PHILADELPHIA – The La Salle baseball team will look to keep its Atlantic 10 Tournament hopes alive in a three game series at Dayton this weekend. The Explorers are 7-12 in A-10 play, ninth in the conference while the Flyers come in sixth with an 11-10 A-10 mark.
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La Salle Explorers (12-30, 7-12 A-10 ) at Dayton Flyers (20-25, 11-10 A-10)
Friday, May 9 | 1:00 PM | Woerner Fi eld
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La Salle Explorers (12-30, 7-12 A-10 ) at Dayton Flyers (20-25, 11-10 A-10)
Saturday, May 10 | 1:00 PM | Woerner Fi eld
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La Salle Explorers (12-30, 7-12 A-10 ) at Dayton Flyers (20-25, 11-10 A-10)
Sunday, May 11 | 12:00 PM | Woerner Fi eld
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Last Time Out
The Explorers dropped two of three at Fordham last weekend, winning Sunday's game 10-9. Justin Korenblatt went 4-for-4 with a homer and three RBI while Cameron Johnson popped two homers of his own in a 3-for-5 day.

Pitching Probables
Fri: Shane Hollman (3-3, 4.78 ERA) vs. Noah Buettgen (6-5, 3.91 ERA)
Sat: Joey Ravert (1-4, 5.40 ERA) vs. Charlie Dant (5-5, 4.28 ERA)
Sun: Shawn O'Neill (4-7, 4.48 ERA) vs. Joe Wahl (1-6, 6.37 ERA)

Explorer Notes

• The Explorers are 9-1 this season when leading after seven innings.
• La Salle ranks sixth in the conference in team batting average (.264).
• Justin Korenblatt is the A-10's seventh-leading hitter (.356) and is tied for second in triples (5). He leads the club in multiple hit games (17) and multiple RBI games (8).
• Mark Williams carries a six game reached base streak, the current long streak on the team. He is tied for fifth in the conference in homers (5), three of which have come in A-10 play.
• Cameron Johnson is batting .400 (10-25) over his last six games. He has bopped four homers in that span.
• In 18.1 innings in A-10 play, Adam Cherry has not surrendered an earned run while striking out 14 and walking just one. He has given up only three hits, limiting opponents to an .051 batting average against clip. Cherry is tied for the conference lead in appearances (24) and is tied for third in saves (5).
• Tom Fazzini is tied for the A-10 lead in appearances (24).
• Friday's probable starter, Shane Hollman, has struck out 28 and walked 19 in 52.2 innings while limiting opponents to a .281 batting average against clip.
• Saturday's probable starter, Joey Ravert, has fanned 25 and walked 19 in 41.2 innings. Opponents are batting .268 against him.
• Sunday's probable starter, Shawn O'Neill, leads the club in strikeouts (43) and has walked 17 in 70.1 innings. Opponents are hitting .293 against him.

Dayton Notes

• The Flyers took one of three from Saint Louis last weekend, sandwiching a 9-3 Saturday victory around a pair of losses.
• As a team, the Flyers rank fourth in the conference in batting (.270), 11^th in ERA (6.00), and fifth in fielding percentage (.965).
• Robby Sunderman leads Dayton in batting (.365), runs (42), hits (65), doubles (15), total bases (82), and stolen bases (17). He is the A-10's fourth-leading hitter and is tied for second in steals.
• Alex Harris leads the club in on base percentage (.485) which leads the conference.
• Friday's probable starter, Noah Buettgen, has fanned 49 and walked 18 in 89.2 innings while holding opponents to a .284 batting average against clip. He leads the A-10 in innings pitched.
• Saturday's probable starter, Charlie Dant, has 46 strikeouts against 26 walks in 80.0 innings on the hill. Opponents are batting .281 against him.
• Sunday's probable starter, Joe Wahl, has struck out 36 and walked 41 in 59.1 innings. Opponents are hitting .294 against him.

Up Next
The Explorers host Rider on Tuesday at 3:00 p.m. in a non-conference tilt.