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Robbie Thorburn
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Robbie Thorburn returns to the dugout after homering in UNCW's win
11
Winner UNCW UNCW 41-17
7
Rhode Island URI 31-26
Winner
UNCW UNCW
41-17
11
Final
7
Rhode Island URI
31-26
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
UNCW UNCW 2 3 0 1 4 1 0 0 0 11 16 2
Rhode Island URI 2 2 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 7 11 1

W: Easter, Austin (3-0) L: MOYERS, Steve (6-7) S: Magestro, Austin (3)

Game Recap: Baseball | | Tom Riordan

Magestro Lifts Seahawks Past Rhode Island In 11-7 Win

The Seahawks powered past the Rams with four home runs


COLUMBIA, South Carolina – Sophomore Austin Magestro allowed one unearned run in five innings of relief and UNCW hit four home runs as the Seahawks powered past Rhode Island, 11-7, to advance to the championship round of the NCAA Columbia Regional on Saturday at Founders Park.

The Seahawks (41-17) enter the championship round with a 2-0 record for the first time in program history. The Rams (31-26), meanwhile, will face off with top-seeded South Carolina in an elimination game on Sunday at noon.

Magestro earned the save, his third of the season, going a career-long five innings, allowing two hits, one run, unearned, and four strikeouts. He retired the final 11 batters he faced to secure the win.

Hitting home runs were Gavin Stupienski, Zach Canada, Robbie Thorburn and Kennard McDowell while Brian Mims collected three hits. Canada tied a career-high with three hits while he and McDowell both drove in three runs.

The bottom of the UNCW order, Canada, Thorburn and McDowell combined to go 7-for-14 with five runs scored and seven knocked in.
Reliever Austin Easter picked up the win in relief to improve to 3-0.

URI was led by Chris Hess, Martin Figueroa and Jordan Powell, each finishing with two hits. Figueroa and Mike Corin both homered for the Rams. Corin's homer in the third inning game URI a 6-5 lead.

Starter Steve Moyers (6-7) took the loss, allowing 10 runs, nine earned, over four innings or work. Reliever Nick Johnson went a career-long five innings, allowing one run on four hits and a walk.

Up next: UNCW will play the winner of the South Carolina/Rhode Island game at 6 p.m. on Sunday. Junior righthander Cory Gantz (4-0) will make the start for UNCW.

Home Runs: UNCW – McDowell (off Moyers in the second inning, two on, one out), Thorburn (off Moyers in the fourth inning, leadoff), Canada (off Moyers in the fifth inning, two on, none out); URI – Figueroa (off Royalty in the first inning, none on, one out), Corin (off Easter in the third inning, one on, two out)

How it happened: Trailing 6-5 after three innings, UNCW took control in the middle three innings, outscoring URI, 6-1, for a 11-7 lead. Canada's three-run homer to left center capped a four-run fifth inning as UNCW jumped in front, 10-6.

Inside the box score: UNCW reached base to open innings five times, URI just once … URI plated five runs with two outs … Both teams finished with three hits with RISP and five hits with runners on base … Magestro allowed just one hit in seven at bats with two out and he did not allow a leadoff hitter to reach base during his five innings.

Notes: Thorburn tied his career-high nine-game hitting streak with second inning single … Stupienski extended his on-base streak to a career-high 34 games when he homered in the sixth inning … UNCW is 21-3 when homering at least twice in a game … The Seahawks are 24-1 when scoring 10 or more runs, including 2-0 at this regional … Each starter in the UNCW lineup collected a hit for the second straight game … The Seahawks have 86 homers on the season, second all-time at UNCW (2008 – 91) …  Nick Feight tied the school record with his 24th double of the season and also tied the Colonial Athletic Association single-season runs batted in record (91).
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