Baseball | May 8, 2015

PHILADELPHIA – The La Salle baseball team will host the George Mason Patriots this weekend in their final home series of the 2015 season.

George Mason Patriots (20-24-1, 9-9 A-10) at La Salle Explorers (21-23-1, 9-9 A-10)
Friday, May 8 | 3 PM | Hank DeVincent Field
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George Mason Patriots (20-24-1, 9-9 A-10) at La Salle Explorers (21-23-1, 9-9 A-10)
Saturday, May 9 | 1 PM | Hank DeVincent Field
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George Mason Patriots (20-24-1, 9-9 A-10) at La Salle Explorers (21-23-1, 9-9 A-10)
Sunday, May 10 | 12 PM | Hank DeVincent Field*
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Scouting the Explorers
-Joey Ravert was named Big 5 Player of the Week on Tuesday after hitting .421 (8-for-17) with three doubles, two homers and seven RBI's during four road games last week
-La Salle is 10-7-1 at home this season
-The Explorers lead the A-10 in doubles (112), runs (316) and runs batted in (296) this season
-La Salle has four everyday players hitting over .300: Joey Ravert (.336), Ryan Welling (.331), Cameron Johnson (.328), and Mark Williams (.313)
-Josh Savakinus leads the league in doubles (20), and needs just three to the tie the La Salle single-season record. The senior is also third in the league in RBI's with 44
-Ravert is tied for third in the A-10 in home runs (10)
-Mark Williams is 2-0 with a 2.57 ERA in four starts against Atlantic 10 opponents

Scouting the Patriots
-The Patriots are coming off a series win against the Davidson Wildcats last weekend, and have now won four straight weekend series' (VCU, Towson, GW, Davidson)
- Senior outfielder Luke Willis leads the conference with 48 runs scored, 70 hits and 28 steals while sitting behind only Justin Korenblatt with a .370 batting average
-Willis has hit safely in 23 straight games while junior shortstop Brandon Gum has hit safely in 22 consecutive games
-Redshirts senior Jake Kalish, who is scheduled to start Friday's opener, is tied for fourth in the league with 66 strikeouts. The lefty is also eighth in the conference with a 3.17 ERA in 70.1 innings

*Senior Day recognitions will take place in a pregame ceremony before Sunday's series finale