RICHMOND, Va. (Interstat) — Cooper Campbell pitched five strong innings and the VCU Rams broke open a taut game with a six-run fourth inning to defeat the Rhode Island Rams 9-1 on Sunday afternoon.

Campbell allowed one run on six hits with one strikeout to earn the win, improving VCU to 37-23. The Rams’ offense collected 13 hits, led by Alec Warden’s three hits and two RBIs. Trent Adelman homered and drove in two runs, while Nick Flores added three hits and an RBI.

Rhode Island’s Braden Perry tossed four hitless innings with one strikeout, but the bullpen faltered. The Rams fell to 26-31 after managing only eight hits. Hopko drove in Rhode Island’s lone run with a single in the eighth.

VCU struck first in the second on an unearned run. The decisive fourth inning featured Warden’s two-run single, Adelman’s two-run homer and consecutive RBI singles by Lee and Flores. The Rams added two more unearned runs in the eighth.

Dawson Newman and Fenix DiGiacomo combined for four scoreless relief innings for VCU.