PHILADELPHIA – The La Salle softball team has a busy week ahead as they prepare for three doubleheaders in four days beginning on Sunday, April 21 with a conference game against the Dayton Fliers. The Explorers are also set to take on the UMBC Retrievers on Tuesday and the George Washington Colonials on Wednesday.

Explorers' Notes

• La Salle currently sits at 13-23 on the season and 2-12 in the Atlantic 10.

• The Explorers have struggled on the field lately, currently in the midst of a ten-game losing streak dating back to April 6.

• As a team, La Salle is ranked fourth in the conference in doubles with 42 on the season.

• The top three batters for the Explorers are all freshman with Downingtown, Pa native Paige Giunta leading the squad with a .311                                                            average while the team holds a .222 average. 

• Junior Megan Hodgson remains the team's power hitter with 5 homeruns while sophomore Alicia Aughton has hit 3 over the fence this season. Hodgson also leads the team in RBIs (22), runs scored (15), total bases (45), and stolen bases (6).

Fliers' Notes

• Dayton currently sits at 17-18 on the season and 8-5 in the Atlantic 10.

• The Fliers have lost three of their last four games.

• Junior Kasi Vasquez leads the team in an array of categories – batting average (.333), homeruns (8), slugging % (.667), and on-base % (.479).

• The Fliers maintain a .262 team batting average and a .957 fielding percentage.

• Freshman Emily Froment boasts a 2.09 ERA and a 6-2  record in the circle to lead the Dayton pitching squad.

• Through 13 conference games, sophomore Tiffany Ricks has batted a dominating .481.

Game time is scheduled for 12 PM on Sunday at West Campus Field.