Rhode Island Rams
UniversityUniversity of Rhode Island
Head coachWhitney Goldstein (3rd season)
ConferenceAtlantic 10
LocationKingston, RI
Home stadiumURI Softball Complex
NicknameRams
ColorsKeaney blue, navy blue, and white[1]
     
NCAA Tournament appearances
1983

The Rhode Island Rams softball team represents the University of Rhode Island in NCAA Division I college softball. The team participates in the Atlantic 10 Conference (A-10). The Rams are currently led by head coach Whitney Goldstein. The team plays its home games at URI Softball Complex located on the university's campus.[2]

History

Despite making the NCAA Division I softball tournament in their first season in the Atlantic 10 Conference in 1983, the Rams have failed to return to win either a regular season or a conference tournament championship. By failing to win the latter, they have also failed to return to the NCAA tournament.

In the 1983 tournament, Rhode Island was placed in the Northeast Regional, where they were eliminated by UCLA in two games, both 1–0 extra inning losses.[3][4][5]

The Rams have won several awards during their stint in the Atlantic 10. In 1994, Melissa Jarrell was named A–10 Coach of the Year.[6] The program has won three A–10 Player of the Year awards, doing so in 1994 with Anne Kelsen and in 1997 and 1998 with Kellie Cookus.[7][8][9]

In April 2014, six former players, two then-active players, and one assistant coach came out with accusations of alleged bullying by former head coach Erin Layton. The accusers claim abuse was overlooked by University of Rhode Island administration for years, with only a brief administrative leave as punishment. Several players and assistants reported mental and physical abuse dealt out by Layton.[10][11][12] Despite the allegations, Layton received both a contract extension in July 2014 as well as the full support of the school, who stated that complaints were taken seriously and no wrongdoing was found to have occurred.[13] Layton left the program after the 2015 season.

Coaching history

Years Coach Record %
1978–1984Nancy Langham164–70–1.700
1985–1992Sue Tougas131–201–3.396
1993–1999Melissa Jarrell156–189–2.452
2000–2002Kim Staehle70–89–1.441
2003–2005Christina Sutcliffe44–88.333
2006–2008Deb Smith44–100.306
2009–2015Erin Layton87–260–2.252
2016–2021Bridget Hurlman61–167.268
2022–presentWhitney Goldstein34–66–1.342

Roster

2024 Rhode Island Rams roster
 

Pitchers

  • 28 – Ashley Arnold – Freshman
  • 20 – Ashley Hibbard – Sophomore
  • 12 – Anna Jardin – Freshman
  • 11 – Liz Lynchard – Graduate Student
  • 72 – Noelle Sterner – Junior
  • 18 – Avery Vale-Cruz – Freshman
  • 29 – Lauren Wasikowski – Sophomore
  • 16 – Cameron Whiteford – Junior
  • 22 – Katie Zaun – Junior

Catchers

  • 2 – Kylie Bulinski – Sophomore
  • 8 – Natalie Maleitzke – Freshman
  • 25 – Vicki Viaclovsky – Senior
  

Outfielders

  • 10 – Leilyn Alvarez – Junior
  • 31 – Mandi Hanewich – Sophomore
  • 34 – Hannah Hernandez – Sophomore
  • 7 – Skyler Rapuano – Graduate Student
  • 5 – Sydney Yoder – Graduate Student

Infielders

  • 17 – Riley Frickleton – Freshman
  • 9 – Elena Gonzalez – Graduate Student
  • 23 – Maddie Melice – Senior
  • 30 – Emily Power – Junior
  • 27 – Zoe Rensel – Freshman
  • 3 – Cassie Swenson – Graduate Student
  • 13 – Becca Zawistowski – Sophomore

Utility

  • 4 – Casey Miller – Sophomore
  
Reference:[14]

