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Rhode Island at Kent State · Diamondwire
Friday, February 27, 2026 · Schoonover Stadium · Kent, OH
Final
Date Friday, February 27, 2026
Venue Schoonover Stadium · Kent, OH Friday, February 27, 2026 · Schoonover Stadium · Kent, OH
Final
Date Friday, February 27, 2026
Venue Schoonover Stadium · Kent, OH Kent State 2 0 2 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 11 3
Kent State favored Rhode Island favored
Rhode Island
4–2
Kent State 4–4 Rhode Island 5–4 Rhode Island 7–4 Kent State 7–7 Kent State 7–8 ·
Grotyohann doubled to left center, 2 RBI; Moroney scored, unearned; Penney scored, unearned.+2 R
2-0 70%
· Botti struck out looking. 2-0 70% ▼ 1st· Kent State batting
· L. Matthews struck out swinging. 2-0 70% · S. Solitaria struck out looking. 2-0 70% · M. Rienstra- singled up the middle. 2-0 70% · M. Rienstra- stole second. 2-0 70% · B. Williams singled to right center, RBI; M. Rienstra- scored.+1 R 2-1 70% · R. Reese doubled to right center, RBI; B. Williams scored.+1 R 2-2 70% · N. Belcher popped up to 2b. 2-2 70% ▲ 2nd· Rhode Island batting
· Thompson singled to right center. 2-2 68% · King hit by pitch; Thompson advanced to second. 2-2 68% · Tolentino struck out swinging. 2-2 68% · Penney doubled to right center, advanced to third, RBI; King advanced to third, out at home cf to c to 3b to c; Thompson scored.+1 R 3-2 65% · Connolly flied out to cf. 3-2 65% ▼ 2nd· Kent State batting
· K. Schaller singled through the right side. 3-2 66% · H. Klotz grounded into double play 1b to ss; K. Schaller out on the play. 3-2 66% · G. Mee struck out swinging. 3-2 66% ▲ 3rd· Rhode Island batting
· Moroney singled up the middle. 3-2 60% · Hopko flied out to cf. 3-2 60% · Grotyohann singled through the right side; Moroney advanced to third. 3-2 60% · Botti struck out swinging. 3-2 60% · Thompson reached first on an error by 2b, advanced to second on the throw, RBI; Grotyohann advanced to third; Moroney scored, unearned.+1 R 4-2 57% · King flied out to lf. 4-2 57% ▼ 3rd· Kent State batting
· L. Matthews struck out, grounded out to c unassisted, reached first on a passed ball. 4-2 58% · S. Solitaria flied out to rf. 4-2 58% · M. Rienstra- walked; L. Matthews advanced to second. 4-2 58% · M. Rienstra- advanced to second; L. Matthews advanced to third on an error by p. 4-2 58% · B. Williams struck out swinging. 4-2 58% · R. Reese singled through the right side, 2 RBI; M. Rienstra- scored, unearned; L. Matthews scored, unearned.+2 R 4-4 65% · N. Belcher struck out swinging. 4-4 65% ▲ 4th· Rhode Island batting
· Tolentino grounded out to 3b. 4-4 63% · Penney singled to left center. 4-4 63% · Connolly struck out swinging. 4-4 63% · Moroney singled to third base; Penney advanced to second. 4-4 63% · N. Guidas to p for C. Caughey. 4-4 63% · Hopko lined out to 3b. 4-4 63% ▼ 4th· Kent State batting
· K. Schaller struck out swinging. 4-4 63% · H. Klotz lined out to ss. 4-4 63% · G. Mee flied out to cf. 4-4 63% ▲ 5th· Rhode Island batting
· Grotyohann singled up the middle. 4-4 60% · Botti grounded out to 3b, SAC, bunt; Grotyohann advanced to second. 4-4 60% · Grotyohann stole third. 4-4 60% · Thompson grounded out to 2b. 4-4 60% · King flied out to cf. 4-4 60% ▼ 5th· Kent State batting
· L. Matthews popped up to 2b. 4-4 60% · S. Solitaria walked. 4-4 60% · M. Rienstra- struck out swinging. 4-4 60% · B. Williams struck out looking. 4-4 60% ▲ 6th· Rhode Island batting
