Rhode Island edges Saint Joseph’s in walk-off thriller

SOUTH KINGSTOWN, R.I. (Interstat) — Rhode Island rallied for a walk-off victory Friday, beating Saint Joseph’s 4-3 in 10 innings at Bill Beck Field in an Atlantic 10 matchup.

The Rams (23-28) struck first in the bottom of the first when Jack Hopko homered to deep right field, scoring two runs. Saint Joseph’s (34-17) answered in the top of the fifth on a solo homer from Joey Pagano. Rhode Island tied it in the fourth on Ryan Thompson’s RBI double.

The Hawks retook the lead in the eighth on a two-run single by Applegate, but the Rams forced extras. In the bottom of the 10th, a walk to Henschel with the bases loaded brought in the winning run, scoring King.

Rhode Island pitcher Jake Cullen earned the win with 5.1 innings, allowing two hits and one earned run with four strikeouts. Cole Fehrman started for Saint Joseph’s, going five innings with three earned runs and five strikeouts. Joe Sabbath pitched two scoreless innings in relief for the Rams. The Hawks posted three hits, while Rhode Island had seven.