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Baseball Treks To University Park For Tuesday Evening Affair At Penn State


PHILADELPHIA – Winners of six straight, the La Salle baseball team will travel to University Park, Pa. on Tuesday for a 6:05 p.m. non-conference matchup with Penn State.

La Salle Explorers (18-19, 11-4 A-10) at Penn State Nittany Lions (10-25, 2-10 Big 10)
Tuesday, April 23, 2013 | 6:05 PM | Medlar Field at Lubrano Park
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Explorer Notes
  • After starting 2-11, the Explorers have posted a 16-8 record since returning from their spring break trip.
  • La Salle is 6-12 on the road this season but has won four of its last six.
  • The Explorers are 7-15 out of conference but won its most recent non-conference game (4/17), 8-7, over Delaware State.
  • With its 11-4 conference record, La Salle is tied with Saint Louis for the most wins in the A-10 while owning the conference's third-best winning percentage (.733).
  • The Explorers rank seventh in the A-10 in batting average (.267), 14th in ERA (5.84), and fifth in fielding percentage (.969).
  • As a team, the Blue and Gold have been swinging hot sticks of late, raising the team batting average from .242 to .267 over the last 11 games. In that span, La Salle has gone 9-2 with a .321 team batting average. They have pushed across 86 runs (7.8/game) while tallying a .398 on base percentage and .445 slugging percentage. In those 11 games, the Explorers have tallied 125 hits (11.4/game) and have notched double digits in hits on eight occasions.
  • Senior Pat Christensen (5-1, 8 saves) has recorded a win or save in 13 of La Salle's 18 wins this season. In relief, Christensen has given up two earned runs in 29.1 innings pitched (0.61 ERA) while striking out 34 hitters and walking only five. His numbers are similarly outstanding in conference play, tallying a 0.95 ERA while striking out 23 hitters in 19 innings of work. His eight saves this season are tied for the most in the A-10 while his 41 career saves are an all-time program and conference high while ranking in a four-way tie for eighth-most in NCAA Division I history.
  • Sophomore Mark Williams leads the Explorers in five offensive categories and ranks 10th in the conference in batting average (.347) and fifth in slugging percentage (.515).
  • Freshman Joey Ravert was named Big 5 Player of the Week and Atlantic 10 Co-Rookie of the Week on April 15 and is batting .514 (18-35) over his last nine games. In that span, he has posted a .564 on base percentage and .629 slugging percentage. He is currently riding a six game hitting streak.
  • Sophomore Kevin Baron leads the club in runs (23), hits (45), and on base percentage (.424), which is good for 10th-best in the A-10. His 14 multi-hit games this year are the most on the squad. He has reached base in 11 straight games.
  • Sophomore Justin Korenblatt leads La Salle in total bases (57). His mark of four triples on the year is tied for second-most in the conference.
  • Senior Dan Klem went 8-for-19 last week including a five hit, three double showing in La Salle's 17-5 win on Friday over UMass. The Explorers are 17-10 this season when Klem bats in the leadoff spot.
  • Sophomore Ryan Welling clubbed three doubles and five RBI in La Salle's 9-7 comeback victory on Saturday over UMass. Welling maintains a team-high in homers with three.
  • Sophomore Kevin Conroy's 20 RBI are second-most on the team while his six multiple RBI games are most on the squad.
  • Freshman Collin McGowan went 5-for-10 in the Explorers' weekend sweep over the Minutemen. He raised his batting average from .207 to .236 with his weekend showing.

Nittany Lion Notes
  • Temple and Wright State are the only common opponents that the Nittany Lions and Explorers both have played. Penn State fell twice to Temple earlier in the season and took one of three in a series from Wright State.
  • Penn State won its first Big 10 series of the season over the weekend, taking two of three from Iowa.
  • The Nittany Lions rank 10th in the conference in batting average (.254), 10th in ERA (4.76), and 11th in fielding percentage (.955).
  • Sophomore J.C. Coban leads the team in batting average (.315), hits (40), doubles (6), HR (2), RBI (21), total bases (52), and slugging percentage (.409).
  • Sophomore Taylor Skerpon leads the club in walks (26) and on base percentage (.400).

Up Next
The Blue and Gold return to DeVincent Field on Friday at 3 p.m. for the first of a three game A-10 set with VCU.
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