PROVIDENCE, R.I. (Interstat) — Brown overcame a five-run deficit to defeat Rhode Island 7-5 in the first game of a doubleheader Saturday at Murray Stadium. The Rams jumped ahead in the second inning on a solo homer by Hopko and a three-run double from Penney. Brown answered in the bottom half as Jack Edmunds launched a three-run homer. The Bears tied it in the fifth on Christian Butera’s RBI triple and took the lead when Butera scored on a wild pitch. DJ Dillehay added a sixth-inning RBI. Drew Nelson earned the win for Brown with 5 1/3 innings of relief. Rhode Island outhit Brown eight to five but fell to 0-12. Brown improved to 3-5.