Box Score

PHILADELPHIA – Temple rallied from a 3-2 deficit with four runs in the sixth inning to defeat La Salle, 6-3, on Wednesday afternoon at Hank DeVincent Field. The loss snapped a five-game winning streak for the Explorers, who begin Atlantic 10 play on Friday at George Washington.

Freshman Kevin Conroy had two hits, while classmate Justin Korenblatt picked up his first collegiate hit, a second-inning triple. Senior Adam Kammler drove in two of La Salle's three runs.

Leading 3-2, Temple had back-to-back one-out singles by Steve Nikorak and Elijah Yarborough and both players runners moved into scoring position on a balk. A groundout scored Nikorak for the second out, and a hit batter extended the inning.

The big blow proved to be a two-run double by Matt Elko that made it 5-3. Jabair Khan's single added another insurance run for the visitors.

La Salle did not have a runner past first base until the ninth when they loaded the bases on a Dan Klem single, a walk and hit batsmen. But Brian Sustersic nailed down his third save of the contest by keeping the Explorers off the scoreboard.

Kammler's RBI single in the first scored senior Brendan Norton, who had two walks to add to his Atlantic 10 leading total. A two run homerun by Jordan Queja of Temple (10-11), the only blemish on La Salle freshman Dan Williams' line, made it 2-1 in the second.

LU tied the lead in the third when freshman Ryan Welling walked, moved to third on Conroy's double and scored on a wild pitch. La Salle retook the lead when Kammler drove in a run in the fifth on a groundout.

Williams allowed just three hits in five strong innings, while striking out four and walking none. He earned the no-decision. Senior Caolan Ronan and Alec Baum combined for 3.1 innings of scorless relief. Adam Cherry (1-1) suffered the loss.

Brant Norlander (1-1) picked up the win with three innings of relief, allowing two earned runs. Steve Visnic pitched three scoreless innings, allowing just one base hit.

The Explorers (11-9) visit GW on Friday.