The La Salle baseball team will host Big 5 and Atlantic 10 rival Saint Joseph's for a three-game series this weekend. The Explorers enter the weekend 6-7 in conference play, good for seventh while the Hawks come in at 10-4 as they sit in second.

NOTE: Friday's 3:00 PM game is the last of the Spring T-Shirt Series promotion presented by the Philly Pretzel Factory. Students who attend Friday's ballgame have a chance to win a free t-shirt and all students will receive a free soft pretzel.

Saint Joseph's Hawks (23-10, 10-4 A-10) at La Salle Explorers (11-25, 6-7 A-10)
Friday, April 25 | 3:00 PM | Hank DeVincent Field
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Saint Joseph's Hawks (23-10, 10-4 A-10) at La Salle Explorers (11-25, 6-7 A-10)
Saturday, April 26 | 1:00 PM | Hank DeVincent Field
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Saint Joseph's Hawks (23-10, 10-4 A-10) at La Salle Explorers (11-25, 6-7 A-10)
Sunday, April 27 | 12:00 PM | Hank DeVincent Field
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PITCHING PROBABLES
Fri: Shane Hollman (3-1, 3.64 ERA) vs. Daniel Thorpe (6-0, 1.81 ERA)
Sat: Joey Ravert (1-2, 3.53 ERA) vs. Jordan Carter (6-3, 2.61 ERA)
Sun: Shawn O'Neill (4-6, 3.69 ERA) vs. Tyler Pallante (0-0, 2.91 ERA)

LAST TIME OUT
Saint Joseph's buried La Salle, 10-3, on Tuesday evening at Citizens Bank Park in the Liberty Bell Classic Championships game. The Hawks used five first inning runs to provide the spark as they won the tournament for the second time in three years. The Explorers reached the LBC Championship game for the first time since 2006, when they took home the trophy.

EXPLORER NOTES

• The Explorers are 7-1 when limiting their opponents to three or fewer runs.
• La Salle is 9-0 when leading after eight innings and 9-1 when leading after seven.
• The Explorers have outscored their opponents 22-15 in the ninth inning.
• In the six games in which La Salle has made no errors, they are 4-2.
• The Explorers are 10-8 when posting more hits than their opponent.
• La Salle is fourth in the A-10 in team batting average (.266).
• Kevin Baron has reached base in 34 of La Salle's 36 games this season, including his last 13. He is ranked 11^th in the conference in hitting (.336) and is ninth in hits (48).
• Justin Korenblatt is tied for second in the A-10 in triples (4) and leads the club in multiple hit games (14).
• Mark Williams leads the team in multiple RBI games (7). He is tied for third in the A-10 in homers (5), eighth in RBI (27), and eighth in slugging percentage (.500).
• George Smith Jr enters the weekend 15^th in the A-10 in hitting (.331). In conference games, Smith Jr leads the Explorers in batting average (.346), hits (18), doubles (5), and on base percentage (.393).
• La Salle's pinch hitters are 10-for-22 (.455) on the season. JT Crits is 4-for-7 (.571) in pinch hit opportunities.
• Friday's probable starter, Shane Hollman, has fanned 33 and walked 14 in 47.0 innings of work. Opponents are batting .273 against him. In 30.1 conference innings, he's posted a 3.20 ERA.
• Saturday's probable starter, Joey Ravert, leads the staff in ERA (3.53) and has struck out 20 and walked 15 in 35.2 innings.
• Sunday's probable starter, Shawn O'Neill, is 3-2 with a 2.37 ERA in 30.1 innings in A-10 play. He ranks seventh in the league in innings pitched (61.0) and is tied for sixth in saves (4).
• Adam Cherry has pitched 11.1 scoreless innings in A-10 play and is limiting opponents to a .054 batting average against clip. He is tied for third in the conference in saves (5) and is tied for first in appearances (21).
• Tom Fazzini is tied for first in the A-10 in appearances (21).

HAWK NOTES

• Saint Joseph's ranks second in the A-10 in batting average (.292) and third in team ERA (3.64).
• Collin Forgey is the squad's leading hitter (.374). He also leads in slugging percentage (.542), on base percentage (.468), and stolen bases (10).
• Brian O'Keefe leads the club in homers (5) and is second on the team in hitting (.357).
• Friday's probable starter, Daniel Thorpe, has struck out 48 and walked 16 in 59.2 innings.
• Saturday's probable starter, Jordan Carter, has struck out 49 and walked nine in 58.2 innings.
• Sunday's probable starter, Tyler Pallante, has 312 strikeouts and eight walks in 34.0 innings.

UP NEXT
The Explorers will visit Fordham next weekend for a three-game A-10 series.