1 lead.
 
• The Huskies put across four runs in the bottom of the fifth to go up by 11 and end the game early due to the 10-run rule.
 
• RIC sophomore starter Connor Davey (Cheshire, Conn.) suffered the loss (4-4).
 
• USM junior starter Josh Joy (Smithfield, Maine) earned the win (4-3), allowing just one run on two hits in six innings of work.
 
BY THE NUMBERS
• USM junior center fielder Sam Troiano (South Portland, Maine) went 3-for-4 with two runs scored, three RBI, one double and a homer.