THE BASICS:
 
- Records: MIT (2-5); Rhode Island College (8-5)
 
- Scores: Rhode Island College 11, MIT 2
 
- Location: Providence, R.I. (Pontarelli Field)
 
- The Lead: On a blustery Monday afternoon, the MIT baseball team dropped an 11-2 final to Rhode Island College in non-conference play.
 
HOW IT HAPPENED:
 
- The Anchormen struck for three runs in the first inning as Cal Parrilo doubled to right center to drive in three for the early lead. RIC added another run in the bottom of the second to make it a 4-0 margin before MIT answered with two runs in the top of the fourth.
 
- In the fourth, senior Kyle Sonandres (Torrance, Calif.) homered to left for his first home run of the year, along with an RBI double from senior Jake Sonandres (Torrance, Calif.) that drove in senior Graham Cartwright (La Jolla, Calif.) to cut the lead in half to 4-2.
 
- The Anchormen stretched the lead out to 7-2 in the fourth with home runs from Lucas Pierce and Daniel Trzepacz, followed by a pair of runs in both the sixth and eighth innings to account for the 11-2 final.
 
INSIDE THE NUMBERS:
 
- Sophomore Brian Rapanan (Gurnee, Ill.) took the loss for MIT to fall to 0-2 as he allowed six hits and four earned runs over four innings with six strikeouts. Terry Murray threw five innings of hitless relief with seven strikeouts to earn the win and move to 1-1 for the Anchormen.
 
UP NEXT:
 
- MIT is back in action Wednesday, March 22nd as the Engineers host the University of Southern Maine in the team's home opener beginning at 3 p.m. at Fran O'Brien Field.
 
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