Season by season results

Statistics overview
Season Coach Overall Conference Standing Postseason
Rhode Island Rams (AIAW) (1978–1982)
1978 Nancy Langham 15–7
1979 Nancy Langham 24–6
1980 Nancy Langham 23–7
1981 Nancy Langham 26–12
1982 Nancy Langham 27–14–1
Rhode Island Rams (Atlantic 10 Conference) (1983–present)
1983 Nancy Langham 28–102ndNCAA Regionals
1984 Nancy Langham 21–11
1985 Sue Tougas 22–19–13–75th
1986 Sue Tougas 27–23–16–45th
1987 Sue Tougas 11–275–54th
1988 Sue Tougas 16–315–75th
1989 Sue Tougas 16–286–6T–4th
1990 Sue Tougas 16–215–75th
1991 Sue Tougas 12–28–11–96th
1992 Sue Tougas 11–247–32nd
1993 Melissa Jarrell 15–292–85th
1994 Melissa Jarrell 27–287–32nd
1995 Melissa Jarrell 23–265–54th
1996 Melissa Jarrell 25–2210–63rd
1997 Melissa Jarrell 25–20–17–8–16th
1998 Melissa Jarrell 21–297–85th
1999 Melissa Jarrell 20–35–16–106th
2000 Kim Staehle 20–30–16–97th
2001 Kim Staehle 30–309–115th
2002 Kim Staehle 20–2913–9T–2nd
2003 Christina Sutcliffe 21–228–86th
2004 Christina Sutcliffe 15–312–87th
2005 Christina Sutcliffe 8–353–118th
2006 Deb Smith 20–278–12T–6th
2007 Deb Smith 10–353–1411th
2008 Deb Smith 14–384–1611th
2009 Erin Layton 14–373–1711th
2010 Erin Layton 19–358–12T–6th
2011 Erin Layton 7–462–181th
2012 Erin Layton 21–32–15–14–110th
2013 Erin Layton 10–373–1811th
2014 Erin Layton 13–32–16–11–18th
2015 Erin Layton 3–411–2110th
2016 Bridget Hurlman 12–323–1810th
2017 Bridget Hurlman 11–318–138th
2018 Bridget Hurlman 12–353–178th
2019 Bridget Hurlman 17–296–148th
2020 Bridget Hurlman 4–160–0N/A

Season cut short due to COVID-19 Pandemic

2021 Bridget Hurlman 5–222–128th
2022 Whitney Goldstein 11–354–199th
2023 Whitney Goldstein 23–31–112–136th
Total:791–1,230–10 (.392)

      National champion         Postseason invitational champion  
      Conference regular season champion         Conference regular season and conference tournament champion
      Division regular season champion       Division regular season and conference tournament champion
      Conference tournament champion

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See also

References

  1. ↑ "Color Palette". 2022 Rhode Island Rams Brand Guide (PDF). February 5, 2022. Retrieved March 19, 2022.
  2. ↑ "URI Softball Complex - Home of Softball". University of Rhode Island.
  3. ↑ "Division I Softball Championship Results" (PDF). fs.ncaa.org.
  4. ↑ "UCLA Softball History" (PDF). static.uclabruins.com.
  5. ↑ "FINAL 1983 Women's Softball Statistics Report" (PDF). web1.ncaa.org.
  6. ↑ "2010 Rhode Island Softball Media Guide by University of Rhode Island Athletics - Issuu". issuu.com. May 20, 2010.
  7. ↑ "Anne Kelsen (2004) - Hall of Fame". University of Rhode Island.
  8. ↑ "URI announces latest athletics Hall of Fame class". The Providence Journal.
  9. ↑ Archivist, Times Leader (May 19, 1997). "Distinction Was No Surprise To Some Kellie Cookus Had A Hard Time Envisioning Herself As The Best At Anything". Times Leader.
  10. ↑ Bagni, Adam (April 16, 2014). "Softball players, assistant coach say they were bullied at URI". WJAR.
  11. ↑ "Toxic athletic programs may be common, but that's why UMD must reform". The Diamondback. November 7, 2018.
  12. ↑ Wolff, Alexander (September 29, 2015). "Are these the final days for abusive coaches?". Sports Illustrated.
  13. ↑ "URI Renews Contract of Softball Coach Accused of Abuse". July 17, 2014.
  14. ↑ "2024 Softball Roster". University of Rhode Island.
  15. ↑ "Softball Record Book (PDF)" (PDF). University of Rhode Island.
  16. ↑ "2023 Softball Standings". atlantic10.com.
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