Boston, Mass.--Fifth-year third baseman Victoria Young (Sterling, Conn.) went a combined 5-for-8 with a pair of RBI as Rhode Island College fell in the first game of a doubleheader vs. UMass Boston (5-2; 5-5) at the UMB Softball Field on Sunday afternoon.
 
THE BASICS
UMass Boston 5, 5; Rhode Island College 2, 5
Rhode Island College (12-9-1, 1-2-1 LEC)
UMass Boston (18-1-1, 3-0-1 LEC)
 
HOW IT HAPPENED
GAME ONE
• The game would remain scoreless until UMass Boston broke the game wide open with a four-run fifth inning due to a pair of singles and an error by the Anchorwomen.
 
• The hosts would score one more in the bottom of the sixth as another RBI single gave the Beacons a cushion heading into the final inning up.
 
• The Anchorwomen did not go away quietly as UMB walked the bases loaded for sophomore left fielder Melanie Earley (Lumberton, N.J.), who singled in a run. Young then singled through the left side for another RIC run before the hosts closed the door.

• Senior pitcher Abby Kidd (Granby, Conn.) picked up the loss (6-4).
 
GAME TWO
• RIC went up, 2-0, in the first as senior shortstop Amanda Conti (Lincoln, R.I.) knocked in one with an RBI single and Young brought in another with an RBI fielder's choice.
 
• The visitors scored again in the second frame as junior center fielder Sophia Crudale (Cranston, R.I.) notched an RBI ground out.
 
• RBI from both Simmons and Crudale in the fourth inning staked the visitors to a 5-0 advantage.
 
• The Beacons posted a three-run bottom of the fourth and tied the game at five with two runs in the sixth inning.
 
• The game was halted in the bottom of the eighth with a Beacon aboard at first due to darkness and ended in a tie.
 
WHAT'S NEXT
In upcoming action, Rhode Island College will play at doubleheader at Bridgewater State on Thursday, April 10 (3 p.m.).