Providence, R.I.-- Senior second basemen Nate Vigeant (Coventry, R.I.) went 1-for-3 with a pair of RBI as Rhode Island College fell to UMass Boston, 4-3, in Little East baseball action played at Pontarelli Field on Tuesday afternoon.
 
THE BASICS
UMass Boston 4, Rhode Island College 3
UMass Boston (7-5, 7-5 LEC)
Rhode Island College (17-9, 8-4 LEC)
 
HOW IT HAPPENED
• RIC jumped on the Beacons senior starting pitcher Tylor Arruda (New Bedford, Mass.) for a pair of runs in the bottom of the first inning with a sacrifice fly by freshman first basemen Cal Parrillo (Greenville, R.I.) and a Vigeant single up the middle to stake the Anchormen to a 2-0 lead.
 
• The Beacons responded in the third frame with a sacrifice fly by senior first basemen Craig Corliss (Hopkinton, Mass.) and a throwing error that allowed a pair of runners to cross the plate and allow UMB to take a 4-2 advantage.
 
• The middle innings were dominated by both starting pitchers as no runs were scored until the bottom of the sixth stanza.
 
• Arruda retired 14 straight Anchormen during the middle innings.
 
• RIC got one run back in the sixth with a sacrifice fly by Vigeant to score senior third basemen Ray Zincone (West Warwick, R.I.) and pull the hosts within one, 4-3.
 
• The RIC pitching staff and defense kept the Anchormen alive and the Beacons off the board for six straight innings following the four-run fourth inning.
 
• RIC was unable to muster any offense in the bottom of the ninth as the Beacons ended the Anchormen's 11-game winning streak.
 
• Arruda went 6.0 innings, allowing three runs (three earned) on four hits and striking out one batter.
 
• RIC sophomore pitcher Connor Davey (Cheshire, Conn.) pitched 7.0 innings, allowing four runs (one earned) on a pair of hits and striking out five batters.
 
BY THE NUMBERS
• Zincone went 1-for-2 with two runs scored and a pair of walks.
 
• Corliss led the Beacons, going 1-for-3 with one run scored and a walk.
 
• UMB sophomore reliever Alex Amalfi (Ashland, Mass.) earned a nine-out save, allowing no hits, no runs,  to go along with one walk and four strikeouts over three innings.
 
WHAT'S NEXT
In upcoming action, Rhode Island College will continue Little East action at Plymouth State on Friday, May 7 (noon).