Box Score

PHILADELPHIA - Richmond scored two runs in the seventh inning to come-from-behind and defeat La Salle, 7-5, in the series finale on Sunday at Hank DeVincent Field. Junior Dan Klem had three hits, while senior Jeff Flax had two hits and drove in three and sophomore George Smith, Jr. had a pair of hits.  

The Explorers (15-12, 3-3 A-10) opened up a 5-2 lead but the Spiders kept crawling back. UR scored two in the fifth to make it 5-4 and tied it with a run in the sixth. 

The big hit was a two-run double by Bryan Conway with one out in the seventh that gave Richmond (15-10, 2-1 A-10) it's first lead. 

LU could not muster any offense in the seventh or eighth, but down to its final out in the ninth, began to make things interesting. Pinch hitter Zach Feierstein worked a walk, and freshman pinch-hitter Justin Korenblatt singled to bring Klem to the plate. He singled through the left side as well to load the bases but Smith, Jr.'s line-drive was right at shortstop Mike Small to end the game.

La Salle got on the board with three in the second when a bases loaded walk by Smith forced in freshman Kevin Conroy, who doubled. After a strikeout for the second out, Flax doubled down the leftfield line to score two runs.

Leading 3-2, the Explorers added to their lead in the fourth on an RBI single by Flax and a sacrifice fly by senior Adam Kammler. 

A bases-loaded, two-out rally stalled in the fifth and the hosts did not threaten until down to their final out. 

Senior Caolan Ronan suffered the loss to fall to 2-2 after allowing two earned runs in one inning. Sophomore Dominic Sgroi started and allowed two earned runs in four innings while striking out four. 

Andrew Blum (4-1) tossed six innings of scoreless relief, striking out five for Richmond.

Matt Zink had four hits, while Jacob Mayers had three and knocked in two.

La Salle will host Penn on Tuesday at 3 PM in the Liberty Bell Classic semifinals.