Plagued by inexperience, especially in the pitching department, the team struggled to a 6-14 over-aU record, 2-6 in the Yankee
1973 basebaU
Conference. Coach John Norris had only six seniors among his total of eight re turning lettermen to draw on for the heart of the squad. VirtuaUy the entire pitching staff was made up of freshmen and sophomores and the Rams were often simply in over their heads, although they were a scrappy group, and gave their aU. Yet there seems to be hope for the fu ture with the experience gained this time around by the bulk of the team. Rhody started the season with a swing through the metropolitan New York area over spring vacation. After dropping their opener to St. Johns. 7-2, the Rams came back to dump Upsala, 8-2. Then came a four game tailspin. as URI lost to Fordham, 9-4; Seton HaU, 5-0; Bridgeport, 5-3;
Fairfield, 5-1.
dropped a doubleheader to Connecticut, 3-2 and 10-5. having a double header with Holy Cross cancelled due to rain, experience the high point of the season, upsetting Brown in a twin-
The Rams then
After URI
biU, 3-2 and l-O. The Rams then continued their modest win streak
edging
Boston
College,
by
6-5.
champion Mas sachusetts, 7-0 and 2-0, and a loss to Northeastern, 9-2. After splitting a doubleheader with New Hampshire, losing 6-2, and winning the night cap, 4-3, Rhody then dropped both ends of a twinbill to New England powerhouse Providence. 6-3 and 7-0. URI ended the season with a split of a doubleheader with Maine, winning 5-4 and dropping the season fi Then
the eventual losses to Yankee Conference
came
nale, 12-2.
Rhody
was
.paced throughout
Carroll, who batted
.307
cUp, co-captain
at a
the
by senior Co-Captain Rick by senior Jerry Lemer's 280. Larry Gallo, both seniors also had
season
followed
and Tom Wasko, the other fairly good years. Freshman Ed Zabilski
pitcher
with
a
3-3 mark.
was
.
the Ram's most successful
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