Softball | April 5, 2017

EASTON, Pa. – La Salle softball is on the road this week for a doubleheader at Lafayette on Wednesday afternoon.

La Salle Explorers (12-13) vs. Lafayette Leopards (3-12)
Wednesday, April 5 | 3:00 PM | Metzgar Fields
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La Salle Explorers (12-13) vs. Lafayette Leopards (3-12)
Wednesday, April 5 | 5:00 PM | Metzgar Fields
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Scouting the Explorers
-La Salle took two of three games at St. Bonaventure over the weekend to earn the series win. The Explorers won Saturday's opener 4-2 and then Sunday's finale 6-2.

-Mackenzie Obert was named A-10 Co-Player of the Week on Monday after hitting .500 (6-for-12) with three homers and six RBI's last week. The senior had two homers and four RBI's in Sunday's doubleheader at St. Bonnies after a smacking a double and a home run at Villanova on Thursday.

-La Salle is second in the A-10 in on-base percentage (.372) and in the top five in batting average (.259), slugging percentage (.371) and runs scored (104).

-Marlo Roadcap tallied a career-high 13 strikeouts in a complete-game win at St. Bonnies on Saturday. The sophomore is third in the A-10 with 84 strikeouts this season.

Scouting the Leopards
-Lafayette is coming off a doubleheader split with Lehigh on Sunday after the Mountain Hawks took the opener on Saturday.

-The Leopards have just three wins in their first 15 games but are already 2-2 at home this season.

-Lafayette leads the Patriot League in fielding percentage with a .970 mark through 15 games.