Baseball | March 26, 2015
PHILADELPHIA – The La Salle baseball team is set to host its first Atlantic 10 series of the season as the Dayton Flyers visit Hank DeVincent Field this weekend.
Dayton Flyers (6-16) at La Salle Explorers (11-12)
Friday, March 27 | 3 PM | Hank DeVincent Field
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Dayton Flyers (6-16) at La Salle Explorers (11-12)
Saturday, March 28 | 1 PM | Hank DeVincent Field
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Dayton Flyers (6-16) at La Salle Explorers (11-12)
Sunday, March 29 | 11 AM | Hank DeVincent Field
Live Stats Last Time OutLa Salle is coming off a 9-1 win over Delaware in the opening round of the Liberty Bell Classic on Tuesday. The Explorers are now scheduled to host Rider in the second round on April 7.
Scouting the Explorers-The Explorers lead the Atlantic 10 in hits (267), batting average (.303), doubles (57), home runs (22) this season
-The Explorers are tied for 13th in the country in home runs
-La Salle has four everyday players hitting over .300:
Justin Korenblatt (.423),
Ryan Welling (.364),
Cameron Johnson (.340), and
Joey Ravert (.309)
- Korenblatt has hit safely in his last 16 games, and reached base safely in 31 straight games dating back to last season
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Josh Savakinus, who leads the league in RBI's (26), has reached safely in 18 straight games
-Ravert is one of four pitchers in the A-10 with four wins this year
-With a save in last Sunday's game two win over Niagara, righty
Adam Cherry picked up his third save this season, making 11 for his career. The redshirt senior is now tied with Chris Seiler and Jeff La Porta for fourth place on the all-time list.
-La Salle is 2-3 at home this season Scouting the Flyers-Dayton is 0-3 in league play after being swept by Massachusetts at home last weekend
-The Flyers are 1-2 on the road
-UD is coming off their fourth straight loss, a 12-7 decision to Butler on Wednesday
-Pitchers Charlie Dant (1-4, 5.35 ERA, 31 k's), Noah Buettgen (6.85 ERA, 19 k's), and Bradley Horn (1-1, 25 k's) are slated to start this weekend
-Dayton's staff has 166 strikeouts compared to 114 walks in 202 innings
-Offensively, Alex Harris, A.J. Ryan, and Sergio Plasencia, each of have 12 RBI's on the year
-Harris is the only everyday player hitting over .300 for the Flyers (.301).