· Tolentino struck out swinging. 4-4 58% · Penney singled to catcher, bunt. 4-4 58% · Connolly reached on a fielder's choice, bunt; Penney out at second 3b to 2b. 4-4 58% · Moroney singled to left field; Connolly advanced to second. 4-4 58% · Hopko singled to left center, RBI; Moroney advanced to third; Connolly scored.+1 R 5-4 45% · Grotyohann reached on a fielder's choice; Hopko out at second ss to 2b. 5-4 45% ▼ 6th· Kent State batting
· R. Reese flied out to lf. 5-4 48% · N. Belcher flied out to cf. 5-4 48% · K. Schaller out at first 1b to p. 5-4 48% ▲ 7th· Rhode Island batting
· Hindle pinch hit for Botti. 5-4 40% · Hindle popped up to c. 5-4 40% · Thompson hit by pitch. 5-4 40% · King doubled down the lf line; Thompson advanced to third. 5-4 40% · Tolentino doubled down the lf line, 2 RBI; King scored; Thompson scored.+2 R 7-4 23% · Tolentino advanced to third on a wild pitch. 7-4 23% · Penney struck out looking. 7-4 23% · J. Kolenda to p for N. Guidas. 7-4 23% · Connolly grounded out to ss. 7-4 23% ▼ 7th· Kent State batting
· Medina to cf for Hindle. 7-4 26% · H. Klotz struck out swinging. 7-4 26% · B. Marshall pinch hit for G. Mee. 7-4 26% · B. Marshall singled to center field. 7-4 26% · L. Matthews singled through the left side; B. Marshall advanced to second. 7-4 26% · S. Solitaria singled to third base; L. Matthews advanced to second; B. Marshall advanced to third. 7-4 26% · Santos to p for Sabbath. 7-4 26% · M. Rienstra- walked, RBI; S. Solitaria advanced to second; L. Matthews advanced to third; B. Marshall scored.+1 R 7-5 32% · B. Williams doubled down the rf line, 2 RBI; M. Rienstra- advanced to third; S. Solitaria scored; L. Matthews scored.+2 R 7-7 55% · Aikens to p for Santos. 7-7 55% · R. Reese struck out swinging. 7-7 55% · N. Belcher grounded out to 3b. 7-7 55% ▲ 8th· Rhode Island batting
· B. Marshall to 2b. 7-7 53% · Moroney struck out swinging. 7-7 53% · Hopko grounded out to 3b. 7-7 53% · Grotyohann struck out swinging. 7-7 53% ▼ 8th· Kent State batting
· M. Humphrey pinch hit for K. Schaller. 7-7 53% · M. Humphrey walked. 7-7 53% · M. Humphrey stole second. 7-7 53% · M. Humphrey advanced to third on a wild pitch. 7-7 53% · H. Klotz struck out swinging. 7-7 53% · B. Marshall struck out swinging. 7-7 53% · L. Matthews walked. 7-7 53% · Turner to p for Aikens. 7-7 53% · S. Solitaria grounded out to 3b. 7-7 53% ▲ 9th· Rhode Island batting
· M. Humphrey to lf. 7-7 50% · Medina walked. 7-7 50% · Thompson singled to left field; Medina advanced to second. 7-7 50% · C. Leonard to p for J. Kolenda. 7-7 50% · King grounded out to 3b, SAC, bunt; Thompson advanced to second; Medina advanced to third. 7-7 50% · Tolentino reached on a fielder's choice; Thompson advanced to third; Medina out at home p to c. 7-7 50% · Penney was intentionally walked; Tolentino advanced to second. 7-7 50% · Connolly grounded out to p. 7-7 50% ▼ 9th· Kent State batting
· M. Rienstra- walked. 7-7 50% · B. Williams grounded into double play ss to 2b to 1b; M. Rienstra- out on the play. 7-7 50% · R. Reese hit by pitch. 7-7 50% · N. Belcher flied out to cf. 7-7 50% ▲ 10th· Rhode Island batting
· Moroney singled through the right side. 7-7 50% · Hopko grounded out to 3b; Moroney advanced to second. 7-7 50% · Henschel pinch hit for Grotyohann. 7-7 50% · Henschel grounded out to ss. 7-7 50% · Medina grounded out to p. 7-7 50% ▼ 10th· Kent State batting
