Providence, R.I.--Senior right fielder CJ Almagno (North Providence, R.I.) went 3-for-5 with a home run, four walks and three runs scored as Rhode Island College swept a Little East doubleheader vs. UMass Boston at Pontarelli Field on Saturday afternoon.
 
THE BASICS
Rhode Island College 4, 12; UMass Boston 2, 9
Rhode Island College (6-19, 3-10 LEC)
UMass Boston (16-14, 5-5 LEC)

• With the wins, RIC moves into a tie for sixth place in the Little East with three conference contests remaining in the regular season.
 
HOW IT HAPPENED
GAME ONE
• Almagno led off the second inning for RIC and blasted a solo homer to right field.
 
• Freshman catcher Brady Zadora (Dayville, Conn.) and junior center fielder Eric Wilson (Middletown, Conn.) hit back-to-back RBI singles to put the lead at three for the Anchormen.
 
• Junior second baseman Aiden Bolwell (Chepachet, R.I.) notched an RBI sacrifice flyout to get the fourth in the second stanza for RIC, 4-0.
 
• Stellar pitching got the Anchormen out of several bases-loaded jams in the win.

• Sophomore Ben Nowinski (Barrington, R.I.) hurled five innings, allowed just one run on five hits to go along with four strikeouts to earn his first win of the year (1-3).
 
• Almagno went 2-for-3 with a homer and a walk.
 
GAME TWO
• Three runs in the first two innings from the visitors put them ahead, 3-0.
 
• The hosts countered thanks to an RBI walk from Almagno and an RBI sacrifice fly by senior designated hitter Sean Gallagher (Warwick, R.I.) to pull the hosts within a run, 3-2.
 
• Two more runs from the visitors in the fourth didn't startle the Anchormen one bit as they fought off the deficit and got a two-run double from Gallagher to take the lead, 7-5, in the home half of the frame.
 
• Freshman third baseman Finn Boyle (Washington, D.C.) notched his first collegiate homer in the fifth to make it, 8-5, and brought in a run the next inning to increase RIC's advantage to five runs, 10-5.
 
• The Beacons tried to fight back, but an insurance run, a solo clobber from Gallagher, helped RIC secure the important conference sweep.

• Junior pitchers Alexander Iannuccilli (Cumberland, R.I.) and Jake Foster (Lincoln, R.I.) paired up as Iannuccilli got the save and Foster earned the win with a career-high eight strikeouts.
 
• Gallagher went 2-for-4 with a double, a homer and four RBI. Boyle went 2-for-4 with two runs scored, a homer and a pair of RBI.
 
WHAT'S NEXT
In upcoming action, Rhode Island College will play at Curry on Thursday, April 23 (3:30 p.m.).