Fort Myers, Fla.—Junior first baseman Daniel Trzepacz (Mont Vernon, N.H.) went 2-for-4 with a run scored, three RBI and a pair of doubles as Rhode Island College took game one, 5-3, from Skidmore in a doubleheader played at Terry Park Stadium in Gene Cusic Classic action on Wednesday afternoon.
 
THE BASICS
Rhode Island College 5, Skidmore 3
Rhode Island College (3-3)
Skidmore (3-3)
 
HOW IT HAPPENED
• The Anchormen took a 2-0 lead in the top of the second as sophomore second baseman Lucas McElroy (Westport, Mass.) singled in a run and scored on a Trzepacz RBI double.
 
• RIC snapped a 2-2 deadlock in the sixth as Trzepacz doubled in a pair and senior right fielder Sean Helfrich (Saunderstown, R.I.) brought him in with an RBI single.
 
• Junior reliever Harrison Mansfield (Uxbridge, Mass.) earned the win (1-0), allowing just one unearned run on one hit, in three innings out of the bullpen.
 
WHAT'S NEXT
In upcoming action, Rhode Island College will play game two of its twinbill with Skidmore at Terry Park Stadium (11:30 a.m.).