· Henschel to lf. 7-7 50% · M. Humphrey grounded out to 2b. 7-7 50% · H. Klotz singled to first base. 7-7 50% · H. Klotz advanced to second on a wild pitch. 7-7 50% · M. Thompson pinch ran for H. Klotz. 7-7 50% · B. Marshall hit by pitch. 7-7 50% · L. Matthews struck out looking. 7-7 50% · S. Solitaria popped up to 2b. 7-7 50% ▲ 11th· Rhode Island batting
· S. Solitaria to 1b. 7-7 50% · M. Thompson to rf. 7-7 50% · Thompson hit by pitch. 7-7 50% · King singled up the middle; Thompson advanced to second. 7-7 50% · Tolentino singled to third base, bunt; King advanced to second; Thompson advanced to third. 7-7 50% · P. Williams to p for C. Leonard. 7-7 50% · Penney struck out swinging. 7-7 50% · Connolly reached on a fielder's choice; Tolentino advanced to second; King advanced to third; Thompson out at home 3b to c. 7-7 50% · Moroney struck out looking. 7-7 50% ▼ 11th· Kent State batting
· King to dh. 7-7 50% · Ray to 2b for Penney. 7-7 50% · M. Rienstra- struck out looking. 7-7 50% · B. Williams struck out looking. 7-7 50% · R. Reese struck out swinging. 7-7 50% ▲ 12th· Rhode Island batting
· Hopko struck out looking. 7-7 50% · Henschel doubled to left field. 7-7 50% · Medina grounded out to 2b; Henschel advanced to third. 7-7 50% · Thompson grounded out to 2b. 7-7 50% ▼ 12th· Kent State batting
· A. Covas to dh for N. Belcher. 7-7 50% · A. Covas struck out looking. 7-7 50% · M. Humphrey flied out to lf. 7-7 50% · M. Thompson grounded out to 1b unassisted. 7-7 50% ▲ 13th· Rhode Island batting
· King popped up to 3b. 7-7 50% · Leikus pinch hit for Tolentino. 7-7 50% · Leikus reached first on an error by 1b. 7-7 50% · Ray struck out swinging. 7-7 50% · Connolly grounded out to ss. 7-7 50% ▼ 13th· Kent State batting
· Leikus to c. 7-7 50% · B. Marshall struck out looking. 7-7 50% · L. Matthews popped up to 1b. 7-7 50% · S. Solitaria homered to right field, RBI.+1 R 7-8 70% Kent State 2 0 2 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 11 3
Kent State favored Rhode Island favored
Rhode Island
4–2
Kent State 4–4 Rhode Island 5–4 Rhode Island 7–4 Kent State 7–7 Kent State 7–8 ·
Grotyohann doubled to left center, 2 RBI; Moroney scored, unearned; Penney scored, unearned.+2 R
2-0 70%
· Botti struck out looking. 2-0 70% ▼ 1st· Kent State batting
· L. Matthews struck out swinging. 2-0 70% · S. Solitaria struck out looking. 2-0 70% · M. Rienstra- singled up the middle. 2-0 70% · M. Rienstra- stole second. 2-0 70% · B. Williams singled to right center, RBI; M. Rienstra- scored.+1 R 2-1 70% · R. Reese doubled to right center, RBI; B. Williams scored.+1 R 2-2 70% · N. Belcher popped up to 2b. 2-2 70% ▲ 2nd· Rhode Island batting
· Thompson singled to right center. 2-2 68% · King hit by pitch; Thompson advanced to second. 2-2 68% · Tolentino struck out swinging. 2-2 68% · Penney doubled to right center, advanced to third, RBI; King advanced to third, out at home cf to c to 3b to c; Thompson scored.+1 R 3-2 65% · Connolly flied out to cf. 3-2 65% ▼ 2nd· Kent State batting
· K. Schaller singled through the right side. 3-2 66% · H. Klotz grounded into double play 1b to ss; K. Schaller out on the play. 3-2 66% · G. Mee struck out swinging. 3-2 66% ▲ 3rd· Rhode Island batting
· Moroney singled up the middle. 3-2 60% · Hopko flied out to cf. 3-2 60% · Grotyohann singled through the right side; Moroney advanced to third. 3-2 60% · Botti struck out swinging. 3-2 60% · Thompson reached first on an error by 2b, advanced to second on the throw, RBI; Grotyohann advanced to third; Moroney scored, unearned.+1 R 4-2 57% · King flied out to lf. 4-2 57% ▼ 3rd· Kent State batting
