Providence, R.I.—Junior pitcher Shaun Gamelin (West Kingston, R.I.) earned a three-inning save as the Rhode Island College baseball team split a Little East doubleheader with UMass Boston (5-3; 5-7) at Pontarelli Field on Saturday afternoon.
 
THE BASICS
Rhode Island College 5, 5; UMass Boston 3, 7
Rhode Island College (24-8-1, 10-3 LEC)
UMass Boston (22-12, 10-3 LEC)
 
In between game one and game two, RIC honored its eight seniors: graduate pitcher Brenden Aldridge (Pawtucket, R.I.), senior pitcher Erry Baldayac (Providence, R.I.), senior left fielder Joey Coro (North Providence, R.I.), senior third baseman Jarrad Grossguth (Coventry, R.I.), senior catcher Alex Martinez (Cranston, R.I.), senior first baseman Nate Pearce (North Attleboro, Mass.) and senior pitcher Ben Russo (Scituate, R.I.), for their dedication to the baseball program.
 
HOW IT HAPPENED
GAME ONE
• UMB started the game scoring three unanswered runs over the first three innings, with junior second baseman Aidan Blake (Lakeville, Mass.) parking a two-run homer.
 
• RIC would manufacture a few runs over the next couple innings, tying the game in the bottom of the sixth, 3-3. Freshman first baseman Daniel Trzepacz (Mont Vernon, N.H.) stepped up in the bottom of the sixth and squeaked a single past Blake, which scored two and gave the Anchormen a 5-3 lead.
 
• Gamelin would come on in the seventh inning and shut the door, notching six strikeouts over three perfect innings to close out the win.
 
• Sophomore pitcher Andrew Sears (West Warwick, R.I.) earned his seventh win of the year (7-1), while Gamelin picked up his second save.
 
• UMB junior pitcher Alex Amalfi (Ashland, Mass.) was saddled with the loss (7-3).
 
GAME TWO
• The second game was a pitchers' duel until the top of the fifth inning, when a RIC error allowed two Beacons to cross the plate. UMB would add two more runs in the next inning, making the game 4-0 after the top of the sixth.
 
• In the seventh inning, with RIC down, 4-1, Trzepacz sent a ball over the fence to tie the game up, 4-4.
 
• However, in the top of the next inning, UMB junior shortstop Gianni Zarrilli Jr. (South Glastonbury, Conn.) took back all momentum, hitting a two-run homer to give the visitors a 6-4 lead in the eighth inning.
 
• Each team would tack on a run in the frame, and with the bases loaded with no outs, UMB graduate pitcher Josh Eastman (Marshfield, Mass.) only allowed one to score and saved the game for the Beacons.
 
• Gauthier took his first loss of the season (3-1).
 
• UMB sophomore reliever Brendan Ferrari (Dunstable, Mass.) collected his third win (3-0), while Eastman got his sixth save.
 
BY THE NUMBERS
• Trzepacz went 3-for-7 with a home run, five RBI, three walks and a run scored.
 
• Sophomore center fielder Cameron Santerre (Bristol, R.I.) scored five times today, giving him 59 for the season, which established a new program record for runs scored in a season.
 
 WHAT'S NEXT
In upcoming action, Rhode Island College will host Nichols on Monday, May 2 (3:30 p.m.).