Score: Rhode Island 5, VCU 1
Location: Kingston, R.I. (Bill Beck Field)
Records: VCU 17-12 (8-2), Rhode Island 9-18 (5-5)
 
VCU baseball fell to Rhode Island on the road in the opening game of the Atlantic 10 weekend series, 5-1, on Friday afternoon. It's VCU's first series-opening loss in its 2026 A-10 slate.
 
LEADING OFF:

• In his first Division I start, Elias Holbert allowed just one run and three hits in 4.0 innings, tying his season-best six strikeouts
• Catcher Teige Lethert extended his hitting streak to a team-high eight games
• Trent Adelman notched a pair of hits in the game, while Quinn Maher drove in VCU's lone run
• Both of VCU's walks were drawn by Jacob Lee, who reached base three times in the contest

HOW IT HAPPENED:

• Holbert stranded three Rhody baserunners to extend his scoreless start through three frames, but Rhode Island broke the stalemate in the fourth inning with a run-scoring double
• Maher singled in Adelman to even the score, but Rhode Island had an answer in the home half of the fifth to regain its one-run lead, 2-1
• Cooper Campbell inherited runners on the corners, entering the game with two outs in the bottom of the sixth and stranded the pair
• URI extended its lead in the seventh and eighth innings to take the opening game of the weekend, 5-1

 
UP NEXT
Due to anticipated weather on Sunday, the weekend schedule has been adjusted and VCU will conclude its three-game set with Rhode Island in a doubleheader, beginning at 11 a.m., on Saturday at Bill Beck Field. The visiting Rams look to secure their fourth-straight Atlantic 10 series. Live stats of the games will be available on StatBroadcast.