Rhode Island Rams baseball
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 2016 Rhode Island Rams baseball team
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| Founded | 1898 |
| University | University of Rhode Island |
| Conference | A-10 |
| Location | Kingston, RI |
| Head coach | Raphael Cerrato (1st year) |
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Bill Beck Field (Capacity: 1,000) |
| Nickname | Rams |
| Colors | Keaney Blue, White, and Navy Blue |
| NCAA Tournament appearances | |
| 2005, 2016 | |
| Conference tournament champions | |
| 2005, 2016 | |
| Conference champions | |
| A-10: 2006, 2013, 2016 A-10 East: 2003, 2004, 2005 |
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The Rhode Island Rams baseball team is the varsity intercollegiate baseball team of the University of Rhode Island, located in Kingston, Rhode Island, United States. The program has been a member of the NCAA Division I Atlantic 10 Conference since the start of the 1981 season. Since the 1966 season, the program has played at Bill Beck Field, located on the university's campus. The program has appeared in one NCAA Tournament. It has won one conference tournament, two regular season conference title, and three regular season division titles. Three former Rams have appeared in Major League Baseball.
The university first held classes in 1892, as the Rhode Island College of Agriculture and Mechanic Arts. Its varsity baseball program began playing in 1898, going 6–2 in its first season. The program played two more seasons before going on hiatus from 1901–1906. It returned in 1907. In 1909, the school was renamed Rhode Island State College. After taking one season off in 1918, due to World War I, the program resumed play for the 1919 season.
Prior to the start of the 1921 season, Frank Keaney was named the program's head coach. In the preceding fall, Keaney had also been named the college's head football and men's basketball coach.
On March 8, 1923, the Ram was adopted as the official mascot and nickname of the college's athletic programs.
Prior to the start of the 1924 season, the New England Conference formed. In addition to Rhode Island State, the conference's members were Connecticut, Maine, New Hampshire, and Northeastern. It sponsored baseball from its inception.
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