PHILADELPHIA - In conjunction with this weekend's Walk MS events around the nation, the La Salle softball team will be joining the cause by wearing orange in support of MS Awareness during Saturday's doubleheader against St. Bonaventure. Fans are also encouraged to wear orange to show their support.

The Explorers will don orange t-shirt jerseys during the game and will also be collecting donations, which will benefit the National Multiple Sclerosis Society.

Since its founding in 1946, the National MS Society has raised over three-quarters of a billion dollars to fund research aimed at eradicating MS and assisting those who experience it. The Explorers' awareness game comes on a weekend when there are nearly 600 walks occurring around the nation aimed at contributing more to that total.

For more information on the National MS Society and on the Walk MS events, visit www.nationalmssociety.org.