· L. Matthews struck out, grounded out to c unassisted, reached first on a passed ball. 4-2 58% · S. Solitaria flied out to rf. 4-2 58% · M. Rienstra- walked; L. Matthews advanced to second. 4-2 58% · M. Rienstra- advanced to second; L. Matthews advanced to third on an error by p. 4-2 58% · B. Williams struck out swinging. 4-2 58% · R. Reese singled through the right side, 2 RBI; M. Rienstra- scored, unearned; L. Matthews scored, unearned.+2 R 4-4 65% · N. Belcher struck out swinging. 4-4 65% ▲ 4th· Rhode Island batting
· Tolentino grounded out to 3b. 4-4 63% · Penney singled to left center. 4-4 63% · Connolly struck out swinging. 4-4 63% · Moroney singled to third base; Penney advanced to second. 4-4 63% · N. Guidas to p for C. Caughey. 4-4 63% · Hopko lined out to 3b. 4-4 63% ▼ 4th· Kent State batting
· K. Schaller struck out swinging. 4-4 63% · H. Klotz lined out to ss. 4-4 63% · G. Mee flied out to cf. 4-4 63% ▲ 5th· Rhode Island batting
· Grotyohann singled up the middle. 4-4 60% · Botti grounded out to 3b, SAC, bunt; Grotyohann advanced to second. 4-4 60% · Grotyohann stole third. 4-4 60% · Thompson grounded out to 2b. 4-4 60% · King flied out to cf. 4-4 60% ▼ 5th· Kent State batting
· L. Matthews popped up to 2b. 4-4 60% · S. Solitaria walked. 4-4 60% · M. Rienstra- struck out swinging. 4-4 60% · B. Williams struck out looking. 4-4 60% ▲ 6th· Rhode Island batting
· Tolentino struck out swinging. 4-4 58% · Penney singled to catcher, bunt. 4-4 58% · Connolly reached on a fielder's choice, bunt; Penney out at second 3b to 2b. 4-4 58% · Moroney singled to left field; Connolly advanced to second. 4-4 58% · Hopko singled to left center, RBI; Moroney advanced to third; Connolly scored.+1 R 5-4 45% · Grotyohann reached on a fielder's choice; Hopko out at second ss to 2b. 5-4 45% ▼ 6th· Kent State batting
· R. Reese flied out to lf. 5-4 48% · N. Belcher flied out to cf. 5-4 48% · K. Schaller out at first 1b to p. 5-4 48% ▲ 7th· Rhode Island batting
· Hindle pinch hit for Botti. 5-4 40% · Hindle popped up to c. 5-4 40% · Thompson hit by pitch. 5-4 40% · King doubled down the lf line; Thompson advanced to third. 5-4 40% · Tolentino doubled down the lf line, 2 RBI; King scored; Thompson scored.+2 R 7-4 23% · Tolentino advanced to third on a wild pitch. 7-4 23% · Penney struck out looking. 7-4 23% · J. Kolenda to p for N. Guidas. 7-4 23% · Connolly grounded out to ss. 7-4 23% ▼ 7th· Kent State batting
· Medina to cf for Hindle. 7-4 26% · H. Klotz struck out swinging. 7-4 26% · B. Marshall pinch hit for G. Mee. 7-4 26% · B. Marshall singled to center field. 7-4 26% · L. Matthews singled through the left side; B. Marshall advanced to second. 7-4 26% · S. Solitaria singled to third base; L. Matthews advanced to second; B. Marshall advanced to third. 7-4 26% · Santos to p for Sabbath. 7-4 26% · M. Rienstra- walked, RBI; S. Solitaria advanced to second; L. Matthews advanced to third; B. Marshall scored.+1 R 7-5 32% · B. Williams doubled down the rf line, 2 RBI; M. Rienstra- advanced to third; S. Solitaria scored; L. Matthews scored.+2 R 7-7 55% · Aikens to p for Santos. 7-7 55% · R. Reese struck out swinging. 7-7 55% · N. Belcher grounded out to 3b. 7-7 55% ▲ 8th· Rhode Island batting
