SPARTANBURG, S.C. – The La Salle baseball team will conclude its spring break with a three-game weekend series at South Carolina-Upstate beginning on Friday.

La Salle Explorers (1-11) at USC-Upstate Spartans (6-8)
Saturday, March 8, 2014 | 1:00 PM | Harley Park
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La Salle Explorers (1-11) at USC-Upstate Spartans (6-8)
Saturday, March 8, 2014 | 4:00 PM | Harley Park
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La Salle Explorers (1-11) at USC-Upstate Spartans (6-8)
Sunday, March 9, 2014 | 12:00 PM | Harley Park
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Pitching Probables
G1: RHP Joey Ravert (1-0, 1.64 ERA) vs. RHP Zac Mannuppelli (2-0, 5.73 ERA)
G2: Shane Hollman (0-1, 4.98 ERA) vs. LHP David Rosenboom (0-2, 1.20 ERA)
G3: LHP Shawn O'Neill (0-2, 5.40 ERA) vs. RHP Dylan Parker (0-1, 7.24 ERA)

Explorer Notes

• Junior Mark Williams is batting .444 (8-18) during his current five-game hitting streak. He has driven in six runs and scored four during that span.
• Junior Kevin Baron has reached base safely in all 12 games this season. He carries a 14 game reached base streak dating back to last year. His nine-game hitting streak was snapped on Wednesday. He leads the squad with a .364 (4-11) batting average with runners in scoring position.
• Junior Cameron Johnson leads the club with five multiple hit games. Four of those have come in his last six games. He is batting .370 (10-27) in that span. Johnson leads the Explorers in total bases (20).
• Senior George Smith Jr carries a five game hitting streak, batting .316 (6-19) during that span.
• Junior Kevin Conroy stroked two hits and drove in a run on Wednesday vs. UT.
• Freshman Jorge Jimenez made his first career start on the hill on Wednesday. He gave up three earned runs in 2.0 innings, walking five and striking out two. He gave up no hits.
• La Salle is 1-1 in games when leading after the sixth inning.
• The Explorers are 1-1 in games when scoring in the first inning.
• La Salle's pinch hitters are batting .625 (5-8) on the year.

Spartan Notes

• As a team, Upstate is slashing .264/.332/.327
• Tyler Lesch leads the Spartan offense with a .375 batting average.
• Zach Krider leads the club in RBI (12)
• The Upstate pitching staff has compiled a 6.62 ERA on the season

Up Next
La Salle will host Delaware on Wednesday at 3:00 PM at Hank DeVincent Field in its home opener