Baseball | February 25, 2016
PHILADELPHIA – The La Salle baseball team will travel south this weekend for a three-game series with the Elon Phoenix beginning Friday, Feb. 26, at 4 p.m. at Latham Park.
La Salle Explorers (0-4) at Elon Phoenix (0-5)
Friday, February 26 | 4 PM | Latham Park
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La Salle Explorers (0-4) at Elon Phoenix (0-5)
Saturday, February 27 | 2:30 PM | Latham Park
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La Salle Explorers (0-4) at Elon Phoenix (0-5)
Sunday, February 28 | 1 PM | Latham Park
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Scouting the Explorers-La Salle's home opener against Lafayette on Tuesday was postponed due to inclement weather after the Explorers opened the season with four games at Winthrop last weekend.
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Jared Mattera was named Big 5 Pitcher of the Week on Monday after throwing five innings on Saturday at Winthrop. The righty surrendered just one earned run, scattering four hits while fanning three without issuing a walk.
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Joe Monzo picked up three base hits over the weekend (3-for-7), including a pair of pinch-hit singles, and scored two runs for La Salle. The junior earned his fourth career start in the second game of Saturday's doubleheader.
- Seven different freshman earned starts for the Explorers over the four games at Wintrhop. Newcomers
Jared Melone and
Drew Jarmuz combined for five RBI.
Scouting the Phoenix-The Phoenix dropped a midweek matchup against the UNC Greensboro Spartans on Tuesday after being swept in a four-game series with Wright State last weekend.
-Kyle Jackson homered three times in the second game against Wright State, marking the first time since May 29, 2009 that an Elon player homered three times in a game. Jackson leads the CAA in hits (9), homers (4), RBI (9), and runs scored (7).
-Elon has three other players hitting above .300 through the first five games in CJ Johnson (.455, 5-for-11), Nick Zammarelli (.364, 8-for-22) and Danny Lynch (.316, 9-for-19).
Up Next The Explorers continue traveling as they make their way to Clinton, South Carolina for a three-game set against Presbyterian next weekend.
