The La Salle baseball team will spend Easter Weekend in Richmond, Virginia, where they will visit VCU in a three-game Atlantic 10 series.

La Salle Explorers (10-22, 5-5 A-10) at VCU Rams (26-8, 7-3 A-10)
Friday, April 18 | 6:30 PM | The Diamond
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La Salle Explorers (10-22, 5-5 A-10) at VCU Rams (26-8, 7-3 A-10)
Saturday, April 19 | 3:00 PM | The Diamond
Live Video ($) | Live Statistics
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La Salle Explorers (10-22, 5-5 A-10) at VCU Rams (26-8, 7-3 A-10)
Sunday, April 20 | 1:00 PM | The Diamond
Live Video ($) | Live Statistics
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Last Time Out
The Explorers used eight innings of one-run ball from Shawn O'Neill to take down George Washington, 5-1, on Sunday afternoon. Justin Korenblatt stroked three hits and Mark Williams knocked in two runs to aid the cause.

Pitching Probables
Fri: Shane Hollman (3-1, 3.61 ERA) vs. Heath Dwyer (4-0, 2.01 ERA)
Sat: Joey Ravert (1-1, 2.73 ERA) vs. TBA
Sun: TBA vs. JoJo Howie (3-2, 3.36 ERA)

Scouting the Explorers

• La Salle ranks third in the A-10 in team batting average (.277).
• The Explorers have posted a .411 team slugging percentage in A-10 play while holding opponents to a .300 clip.
• The Explorers lead the A-10 and rank 26^th in the nation in triples (13).
• La Salle's pitching staff has registered a 3.05 team ERA in league play after notching an 8.29 ERA in non-conference games.
• The Explorers are 8-1 when limiting their opponents to five or fewer runs.
• La Salle is 8-0 when leading after eight innings.
• La Salle's pinch hitters are 9-for-17 (.529) on the year. JT Crits is the leading pinch man for the Blue & Gold (4-5).
• Kevin Baron has reached base in nine consecutive games and carries a five-game hitting streak. He is the conference's third leading hitter (.351) and is tied for fourth in the league in hits (46).
• George Smith Jr has reached base in 15 consecutive games and is the conference's fifth leading hitter (.347). In 10 A-10 games, he leads the Explorers in batting average (.390), hits (16), and on base percentage (.432). His 11 total bases against Delaware on April 11 are the single game high in the A-10 this season.
• Justin Korenblatt leads the team with 14 multiple hit games. He has collected multiple hits in seven of his last 10 games, batting .356 (16-45) in that span. He ranks 11^th in the conference in batting average (.333) and is second in the league in triples (4).
• Mark Williams leads the club with six multiple RBI games. He is tied for second in the A-10 in homers (5) and comes in sixth in RBI (25). He has 12 RBI in 10 conference games along with a .658 slugging percentage.
• Josh Savakinus is batting .324 in A-10 play and has hit safely in five of his last six games.
• Friday's probable starter, Shane Hollman, has struck out 30 batters and walked 12 in 42.1 innings of work.
• Saturday's probable starter, Joey Ravert, ranks eighth in the A-10 in ERA (2.73) and has fanned 20 and walked14 in 33.0 innings. Opponents are batting .223 against him and just .197 in conference games.
• In 9.1 innings of work out of the pen in A-10 games, Adam Cherry has yet to surrender an earned run. Opponents are batting .033 against him (.033) in those games.

Scouting the Rams

• VCU is ranked 25^th in the NCAA's RPI, the second-highest ranked team La Salle has played this season (Tennessee – 18^th).
• As a team, VCU leads the A-10 and ranks seventh nationally in batting average (.315).
• The Rams' pitching staff ranks second in the conference in ERA (3.67).
• VCU is second in the A-10 in fielding percentage (.974).
• James Bunn leads the club in batting average (.348) and hits (40).
• Bill Cullen leads the team in total bases (68), slugging percentage (.544), and stolen bases (7).
• Friday's probable, Heath Dwyer, ranks fourth in the A-10 in ERA (2.01) and has fanned 40 and walked 13 in 44.2 innings. Opponents are batting .200 against him.
• Sunday's probable, JoJo Howie, leads the club in strikeouts (46) and has walked 19 in 56.1 innings. Opponents are batting .259 against him.

Up Next
La Salle will play Saint Joseph's on Tuesday at Citizens Bank Park in the Liberty Bell Classic final. First pitch is set for 7:30 p.m.