Mansfield, Conn.--Sophomore shortstop Izaiah Rivera (Pawtucket, R.I.) had two hits as No. 2-seeded Rhode Island College lost vs. No. 5-seeded UMass Dartmouth, 5-1, in game eight of the 2022 Little East Baseball Championship at Eastern Stadium on Friday afternoon.
 
THE BASICS
UMass Dartmouth 5, Rhode Island College 1
UMass Dartmouth (17-22-1)
Rhode Island College (29-10-1)
 
HOW IT HAPPENED
• RIC got on the board first when sophomore second baseman Cal Parrillo (Greenville, R.I.) singled in Rivera in the top of the third inning to give the visitors a 1-0 advantage.
 
• The Corsairs quickly answered back in the bottom of the inning and plated five runners to build a 5-1 advantage. Junior third baseman DJ Perron (Swansea, Mass.) hit a two-run homer in the frame.
 
• Rhode Island College's bats went silent, mustering up just two hits over the final six innings of play as UMD junior pitcher Ryan Qualey (Woburn, Mass.) tossed a complete game to pick up his fifth win (5-1) of the season.
 
• RIC junior pitcher Connor Davey (Cheshire, Conn.) picked up his third loss (6-3).
 
• Junior pitcher Shaun Gamelin (West Kingston, R.I.) was lights out in relief, going five innings and striking out 11 of the 17 batters he faced.
 
• Rivera went 2-for-3 with two singles.
 
• Parrillo batted in the only RIC run.
 
• Perron was 2-for-4 at the plate with a homer and two RBI.
 
• UMD junior first baseman Andrew Bryant (Canton, Mass.) registered three hits and two doubles.
 
• The Anchormen had won the previous three games vs. UMD this spring, including an 8-6 win in game two on Wednesday afternoon.