Softball | March 21, 2017
PHILADELPHIA – Due to forecasted frigid temperatures, the La Salle softball doubleheader at Penn originally scheduled for Wednesday afternoon will be played as a single game on Thursday at 6 PM at Penn Park.
La Salle Explorers (9-8) at Penn Quakers (6-6)
Thursday, March 23 | 6 PM | Penn Park
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Scouting the Explorers
-La Salle will be back in action for the first time since March 12 after the UMBC Dawg Pound Invitational was cancelled due to snow last week.
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Marlo Roadcap and
McKenzie Peace both have four wins and a save for the Explorers. Roadcap has appeared in nine games (seven starts) while Peace has pitched in 10 games (six starts).
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Mackenzie Obert is among the league leaders in hitting with a .317 average
-La Salle and Penn split a doubleheader at Penn Park last season, with the Quakers taking a 5-2 win in game one before La Salle won the nightcap 5-3.
Scouting the Quakers
-Penn is coming off a doubleheader sweep of Lafayette on Monday in their first home games of the season. Penn topped the Leopards 8-1 in the first game and 9-1 in game two.
-Penn's offense exploded for 20 hits on the day, and tied a season-high with nine runs in the second game. Sarah Cwiertnia finished the afternoon 4-for-8 with three RBI's, and leads the Quakers with 13 runs driven in this year.
-Leah Allen leads the team in hitting with a .409 average through the first 12 games.
The Explorers will open A-10 play this weekend at George Mason. La Salle is scheduled to play a doubleheader with the Patriots on Saturday afternoon before the series finale at noon on Sunday.
