SOUTH KINGSTOWN, R.I. (Interstat) — Evan Maloney pitched five innings of two-hit shutout relief, striking out seven, as Rhode Island defeated Fordham 5-1 on Sunday evening at Bill Beck Field. Maloney combined with starter Joe Sabbath, who allowed two hits over four scoreless frames with three strikeouts. The Rhode Island Rams scored all their runs in the middle innings. Brian Connolly doubled to left field in the fourth, driving in two, and Ryan Thompson doubled in a run in the seventh. Fordham’s only run came in the sixth on a sacrifice fly by Joey Donnelly. The Fordham Rams fall to 23-26 overall, while Rhode Island improves to 20-26 in the Atlantic 10 series finale. Rhode Island collected nine hits to Fordham’s four and executed three sacrifice hits. The win gave Rhode Island a series victory after splitting the first two games of the weekend set.