Providence, R.I.-- Senior first baseman Daniel Trzepacz (Mont Vernon, N.H.) went 4-for-4 and belted three home runs as Rhode Island College defeated UMass Boston, 8-3, in Little East baseball action played at Pontarelli Field on Tuesday afternoon.
 
THE BASICS
Rhode Island College 8, UMass Dartmouth 3 (8 innings)
Rhode Island College (8-16, 2-5 LEC)
UMass Dartmouth (13-11, 5-3 LEC)
 
HOW IT HAPPENED
• Trzepacz got the Anchormen going with a two-run blast to put the hosts ahead, 2-0, after one inning.
 
• Junior left fielder Daniel Cascio (East Hampton, Conn.) belted another two-run homer in the second inning as RIC went up by four, 4-0.
 
• Despite the Corsairs getting a run back in the third, Trzepacz smacked his second homer to bring it back to a four-run game in the next half inning, 5-1.
 
• Although the visitors posted two more runs in the fourth, Camelo would tack on an insurance run in the sixth stanza with an RBI single.
 
• Back-to-back homers from Trzepacz and senior designated hitter Lucas Pierce (Chepachet, R.I.) in the seventh inning put the hosts up five, 8-3.
 
• A rain delay during the bottom of the eighth would then force the game to be called due to thunder and lightning, giving RIC its first home victory of the season and snapping a six-game skid.

• Fifth-year pitcher Samuel Gray (Rockland, Mass.) picked up the win (1-4) with five strikeouts in four innings out of the bullpen.
 
WHAT'S NEXT
In upcoming action, Rhode Island College will play at Salve Regina on Thursday, April 17 (3:30 p.m.).