Baseball | March 31, 2016
PHILADELPHIA – The La Salle baseball team opens Atlantic 10 play with a three-game set at George Washington over the weekend.
La Salle Explorers (7-18) at George Washington Colonials (8-17)
Friday, April 1 | 3 PM | Tucker Field
RHP Joey Ravert (2-2, 5.81 ERA) vs RHP Bobby LeWarne (2-2, 3.98 ERA)
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La Salle Explorers (7-18) at George Washington Colonials (8-17)
Saturday, April 2 | 1 PM | Tucker Field
RHP Jordan Meyer (2-2, 5.56 ERA) vs LHP Shane Sweeney (2-2, 4.66 ERA)
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La Salle Explorers (7-18) at George Washington Colonials (8-17)
Sunday, April 3 | 12 PM | Tucker Field
LHP Luke Reilly (0-2, 4.40 ERA) vs RHP Brady Renner (1-1, 4.76 ERA)
Live Stats Scouting the Explorers-La Salle is looking to rebound from a 5-2 loss at Rider on Tuesday afternoon in the opening round of the Liberty Bell Classic.
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Joey Ravert, La Salle's starter for the opener, leads the team in innings pitched (31.0) and strikeouts (28). As a hitter, the senior leads the club in RBI (13) and homers (three).
-Freshman
Jared Melone has a team-high seven doubles and also a team-best .281 batting average.
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Tom Fazzini has recorded a save in four of his last six outings, and had a string of seven straight innings without allowing an earned run from March 9-23.
Scouting the Colonials-GW is coming off a 10-8 loss to UMBC in extra innings on Tuesday after a three-game sweep at Houston over the weekend. Dating back to a 12-1 loss in the series finale at Charleston Southern on March 20, the Colonials have lost six straight.
-The Colonials are hitting .281 as a team, and have three players hitting well above .300. Mark Osis (.381) is leading the way while Andrew Selby is hitting .342 and Kevin Mahala comes in at .314.
-Mahala also has 26 RBI to pace the Colonials, while Bobby Campbell has 16 RBI and Osis has driven in 15 runs.
-Bobby LeWarne and Jacob Williams have been GW's most consistent starters this season, each starting six games. LeWarne is 2-2 with a 3.98 ERA while Williams is 2-2 with 4.66 ERA.
Up Next The Explorers will play Delaware on Tuesday as part of the Liberty Bell Classic.
