Baseball | April 30, 2017

PHILADELPHIA - The La Salle baseball team is heading into the final month of its regular season with a single game non-conference matchup against Lafayette on Tuesday at 3:00 PM followed by a road game at Villanova on Wednesday at the same time. The Explorers will look to improve on the field after dropping a weekend series to Atlantic 10 opponent St. Bonaventure. In the series, Rafael Amanau's bat showed some spark as the third baseman batted .333 with a home run, three runs, three RBI's, and a stolen base. Center fielder Brian Tagoe also blasted a home run in the series, his first of the season.

Lafayette Leopards (6-43) at La Salle Explorers (8-32)
Tuesday, May 2 | 3:00 PM | Hank DeVincent Field
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Villanova Wildcats (10-25) at La Salle Explorers (8-32)
Wednesday, May 3 | 3:00 PM | Villanova, Pa.
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Scouting the Leopards
- Lafayette has won its last two games and three of its last four after a trio of victories in a four-game series with Holy Cross
- Three of the Leopards' wins this season have come in extra innings and two of the other three were by one run
- Steven Cohen leads the team's offense with four home runs and a .333 batting average

Scouting the Wildcats
- Villanova has five wins at home this season
- The Cats have won two of their last four including victories at Penn and at home against Georgetown
- Todd Czinege leads the Nova offense with a .302 batting average and a team-high two home runs. He also leads the team in on base percentage at .365