· B. Marshall to 2b. 7-7 53% · Moroney struck out swinging. 7-7 53% · Hopko grounded out to 3b. 7-7 53% · Grotyohann struck out swinging. 7-7 53% ▼ 8th· Kent State batting
· M. Humphrey pinch hit for K. Schaller. 7-7 53% · M. Humphrey walked. 7-7 53% · M. Humphrey stole second. 7-7 53% · M. Humphrey advanced to third on a wild pitch. 7-7 53% · H. Klotz struck out swinging. 7-7 53% · B. Marshall struck out swinging. 7-7 53% · L. Matthews walked. 7-7 53% · Turner to p for Aikens. 7-7 53% · S. Solitaria grounded out to 3b. 7-7 53% ▲ 9th· Rhode Island batting
· M. Humphrey to lf. 7-7 50% · Medina walked. 7-7 50% · Thompson singled to left field; Medina advanced to second. 7-7 50% · C. Leonard to p for J. Kolenda. 7-7 50% · King grounded out to 3b, SAC, bunt; Thompson advanced to second; Medina advanced to third. 7-7 50% · Tolentino reached on a fielder's choice; Thompson advanced to third; Medina out at home p to c. 7-7 50% · Penney was intentionally walked; Tolentino advanced to second. 7-7 50% · Connolly grounded out to p. 7-7 50% ▼ 9th· Kent State batting
· M. Rienstra- walked. 7-7 50% · B. Williams grounded into double play ss to 2b to 1b; M. Rienstra- out on the play. 7-7 50% · R. Reese hit by pitch. 7-7 50% · N. Belcher flied out to cf. 7-7 50% ▲ 10th· Rhode Island batting
· Moroney singled through the right side. 7-7 50% · Hopko grounded out to 3b; Moroney advanced to second. 7-7 50% · Henschel pinch hit for Grotyohann. 7-7 50% · Henschel grounded out to ss. 7-7 50% · Medina grounded out to p. 7-7 50% ▼ 10th· Kent State batting
· Henschel to lf. 7-7 50% · M. Humphrey grounded out to 2b. 7-7 50% · H. Klotz singled to first base. 7-7 50% · H. Klotz advanced to second on a wild pitch. 7-7 50% · M. Thompson pinch ran for H. Klotz. 7-7 50% · B. Marshall hit by pitch. 7-7 50% · L. Matthews struck out looking. 7-7 50% · S. Solitaria popped up to 2b. 7-7 50% ▲ 11th· Rhode Island batting
· S. Solitaria to 1b. 7-7 50% · M. Thompson to rf. 7-7 50% · Thompson hit by pitch. 7-7 50% · King singled up the middle; Thompson advanced to second. 7-7 50% · Tolentino singled to third base, bunt; King advanced to second; Thompson advanced to third. 7-7 50% · P. Williams to p for C. Leonard. 7-7 50% · Penney struck out swinging. 7-7 50% · Connolly reached on a fielder's choice; Tolentino advanced to second; King advanced to third; Thompson out at home 3b to c. 7-7 50% · Moroney struck out looking. 7-7 50% ▼ 11th· Kent State batting
· King to dh. 7-7 50% · Ray to 2b for Penney. 7-7 50% · M. Rienstra- struck out looking. 7-7 50% · B. Williams struck out looking. 7-7 50% · R. Reese struck out swinging. 7-7 50% ▲ 12th· Rhode Island batting
· Hopko struck out looking. 7-7 50% · Henschel doubled to left field. 7-7 50% · Medina grounded out to 2b; Henschel advanced to third. 7-7 50% · Thompson grounded out to 2b. 7-7 50% ▼ 12th· Kent State batting
· A. Covas to dh for N. Belcher. 7-7 50% · A. Covas struck out looking. 7-7 50% · M. Humphrey flied out to lf. 7-7 50% · M. Thompson grounded out to 1b unassisted. 7-7 50% ▲ 13th· Rhode Island batting
· King popped up to 3b. 7-7 50% · Leikus pinch hit for Tolentino. 7-7 50% · Leikus reached first on an error by 1b. 7-7 50% · Ray struck out swinging. 7-7 50% · Connolly grounded out to ss. 7-7 50% ▼ 13th· Kent State batting
· Leikus to c. 7-7 50% · B. Marshall struck out looking. 7-7 50% · L. Matthews popped up to 1b. 7-7 50% · S. Solitaria homered to right field, RBI.+1 R 7-8 70% 
