DELAND, Fla.- Seven La Salle pitchers combined to shutout the Stetson Hatters as the Explorers broke a scoreless tie in the 8^th on their way to a 3-0 victory in the 2015 season opener.

Senior righty Adam Cherry completed the shutout by retiring the side in order in the 9^th to earn the save and help get the Explorers out to a 1-0 start in 2015. Billy Worswick recorded the final out in the 7^th to earn the win.

Justin Korenblatt plated Ryan Welling with an RBI single in the top of the 8^th to break a scoreless tie and give the Explorers a 1-0 lead.  

Tom Fazzini pitched around a leadoff double and a pair of walks to slam the door on a bases loaded jam in the bottom of the 8^th.

The Explorers added two insurance runs in the top of the 9^th inning to take a 3-0 lead into the bottom of the 9^th. Cameron Johnson led off the inning with a walk before scoring on a Josh Savakinus double down the leftfield line.

Savakinus then moved to third on a sacrifice bunt by Ryan Welling before scoring on a Collin McGowan RBI groundout to give the Explorers a 3-0 advantage.

La Salle starter Jared Mattera tossed three scoreless innings to set the tone for the Blue and Gold before Luke Reilly came in for a pair of scoreless frames.

The Explorers look to clinch the series win on Saturday evening with the first pitch from Melching Field at 5 p.m.